He tried learning Japanese but gave up.

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Part of that shoring up is just learning about why Asia-Pacific (putting aside the Japanese internal market in the first half of this year) is leading the world in actual wealth growth.

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This free-flowing approach to learning contrasts markedly with the stiff, conformist image of traditional Japanese education.

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