In many episodes, we discuss the strategic bridge between the boardroom and the stage, often focusing on clear insights and structured conversations about leadership and innovation. Today is different. We step out of the studio and into the heat of Nara, Japan, for a “soundwalk” with Jonen, a shakuhachi priest and former Komuso monk. Jonen’s […]
This is my epiphany story for 2026, January 6th, this year, it is about maintenance. Epiphany Story 2026 I thought I was on time. It is 10 minutes to nine in the morning, and I am at the Kongobu-ji Temple in Koyasan (Japan) to attend the morning meditation. It is the end of my second […]
Audio postcard from Japan. I am just back from my trip, and instead of sending conventional postcards – or as a contemporary variation – sending pictures via socials, I made audio recordings with a small Zoom device. Here, as an alternative, I am sending audio postcards to you. As I am going to all the […]
We are in the in-between space; between music and business, education and performance, listening and understanding, and London and Tokyo. So, today we talk with Michael Spencer. Michael is the founder of Sound Strategies Ltd, a TEDx speaker, Visiting Professor at Ueno Gakuen University (Tokyo), and the Communication Director of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. He […]
Today you can listen to a conversation with Hélène Seiyu Codjo and the sound of the shakuhachi – the Japanese bamboo flute with five finger holes. Hélène is a shakuhachi performer, composer and teacher. “In the single tone of the shakuhachi, the whole of nature can be heard whispering its secrets.” Dean Seicho Del Bene […]
Today we are in München, Germany, talking to Björn Eichstädt, Managing Partner & Co-Owner of Storymaker and publisher of the digital magazine “J-BIG – Japan Business in Germany”. He studied Neurobiology and was active in experimental music in the 1990s and 2000s. Björn takes us on a trip to Japan. From J-Horror Films, Japanese Spirits, […]