Blog: A Work in Progress: A Brainstorming of Ideas

Update: There are many articles that are posted but have no ideas yet. The plan is to update each article with ideas as soon as possible.

In the process of re-formatting blogs in 2020, 2021, and 2022. 

The blogs and writing:

The blogs are not a competition against any other writers or blogs. Its just ideas and observations related to Japan. Some about business, some about the economy, and some about Japanese society.

The main focus of the blogs are Japanese business and economic situations. 

Observations are the focus of my writing as I don't use math formulas but use stats and graphs as needed to enhance the topics., as they are just tools for helping with the ideas.

Just the brainstorming of ideas, but at the same time, I always try to find the positive side of any article and not just criticize an article.  

The blogs might be considered commentary, which is providing possible explanations related to the business or economic situations in Japan and globally.

Writing is thinking, and many times, I am not sure exactly what I want to say until I start writing about a topic related to Japan. To write is to know. To write is to think and understand what you know or don't know.. As I start to write then the ideas begin to present themselves. 

The blogs are not meant to confirm or refute any theories. The writing in the blogs are just the brainstorming of ideas related to the topics. As such the ideas presented might not fit into any current business or economic theories.

As with the late management professor, Peter Drucker, I write for a wider audience and not for an academic audience, as I hope my writings can help those in society and business.

The blogs are always a work in progress; meaning they are always being changed and updated as new ideas come about, revisions of ideas etc. Existing posts or blogs are always being reviewed and rewritten as needed. And yes, mistakes and errors are always being corrected and changed as needed. 

 William Zinsser, a famous journalist and nonfiction writer, said re-writing is always the focus of a writer. As such the blog is always a work in progress, always being re-written to fit the right context or feel of the topic.

Zinsser, William. (2006).On Writing Well. The classic guide to writing nonfiction. New York: Harper Collins.

Other references:

Baumhol, Bernard (2008). (2nd ed.). The secrets of economic indicators. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Wharton School Publishing, 

Beatty, J. (1998). The world according to Drucker. The world's greatest management thinker: London, Orion Books.

The Economist. (6th ed). (2006). Guide to economic indicators. New York: Bloomberg Press.

https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/reports/statistics/

And Japan:

I've been traveling to the Tokyo/Yokohama area of Japan every year for the past 25+ years. Mostly the Tokyo area. Some people call me 横浜の男です。

I can confirm, through my Korean partner, who lives and works in Japan, and Japanese friends, my time traveling and visiting Japan.

I no longer feel like a tourist when I travel to Japan. I lost the tourist feeling many years ago.

For example, before the pandemic, I had traveled to Japan two or three times a year. As such the places I would stay at and visit or go to remembered me and thought I actually lived in Japan. 

And I try to use only Japanese or as much as possible when in Japan.

I hope someday to begin to write some blogs in Japanese. 

Education: PhD, International Business. 

Have a nice day and be safe out there!

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