20June2025 Polyculture Lecture Dinner, 20 June | Event in Minato | AllEvents

20June2025 Polyculture Lecture Dinner

Yoshihiko Amano

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Fri, 20 Jun, 2025 at 06:45 pm

3 hours

LICOT Dining&Bar

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Fri, 20 Jun, 2025 at 06:45 pm to 09:45 pm (JST)

Licot Dining&bar

東京都港区三田4丁目19−18, Minato, Japan

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20June2025 Polyculture Lecture Dinner
みなさま
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トランプ大統領の就任以来、最近中国との関税戦争が勃発し、日本も自動車等の基幹産業が巻き込まれ、世界景気全体に打撃を与えるのではという懸念が列島を覆う今日この頃ですが、みなさんはいかがお過ごしでしょうか。そういった大変動の中、ますます我々一人一人の真実を見抜く洞察力が試されていると言えます。

さて、2001年創立の「東京多色文化の会」(通称ポリカル)ですが、自らの文化的多様性を高めつつ、年齢、言語、性別、職業、階層を超えて「異なるもの」と成長する多色文化を目指し24年間継続しています。世界の分断が進行する今ほど、ポリカル的理念が必要とされていると思われます。

6月のポリカルチャーのレクチャーディナーは、ソニーの歴代会長を右腕として支えた、遠山ジェームス雅夫さんをゲストに開催します。コロンビア大MBAを取得、ソニー、エリクソン、アメックス、ドローンのDJI等の多国籍企業を経て、Uber執行役員として新規市場開拓等で業績を残されました。

現在は自ら起業したJMT ドローンツアーの代表取締役として活躍中です。そんなジェームスさんには、貫いてきた自身のポリカル的生き方と世界観、そして日本がこれから目指すべき方向性について熱く語って頂きます。みなさんの奮ってのご参加をお待ちしております。

● 日時: 2025年6月20日(金)18:40~21:40
● ゲストスピーカー:
遠山ジェームス雅夫 氏
演題「Japan as Number Oneといわれた日本~失われた30年」(仮題)
https://biz-compass.jp/advisor/james-masao-toyama
・ソニー在籍中、MBAをコロンビア大学で取得。2度の米国赴任経験。その後日本市場での新規ビジネスを拡大する多国籍企業で、広報部長、営業ディレクター、執行役員を経験。
・通信分野でエリクソン、金融でアメリカンエキスプレス、ドローンでDJI、アプリでUber Japanを経験。
・旅行業務取扱管理者の資格を取得し、Uberで執行役員となり管理者として、タクシー配車を受注型企画旅行および、手配旅行として新規市場開拓。
・現在はJMT ドローンツアーの代表取締役として活躍中です。

(ジェームスからのメッセージ)
挫折の繰り返しから、いろいろな方と出会い、学び続けています。年功序列、終身雇用の安定した、サラリーマン人生から離脱し、実力主義の外資系で、もはやこれまでという経験を繰り返し、成果を出すことに喜びを感じています。旅行業では、ドローンツーリズムの実現を目指して、飛行訓練、旅行業務の勉強を続けています。滝、ダム湖の空撮ツアーを企画実施しました。麻布消防団水防訓練では、ドローンによる空撮を行いました。
・インタビュービデオ
Youtube Video


