On Jan 25, Kenji Kushida gave a talk at the Canon institute of Global Studies to an audience of about 180 people from various large Japanese companies, government, and others, entitled (in Japanese) "The Essence of Silicon Valley and Japan's Strengths and Challenges: An Algorithmic Revolution Perspective of Fintech, IoT, Cloud Computing, and Biotech." Slides abstract available below, with written version of the talk coming soon in link below (all Japanese).
Presentation Slides (Japanese)