Pernille Rudlin
@pernillerudlin.bsky.social
Insights on Japanese business in UK, Europe, EMEA.
www.rudlinconsulting.com also www.japanintercultural.com
Also occasional art, cats, Japanese acrobats #TOTP
www.rudlinconsulting.com also www.japanintercultural.com
Also occasional art, cats, Japanese acrobats #TOTP
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The importance of accepting the possibility that a person can have plural identities and loyalties, from Nobel Prize winning Amartya Sen.
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While it would have been soon enough to stop quoting Larry Summers as an expert after his first comment about women while president of Harvard, perhaps this email will be enough to finally do so.
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
While it would have been soon enough to stop quoting Larry Summers as an expert after his first comment about women while president of Harvard, perhaps this email will be enough to finally do so.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
As I said 4 days ago www.cityam.com/rachel-reeve...
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
As I said 4 days ago www.cityam.com/rachel-reeve...
Binning the entire Today programme including all its baggage such as Thought for the Day and the combative 8:10 interview and all who sailed in her, Rajan, Barnett, Robinson, Mason, replacing it with World Service News.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Binning the entire Today programme including all its baggage such as Thought for the Day and the combative 8:10 interview and all who sailed in her, Rajan, Barnett, Robinson, Mason, replacing it with World Service News.
Honestly I could watch this over and over.
Yes I have had a tiring day.
Yes I have had a tiring day.
This is Hudson. He is a strong, independent dog who boops his own snoot. 13/10 (IG: hudsonstaysgolden)
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Honestly I could watch this over and over.
Yes I have had a tiring day.
Yes I have had a tiring day.
I think this may be correct + that one of the tax rises that will happen instead is a hike in dividend tax which will mean business owners like me will switch to paying more income tax. Also why NICs being proposed for partnerships to prevent that being used as an escape route. on.ft.com/47xPSGo
Why Rachel Reeves won’t raise income tax
An unpopular government cannot afford to be branded dishonest by the public
on.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I think this may be correct + that one of the tax rises that will happen instead is a hike in dividend tax which will mean business owners like me will switch to paying more income tax. Also why NICs being proposed for partnerships to prevent that being used as an escape route. on.ft.com/47xPSGo
Looks like the cover of Danielle Steel novel.
‘…Spa and Resort’
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Looks like the cover of Danielle Steel novel.
Oh wow Virgin Money bot told me to use Internet Explorer (support discontinued in 2022) because I couldn't get their site to work in Chrome or Firefox.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Oh wow Virgin Money bot told me to use Internet Explorer (support discontinued in 2022) because I couldn't get their site to work in Chrome or Firefox.
Over 60% of people in the Japanese automotive sector think Honda and Nissan should merge, including merging with Mitsubishi Motors + others. Toyota + suppliers strongly in favour, Nissan + suppliers too, but Honda + suppliers relatively less keen on such a merger. diamond.jp/articles/-/3...
日産とホンダ、三菱自の統合は必要か？自動車業界350人が本音を暴露「日産は子会社になったとしても、トヨタの支援を仰ぐべきだ」との意見も！
ホンダと日産自動車の統合交渉は破談に終わった。だが、両社が単独で生き残れるかどうかは依然、不透明だ。自動車業界アンケートで、ホンダ、日産、三菱自動車工業、台湾の鴻海（ホンハイ）精密工業などによる統合の是非や望ましい統合の在り方について聞いた。日産は「トヨタの支援を仰ぐべきだ」という意見が多数あることも分かった。
diamond.jp
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Over 60% of people in the Japanese automotive sector think Honda and Nissan should merge, including merging with Mitsubishi Motors + others. Toyota + suppliers strongly in favour, Nissan + suppliers too, but Honda + suppliers relatively less keen on such a merger. diamond.jp/articles/-/3...
"elderly immigrants with limited English are among the most vulnerable to feeling isolated in their new environment. Yet some have found meaningful ways to connect. At Sutton's largest food bank, around 90% of the volunteers are Hong Kongers, mostly retirees." asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/im...
Hong Kongers navigate challenges of settling in Britain
English proficiency, local engagement help, but family ties can come under pressure
asia.nikkei.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"elderly immigrants with limited English are among the most vulnerable to feeling isolated in their new environment. Yet some have found meaningful ways to connect. At Sutton's largest food bank, around 90% of the volunteers are Hong Kongers, mostly retirees." asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/im...
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The Grand Egyptian Museum, one of the world's largest museums and built with Japanese support, fully opened to the public on Saturday near the famous Giza pyramid complex.
Japan-supported Grand Egyptian Museum fully opens
The GEM is a major national project whose concept began about 30 years ago, and Japan has played a significant role in its development.
ebx.sh
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum, one of the world's largest museums and built with Japanese support, fully opened to the public on Saturday near the famous Giza pyramid complex.
A gem of a painting from 1955 by Joan Eardley of a brother and sister outside a Glasgow tenement. I like the way she has managed to define the sitters; she knew a truly successful painting had to go deeper than a mere visual record.
October 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Commentary: Policy critics frame the new prime minister’s diplomacy through sexist lenses while ignoring her policies.
Takaichi deserves better than gendered stereotypes
Takaichi’s diplomatic interactions don't strike me as “selling her womanness” to Trump, as some have claimed.
ebx.sh
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Commentary: Policy critics frame the new prime minister’s diplomacy through sexist lenses while ignoring her policies.
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Physician-researcher Dr. Marthe Gautier discovered that people with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome; a fellow doctor stole the credit.
Dr. Gautier died on April 30, 2022. She was 96. For some reason the New York Times published her obituary yesterday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/h...
Dr. Gautier died on April 30, 2022. She was 96. For some reason the New York Times published her obituary yesterday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/h...
