Miller Waku
Coprincipal
Responsible for planning and writing
Extensive experience in supporting interchange between Japanese corporations and international investors
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Background
Born in Nebraska in 1954 and raised in Arizona. Resident of Japan since 1978. Has worked mainly in investor relations, at own firm since 1988. Handled interpreting and media relations for former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford after latter was terminated for revealing massive financial fraud at company. Later engaged in support activities for Yokoo Nobumasa, wrongly convicted as mastermind of Olympus fraud after being held in detention for 966 days before receiving verdict. Took Buddhist vows in 2009.
Has published several English translations of Japanese nonfiction, including Matsutani Akihiko’s demographic wake-up call, Shrinking-Population Economics (Tokyo: iHouse Press, 2006); Ishikawa Kyuyoh’s iconoclastic history and theory of East Asian calligraphy, Taction (Tokyo: iHouse Press, 2011); and Fujiwara Akiko’s book-length poem Pho to n (Aberdeen: Gean Tree Press, 2012). In 2015, published Japanese-language collection of 13 interviews with leading authorities on socioeconomic issues in contemporary Japan in (Tokyo: Kodansha).
Recent Highlights
2022
January
February
March
2021
January
February
March
October
As in 2021, prepares reports on full-year outlook for Japanese companies of interest to client investment funds.
Gives online presentation on US poet Frank O’Hara. (Extremely nervous and extremely relieved when people seem to respond well.)
Submits application for naturalization. (Long time coming!)
Prepares reports on full-year outlook for Japanese companies of interest to client investment funds.
Gets stuck doing translation and media relations for cryptocurrency service. Reconfirms bubbly—say “fraudulent”?—character of whole crypto universe.
Continuing research on Japanese companies of interest to client investment funds reveals contrasting prospects as nation enters second year of Covid-19 pandemic.
Lawsuits over fraudulent real estate lending at Japanese regional bank that had seemed to have subsided erupt anew. Busy gathering information from legal claimants.
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