Japan 2004 – Day 2 (Conferences, Hakozaki, and The Gala)

There are 123 million people in Japan and ten percent of them live in one city — Tokyo. It is a magnificent place. Tokyo has many sections like all major cities of the world. My stay for the first two days of the trip was in Shinjuku. Homebase was at the Century Hyatt, nestled among the many skyscrapers and apartments and home to two million people. Setsuro Tamai (President & CEO of IDG Japan, Inc.) and Megumi Okamoto (Director for the World Expo Unit of IDG) were kind enough to meet me at the hotel and host a wonderful dinner. We took off our shoes and enjoyed a casual but traditional Japanese meal on the 52nd floor of an office building overlooking the city. Our discussion focused on the key trends and directions of the IT industry and the upcoming conferences to take place this week. (read more)