History LessonsOda Nobunaga and Sun Tzu: How “Foolishness” Became a Strategy
IntroductionPicture a young samurai lord, walking through the streets with wild clothes and strange behavior. His o...
History Lessons
Samurai LeadershipHideyoshi’s Rise: How Emotional Intelligence Shaped a Samurai into a Leader
Introduction On a cold winter morning in the 16th century, a young servant named Toyotomi Hideyoshi noticed some...
Samurai LeadershipLeadership Lessons from Uesugi Kenshin — Discipline and Courage in Action
Leadership Lessons from Uesugi Kenshin — Discipline and Courage in Action Introduction Leadership is not only...
Samurai LeadershipLeadership Lessons from Takeda Shingen: Hard Decisions for the Greater Good
Introduction Trueleadershipis never easy. In history, the Japanese warlordTakeda Shingenstands out as a leader w...
Self-DisciplineUesugi Kenshin and the Power of Daily Mindfulness for Modern Life
Introduction:Samurai were not only warriors of the battlefield, but also masters of discipline and daily habits. Ue...
Samurai LeadershipSamurai Lessons in Finance: Speed and Truth in Decision-Making
Introduction In the age of the samurai, there were no phones, no internet, and no instant messages. Victory ofte...
Financial StrategyStrategic Isolation: From Samurai Water Siege to American Finance
Introduction Did you know that a Japanese samurai once defeated a castle not with swords, but with water?In the ...
Financial StrategySamurai Credit: From Edo “Kakebarai” to Today’s Debt-to-Income Ratio
Introduction In Edo-period Japan, samurai had very limited cash income. Instead, they received rice stipends onc...
Financial StrategyToyotomi Hideyoshi and the Power of Systems in Wealth Management
Introduction In 16th-century Japan, warlords rose and fell not only through battle, but through how well they ma...
Financial StrategySamurai Wisdom and Tax-Efficient Investing: Lessons from Edo Japan
Introduction In Edo-period Japan, farmers paid their taxes not in cash, but in rice. The amount was often40–50% ...