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October 2015

For Yaskawa, the Future is Now -Columbia Business School “Zadankai” in October 2015

Staff of the Japan Local Government Center recently attended a Columbia University Business School “zadankai” lecture by Masahiro Ogawa and Mike Knapek, both corporate vice-presidents of Yaskawa Electric Company. The presentation by the two company officials was to talk about how the Japanese company has built its reputation in the United States and what it hopes its future will be in North America. Along the way, the company wanted to give some advice for other Japanese companies that wish to break into the North American market. Mike Knapek, vice-president, Yaskawa Corporation Mr. Knapek began by describing the background of the company and how it had become the leader in various… Read More »For Yaskawa, the Future is Now -Columbia Business School “Zadankai” in October 2015