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Muneaki Masuda

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Culture

Novel ideas

As the big media store chains disappear, Japan’s most successful book, music and magazine seller has opened a project that challenges everyone. We visit the floors of a refreshed retail landscape.

  • Issue #50
  • 8 min read
Dimmed lighting and dark-stained wood set the mood for the lounge
Entrepreneurialism

Quick on the draw

The CEO of Japan’s largest entertainment store chain has a peculiar management style. He never gives orders and encourages failure, yet Muneaki Masuda has built a hugely successful business.

  • Issue #48
  • 6 min read
Quick on the draw

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