Out of Touch

I’m currently in Tokyo to give a talk about Intellectual Property Law and Foreign Investment incentives at Kogakuin University (here’s a poster in Japanese).  It’s my first time to address a Japanese crowd and to use an interpreter to boot.  I hope nothing gets lost in translation.  (I don’t want to be like Bill Murray being told: “More intensity, please!”)

Still, I can’t help but think of this as a sales pitch.  After all, I was told the attendees are looking to the Philippines as an alternative software outsourcing destination.  I’ve coordinated with the DTI and the Philippine Software Industry Association (where I’m an Honorary Member) so the attendees can get more information from the real industry experts.  I hope some good comes from this. 

In the meantime, I’ve come a few days early to take Owens around Tokyo.  It’s cold but that never stopped us before.  Special thanks to JP for the AOTS guidebook and the maps. Also to Denise for the helpful Japanese phrases (”Starbucks-wa doko desu-ka?”).

Sayonara!