Marthe Gautier, 96, Dies; Had Key Role in Down Syndrome Breakthrough
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Physician-researcher Dr. Marthe Gautier discovered that people with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome; a fellow doctor stole the credit.
Dr. Gautier died on April 30, 2022. She was 96. For some reason the New York Times published her obituary yesterday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/h...
Dr. Gautier died on April 30, 2022. She was 96. For some reason the New York Times published her obituary yesterday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/h...
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Still, at least he’s got low friends in high places.
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Still, at least he’s got low friends in high places.
Quite a scoop from Japanese business magazine Diamond. Nippon Sheet Glass, who acquired UK's Pilkington Glass in 2006, have postponed plans to sell off their overseas automotive glass business because there is too much of a gap between its internal + external valuation.
diamond.jp/articles/-/3...
diamond.jp/articles/-/3...
【独自】日本板硝子、低収益な中核事業からの「撤退先送り」が判明！背景に甘い売却計画や債務超過リスク…20年前の巨額買収が大リストラの障害に
住友グループの名門ガラスメーカー、日本板硝子が苦境に追い込まれている。約20年前に6000億円を投じた巨額買収による過剰債務やその「足かせ」、連結売上高の半分を占める中核の自動車用ガラス事業の低収益性といった重荷がのしかかっているのだ。取引銀行の関与も含めた抜本的な構造改革が欠かせない状況にあるが、ダイヤモンド編集部の取材で、同社が極秘で検討してきた自動車用ガラス事業からの撤退を見送ったことが判明...
diamond.jp
October 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Quite a scoop from Japanese business magazine Diamond. Nippon Sheet Glass, who acquired UK's Pilkington Glass in 2006, have postponed plans to sell off their overseas automotive glass business because there is too much of a gap between its internal + external valuation.
diamond.jp/articles/-/3...
diamond.jp/articles/-/3...
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most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing
I've been feeling recently that The Last Leg had somewhat jumped the shark. But this is spot on.
October 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I've been feeling recently that The Last Leg had somewhat jumped the shark. But this is spot on.
Another great post by @mattalt.bsky.social. I was just thinking myself that despite or maybe because of the Galapagos syndrome (thrives in Japan but not in other ecosystems), Japanese culture has become much loved and is not seen as inaccessible at all.
Japanese pundits coined the term "Galapagos syndrome" to express how their country lost its role as global consumer electronics innovator. But in a world driven mad by tech disruption, is Japan’s having fallen behind turning into a secret super power?
blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/super-gala...
blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/super-gala...
Super Galapagos
In a world driven mad by tech disruption, Japan’s having fallen behind is a superpower
blog.pureinventionbook.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Another great post by @mattalt.bsky.social. I was just thinking myself that despite or maybe because of the Galapagos syndrome (thrives in Japan but not in other ecosystems), Japanese culture has become much loved and is not seen as inaccessible at all.
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'Fog: Ladies crossing Piccadilly' (from 'The Colour of London', 1907) by Yoshio Markino
October 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
'Fog: Ladies crossing Piccadilly' (from 'The Colour of London', 1907) by Yoshio Markino
"Japan must continue to accept foreign nationals who contribute to industrial innovation + other fields," Justice Minister Hiraguchi said. Also "stronger measures to address foreign nationals who illegally overstay their residencies" + "the creation of a society that accepts coexistence."
Good morning, Asia. This was our most read story while you were sleeping.
Takaichi's cabinet picks signal changes to immigration, defense policy
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Takaichi's cabinet picks signal changes to immigration, defense policy
trib.al/9unevfx
Takaichi's cabinet picks signal changes to immigration, defense policy
Government eyes crackdown on foreigners who don't follow rules and more exports of defense equipment
trib.al
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"Japan must continue to accept foreign nationals who contribute to industrial innovation + other fields," Justice Minister Hiraguchi said. Also "stronger measures to address foreign nationals who illegally overstay their residencies" + "the creation of a society that accepts coexistence."
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Liz Truss’ dream of boosting British cheese exports falls flat in Japan
www.politico.eu/article/liz-...
www.politico.eu/article/liz-...
Liz Truss’ dream of boosting British cheese exports falls flat in Japan
It’s been five years since the U.K. and Japan signed their trade deal. But Japanese consumers still aren’t buying British.
www.politico.eu
October 22, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Liz Truss’ dream of boosting British cheese exports falls flat in Japan
www.politico.eu/article/liz-...
www.politico.eu/article/liz-...
Even in Japan you only need to have lived in Japan for five years to become a Japanese citizen. You do have to give up any other nationality though.
You may have heard about UK ministers' plan to double to 10 years the time needed to reached settled status in the UK. But did you realise that it threatened access to pensions for the 180,000 people who came from Hong Kong on the UK government's visa scheme? My dispatch: www.ft.com/content/8b91...
UK Hongkongers rue the rockiness of their ‘lifeboat’ after threatened visa changes
People who fled Chinese territory are angry after London looks at doubling length of time required to gain citizenship
www.ft.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Even in Japan you only need to have lived in Japan for five years to become a Japanese citizen. You do have to give up any other nationality though.
This change in UK's extradition law must be very unnerving for political activists in the UK who fled Hong Kong. "I don't see the trust between the Hong Kong community and the government at all, after Labour came into power" says one of them. asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...
UK law change paves way for Hong Kong extraditions, unnerving exiles
Fugitive Hong Kongers fear reprisals and call for more protection from Beijing
asia.nikkei.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This change in UK's extradition law must be very unnerving for political activists in the UK who fled Hong Kong. "I don't see the trust between the Hong Kong community and the government at all, after Labour came into power" says one of them. asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...