The father of Japanese capitalism warned us this would happen

Meet Ken Shibusawa, an economist and great-grandson of Eiichi Shibusawa, the father of Japanese capitalism. He sits down to talk to us about moving to Japan to rediscover his roots, discovering his great-grandfather's writings, and his own finance career in social entrepreneurship and connecting Japan to Africa.

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0:00 Intro

0:46 Meet Ken

3:30 Moving to Japan

9:06 Starting a finance career in the bubble era

14:35 Finance philosophy in Japan vs. the US

19:17 Discovering Eiichi Shibusawa's writings

25:36 Starting an investment advisory firm

35:51 Focus on social entrepreneurship

38:56 Funding African startups

45:08 Connecting Japan and Africa

51:41 Challenges seeking investment for Africa

55:18 Change in industry over time

58:52 Hope for the younger generation

1:03:30 What Ken wants to leave behind

1:04:51 Japan is in a new era

1:07:24 Japan needs another Meiji Restoration

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