Unraveling Japanese companies

Naonori Kimura explores the potential of Japanese businesses

Realizing a sustainable future via ‘digital commons’

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

Building a brand from scratch is never easy — but Biprogy tackled the task when it changed its name from...

SWCC keeps changing with keyword ‘new challenges’

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

One year before their company changed its name to SWCC Corp. in 2023, one of the younger executives came to...

 Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s green new downtown ‘village’

Hiroko Nakata
Contributing writer

High-rises with offices, restaurants and luxurious residences surrounded by green walkways have for decades increasingly transformed the landscape in central...

PRI’s Morisawa discusses Japan institutional investors

Hiroko Nakata
Contributing writer

As the world struggles to curb global warming and other threats to the environment and society, what role should Japanese...

Shipping firm ONE steams ahead with nimble efficiency

Hiroko Nakata
Contributing writer

Few people probably have heard of the Japanese shipping company that made ¥2 trillion in profit for two years in...

IBM’s tech advances driven by leadership, collaboration

Hiroko Nakata
Contributing writer

What makes a company sustainable for decades? Amid fast business transformation around the world, International Business Machines Corp. is a...

Komatsu builds a sustainable future through innovation

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

Construction sites worldwide are beginning to look different. Remote-controlled excavators now dig up soil, and autonomous haul trucks remove it....

Sumitomo Mitsui: The power of trust is a curious thing

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

The Japanese financial industry got caught off guard a few years ago when Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. made a...

Japan Tobacco sows seeds for a diversified future

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

In the early 1990s, when Japan was experiencing a feeble economy after its boom went bust, Japan Tobacco Inc. released...

Teijin cares: Group advances personal, societal health

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

Though Teijin Limited long has been known primarily as a maker of synthetic fibers, its health care business centered on...

MFA Inc. speaks for investors to help firms grow better

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

What kinds of dialogue help shareholders maximize the value of companies they invest in? How to approach investee companies varies...

Marubeni develops the ‘power of people and forests’

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

A green strategy is one of the major pillars of Marubeni Corp.’s business. Working to reinforce green-related businesses and go...

Naonori Kimura

Naonori Kimura's activities include numerous advisory services such as corporate strategies including breakthroughs, strategy shifts and re-growth initiatives. He has advised clients on business management streamlining, structural reforms, financial strategy, new business development, M&A strategies, and cost competitiveness. He is currently Chairman & President of IGPI (Shanghai) Ltd. and outside director of Molten Corporation and Relia, Inc.. He is also Advisory board member of The Japan Times ESG consortium.
Prior to IGPI, he launched a venture business, worked with NCR Japan and later at Towers Perrin and Arthur D. Little Japan.
He graduated from Keio University, School of Economics, and holds an MBA from the University of Leicester and an MS in Finance from the Lancaster University. He also completed AMP in Harvard Business School.

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