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Is Japanese language a must if you want to establish a business in Japan? Today Mr. Ray Pedersen, who is a long-term expats in Japan, joins us to talk about his views on publishing industry.
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Ray Pedersen

Is Japanese language a must if you want to establish a business in Japan? Today Mr. Ray Pedersen, who is a long-term expats in Japan, joins us to talk about his views on publishing industry. He shares with us how he got involved in Tokyo Weekender- the expats magazine and how does he develop it in this fascinating media era. Tune in to find out more in this iTV program.

Born in Vancouver, Canada, in 1971, Ray attended high school in Utsunomiya, Japan, and graduated from the Faculty of Geography at the University of Winnipeg in 1993. He lives in Tokyo with his wife and children.

A spirited entrepreneur, Ray Valdemar Pedersen was selling gardening services door-to-door at the age of 10. Driven and persistent, Ray has founded several startup enterprises over the years ranging from lumber trading to film production to software development.

Ray is the Chairman of Slate Global Singapore, which has subsidiaries in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Manila. In the near future, he will spearhead new Slate operations in Shanghai. Ray is also the chairman of Bulbous Cell Media Group KK, publisher of Japan's oldest and most respected English Language Magazine - Tokyo Weekender.

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Tokyo Insiders

Get inside some of the minds of the longer term expats living and working here in Japan. Find out how people and their companies are dealing with the current market, learn from their past mistakes and resent successes.

Tokyo Insiders will also feature young Japanese entrepreneurs generally schooled abroad and generally having westerner mind sets. Opening new doors and setting a new stage far from the normal (married to the company) salary minded office workers we will have a better understanding of the up and coming younger business minded Japanese.

Michael Glance

Host: Michael Z. Glance - Business Development Manager, ITV-Asia

Michael Glance has spent more than 15 years in Japan working in diverse industries, such as commercial / investment real estate, photography and advertising and media.
A people-focused person at heart, Michael’s has more than 10+ years of advertising and media sales in Tokyo. Embracing the dynamic challenges of internet marketing he is applying his strategic management and entrepreneurial skills to connecting leading business personalities and their companies in Tokyo with Asia’s premier companies.