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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