AUTHORS

Jun Shirota is the General Manager of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Vietnam. He heads the company’s two liaison offices in the country. MHI Group also makes a significant contribution to the local economy through its factories that form part of the global supply chains for diesel engines and aircraft components.\n

Robert Wright is a social policy correspondent for 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.

Timothy Thomas is Vice President & Deputy General Manager for the Environmental & Chemical Plant Division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America.

Peggy Hollinger, Financial Times

Akimichi Takemura is director of data science, education and research at Shiga University and former president of the Japan Statistical Society.\n