AUTHORS

Hiroyasu Aruga has worked in Ship & Ocean Engineering and was involved in the design of cruise ships. Since being transferred to the Nagoya Design Center in 1997, he was engaged in the product design of air-conditioners, engines and other such products. He has also been in charge of the MRJ design since 2007.

Satoru Iijima is the President and CEO of Primetals Technologies USA LLC, Iijima.

Hiroyuki Shinohara developed his first software when he was in high school and founded his initial startup at the age of 19. Since then, he has been involved in numerous startups including mobile applications, cloud, IoT, and has founded companies in four countries. Currently, he is focusing on the Bitcoin and blockchain business, following the foundation of the Bitcoin news website BitBiteCoin.com. Co-founder of SIVIRA Inc., a blockchain R&D startup.

Adam Green is a freelance reporter and editor focusing on technology and public policy-related topics, for clients including the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Financial Times.

Shizuo Asogawa graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering both at Kyoto University and Carnegie-Mellon University. He became an independent consultant in 2000. He currently lectures on Liberal Arts for business people both in Japanese and English.

Adam Thomson is a Financial Times reporter in Paris covering the luxury sector, travel and leisure, retail and telecoms and media.

Dr. Shigeru Nojima was appointed to the Chemical Laboratory at Hiroshima R&D Center and has since been engaged in catalytic research.

Richard Waters is the Financial Times’s west coast editor, based in San Francisco. He writes widely about the tech industry, and the uses - and impact - of technology.

John McKenna is an award-winning business journalist with specialist experience in the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors, John's stories have appeared in leading British newspapers including The Times and The Daily Telegraph.