Tokyo 2.0

I have ideas of my next books, actually I’ve started writing some of them for some time like novels on Wikipedia and English as a corporate language in Japan. However, what strongly stimulated me into writing is a theme of “Internet and Capitalism”.

What’s the story behind the scene when Steve Jobs’ Apple became the most valuable company in the US (and in the world), a company which nearly went out of business more than a few times. How his vision different from other entrepreneurs? 50% of the business fails within the first year.

While Steve Jobs is gaining all the reputation, honor, fame, whatever you name it, a unknown small business owner hung himself due to the recession, failure of the business, only to feed his family and pay the outstanding debt out of his life insurance. Was his death worth it?

As I often travel to Japan, like 7 to 8 times a year, I carefully watch what’s happening in Japan, especially in Greater Tokyo area where the centers of business, bureaucracy, economy, entertainment and politics are all located within. When the world of capitalism like today looks like a casino without house, means no one’s winning, should Japan keep its conventional way of thinking and acting? I don’t see much of “sustainable development” in Japan for various reasons.

This is what I’ve been thinking of for the last week since I came back from Japan after long two-month biz trip. For the approach, I’d take a perspective of what I studied at college, “political ecology” which branched out of the school of “political economy”. In Japan academia, it seems to be adopted the best by the school of “Environmental Sociology”. (Fine, I can live with that) What I’d research is the world of Internet, or what’s called “Cyber Space”, especially my expertise on Social Media like Wikipedia, Blog, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and so forth.

Well, I haven’t been quite done with my translation work for the previous book on Earthquake and Tsunami, and Social Media (Tsunami 2.o) so there’s plenty on my plate ;) Wish me good luck, I need one.

My first (paper) book is to get published in December 16th!

My blog entries on the theme of Digital Publishing is coming off the blog and now getting into a paper book in Japan from PHP, a major publisher related to Panasonic. (PHP stands for Peace and Happiness through Prosperity, what a great name ) Well, this is just a beginning. My second book is going to be published in Mid-January as well, and this one is going to be on “Social Media Revolution” reporting what’s hot here in North America to people in Japan. These books are in Japanese only for now, but I mean to translate my third and fourth books that I’m working on right now, which are novels, into English so … stay tuned!! I’m most excited by the power of social media by myself.

Super COOL! PSP grip for Monster Hunter 3rd (Officially Licensed)

MSY just made a press release about their new products to be available on December 1st (the same launch date for Monster Hunter 3rd by CAPCOM)