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The Power to Compete

by Ryoichi Mikitani and Hiroshi Mikitani · 2014

A dialogue between economist Ryoichi Mikitani and Rakuten founder Hiroshi Mikitani about Japan's economic competitiveness.

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Ryoichi Mikitani · Economist

Hiroshi Mikitani · Founder, Rakuten

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Although I don't agree with everything in Hiroshi's program, I think he has a number of good ideas.
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Gates included The Power to Compete on his 2016 summer reading list and noted value in Hiroshi Mikitani's program for Japan.

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TIME · 2016-05-17 · accessed 2026-06-20

Article · Gates Notes list via TIME

TIME reports Gates's 2016 Gates Notes summer list and quotes his comments on The Power to Compete.

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Ryoichi MikitaniEconomist

Japanese economist and co-author of The Power to Compete.

Hiroshi MikitaniFounder, Rakuten

Founder and CEO of Rakuten and co-author of The Power to Compete.

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