Welcome to News and Views and Podcast
We are hoping you will share your ideas and perspectives on the Third Way, as well as what you are experiencing.
- 2020/10/08 [TWF Meeting] Infographic:How does senior management learn and keep up to date on management issues?
- 2020/10/01 [TWF Meeting] Infographic:The Senpai/Kohai [Senior/Junior] Relationship in Corporate Japan and how to bring it into the modern era
- 2020/09/24 [TWF Meeting] Infographic:Innovative/Progressive/Unique Japanese Companies. What they are doing differently and why it is working
- 2020/09/17 [TWF Meeting] Infographic:Direct/indirect communication: How is it today? Same or different by industry? How should it be?
- 2020/09/10 [TWF Meeting] Infographic:Japan is special...Really?
- 2020/09/03 [TWF Meeting] Infographic:Execution of Global Strategy within Japanese Companies
- 2020/08/27 [TWF Meeting] Infographic:Career Progression for Employees in Japan
- 2020/05/29 A Global Market requires New Global Expertise
- 2020/05/28 Yuki Sakuragi answered questions
- 2020/05/24 Podcast #1-Q2 Satoshi Ishizaka reveals how Third Way Forum started and how its logo was made.

What is the "Third Way"
The 1st Way
Japanese Company Culture
The 2nd Way
Foreign Company Culture
The 3rd Way
Japanese Global Company Culture
What is "Third Way Forum"
A platform for international business leaders whose talents and ideas may be underutilized in Japanese companies to develop a collective voice to shape the future of “Japanese Global” companies.
Third Way Forum Charter
Background
With growing overseas business and a rapid increase of foreign employees, many Japanese and non-Japanese companies are still striving to globalize. Many highly skilled professionals are still underutilized, under-represented and under-supported. For a long time, there has been an “us vs them” mentality between the Japanese corporate culture and the foreign company’s global corporate culture.
Now more than ever, we need to seek a Third Way Corporate Culture that makes sense both in Japan and globally, benefiting both Japanese and foreign business professionals alike, and making all companies in Japan more successful globally.
Mission
To shape a new corporate culture (the Third Way) that makes companies more competitive globally by developing a solution-oriented, collective voice of international business professionals, and helps their successful inclusion into the Japanese business society.
To improve the working environment for all professionals accompanied by their sense of fulfillment with work in Japan.
Activities
Regular Forum Sessions, Roundtable Discussions, Sub-Forum Activities, Surveys & Reports, Online Community, Advisory Support, etc.
Third Way Forum Meeting/Events Calendar
Blogs and Articles from Thrid Way Forum Members
- A Global Market requires New Global Expertise
- Yuki Sakuragi answered questions
- The Third-Way Two-Pronged Approach
Blogs from David W. Fingerote - 99.996%
Blogs from Gary Vierheller - Coexistence Between Japanese and Non-Japanese Workers
Blogs from Ms. Ayu Sakai - Does Japan’s deteriorating film industry offer lessons for Japanese companies?
Blogs from Satoshi Ishizaka - Change in Japan in the age of COVID-19
Blogs from Third Way Forum - Transformation challenges
Blogs from Stefan Jansche - [Video]What Third Way Forum means to you? #2
Video from Forum members - [Video]What Third Way Forum means to you? #1
Video from Forum members - Three Initial Committees Launched
Blogs from Satoshi Ishizaka, Chief Director of Third Way Forum
Upcoming Events
Postponed The 3rd Round Table Hosted by Yusen Logistics
Sign up for the round table by 15 March to help us better organize the event. If the coronavirus concern grows, we will notify you immediately with postponement data.
Bring your colleagues!
Let’s grow the Third Way Forum to be a voice noticed in Japan!
More international leaders from Japanese companies to attend.
Assimilation, Communication, & Career Advancement committees to be introduced. Participate in moving their vision forward.
A fantastic networking opportunity to connect with leaders nobly striving to make real change in Japan!
- Date
- - Postponed
- Venue
- - Sumitomo Fudosan Shiba-Koen Tower 2-11-1, Shiba-Koen Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0011, Japan
- Target participants
- - Foreign executives, managers and employees working in Japanese companies
- Capacity
- - Places are limited, early registration is recommended.
- Fee
- - Free
Members
Chairman

Reiji Shibata
Indigo Blue Co.,Ltd.
Representative director & Chairman
Chief Director

Satoshi Ishizaka
Asian Caesars
Chief Executive Officer
Deputy Chief Director

Gary Vierheller
Inspir
President
Associate Director

Stefan Jansche
Reiwa Advisors K.K.
Chief Executive Officer
Public Relation

Adam Kassab
TERUMO Corporation
Human Resource Development Leader
Project Office
Dean Weston
Stefan Jansche
Vladimyr Cessant
Yuki Sakuragi
Kazumi Sasaki
Toshiki Otsu