In today’s briefing:
- History Shows that Unique Ideas Emerge when Overcoming Harsh External Environments
History Shows that Unique Ideas Emerge when Overcoming Harsh External Environments
- METI’s “cash should be concentrated on businesses with high capital efficiency, while businesses with low capital efficiency should be considered for sale to others” makes reviewing “parent-subsidiary listings” top priority.
- As companies became accustomed to increasing profits without creating products that added value, they were increasingly reluctant to make risky investments, resulting in cash piling up in bank deposits.
- Japanese companies often seem to prefer doling out shareholder returns in small increments because they find it a hassle to explain their decisions directly to shareholders.

