March 2019

The Merchant of Osaka

Kanoko Oishi has bet her career that she can help defuse Japan's demographic time bomb—with solutions that sound more like a whisper than a boom

Topics: Health-Health Care and Treatment Innovation-Innovation and Management Leadership-Leading Change Demographics-Age

The Fight Beyond

James Holt Green was sent to lead a secret mission in 1944 that the United States thought could end World War II. When the plan fell apart, a new challenge began: survive the Slovakian wilderness—and keep up the fight

by April White; illustration by Wesley Allsbrook

Topics: Military Service and Veterans Issues History Leadership-Leadership Style

The One That Got Away

VCs confess their biggest whiff—and what it taught them

Topics: Finance-Venture Capital Finance-Private Equity Business Ventures-Business Startups Outcome-Failure

The Merchant of Osaka

The Fight Beyond

The One That Got Away

March 2019

The Merchant of Osaka

A demographic time bomb is squeezing Japan’s economy from all sides and threatening the future of its health care system. Kanoko Oishi has bet her career that she can help defuse the situation—with solutions that sound more like a whisper than a boom

Story Details
The Fight Beyond

James Holt Green was sent to lead a secret mission in 1944 that the United States thought could end World War II. When the plan fell apart, a new challenge began: survive the Slovakian wilderness—and keep up the fight

Story Details
The One That Got Away

VCs confess their biggest whiff—and what it taught them

Story Details