● 場所: リコット(LICOT Dining&Bar)
東京都港区三田4-19-18
050-5570-7158
https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1314/A131403/13173897/
都営浅草線、京急線泉岳寺駅 A3出口より徒歩1分
JR 高輪ゲートウェイ駅 徒歩6分
● 会費: 8,000円(着席、コース料理、ワイン、ビール、ノンアル飲料等全て込)
● 予約: 「出席」クリックと簡単な「出席」コメントをお願いします。クリックするだけでは登録は成立しません。ご友人を誘われる場合はその方のフルネームを併せてお知らせください。
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● 人数: 先着20名(貸切)
● キャンセル&当日欠席: 6月13日(金)以降のキャンセルと当日欠席は全額ペナルティとなりますのでご注意ください。
● 当日緊急時連絡先: 090-2301-5633(天野携帯)
ジェームスさんとの付き合いはもう40年も前になります。お互い海外勤務と海外生活が長かったせいか、いつもばったり出会うのはスイスジュネーブのレマン湖の近くのバーやニューヨークのハドソン川に近くのバー。それも信じられないことに全くの偶然の再会。セレンディピティを地で行く二人。半分気持ち悪い(笑)感じもありますが、こんな友人関係は小生の長い人生の中でも非常に貴重な存在で、これからも大事にしたいと思っています。ジェームスさんのプレゼンを起点に、激動するトランプ2.0という魔物のトリセツや我々の未来について大いに語りあいましょう。ポリカルチャーに初参加の方も大歓迎です。奮ってご参加ください!

東京多色文化の会 
代表 天野芳彦



Dear All & Polyculture friends,

Since President Trump took office, a tariff war with China has recently broken out, and concerns that Japan's key industries such as automobiles will also be drawn into it, leading to a big blow to the entire global economy, have spread across the archipelago. In the midst of such upheaval, I hope this will find you well & fit and am sure that the insight of each of us to see the truth is being tested more and more.

Club Polyculture Tokyo (commonly known as Policaru) was founded in 2001 and has since been in operation for 24 years with the idea of ​​growing with "differences" by nurturing diversity within oneself to weave a multi-coloured society transcending age, language, gender, occupation and class. Now that the world is becoming more divided as we are now witnessing in the Sino-American tariff wars and the real wars in Ukraine and Palestine, the philosophy of "Polyculture" seems more needed than ever.

The Polyculture lecture dinner in June will feature Mr. James Masao Toyama, who supported Sony's past presidents as their right-hand man. He obtained an MBA from Columbia University, and after working for multinational companies such as Sony, Ericsson, American Express, and drone manufacturer DJI, he achieved a success in developing new markets as an executive officer at Uber.

He is currently the CEO of JMT Drone Tours, a company he started himself. James will passionately talk about his polycultural way of life and worldview, and the direction Japan should aim for in the future. I bet it will be an eye-opening session. We look forward to your active participation.

● Date and time: Friday, June 20, 2025, 18:40-21:40
● Guest speaker:
James Masao Toyama
Topic: "Japan as Number One - the Lost 30 Years"
(tentative title)
https://biz-compass.jp/advisor/james-masao-toyama

・While working at Sony, he obtained an MBA from Columbia University. He has been posted to the US twice. After that, he worked as a public relations manager, sales director, and executive officer at a multinational company expanding new business in the Japanese market.
・He has worked at Ericsson in the communications field, American Express in finance, DJI in drones, and Uber Japan in apps.
・After obtaining a travel agency management license, he became an executive officer at Uber and developed a new market for taxi dispatch as a custom package tour and arranged tour.
・Currently working as the CEO of JMT Drone Tours.

(Message from James)
・I have met many different people/matters through repeated setbacks and learned many lessons which finally lead me to leave a stable, seniority-based, lifetime employment-based salaryman life to work for a meritocratic foreign company.
I overcame many desparate experiences reaching to a point of almost nowhere and now feel a great joy in producing results.
・In the travel industry I continued to study flight training and travel business with the aim of realising drone tourism.
・Planned and implemented aerial photography tours of waterfalls and dam lakes, using drones to take aerial photos at the Azabu Fire Department's flood prevention training.
・Interview video
Youtube Video

https://www.youtube.com/@jmt4985/featured

● Location: LICOT Dining & Bar
4-19-18 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
050-5570-7158
https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1314/A131403/13173897/
1 minute walk from A3 exit of Sengakuji Station on the Toei Asakusa Line and Keikyu Line
6 minutes walk from JR Takanawa Gateway Station
● Fee: 8,000 yen (including seating, course meal, wine, beer, non-alcoholic beverages, etc.)
● Reservation: Please click "Attend" and a simple "Attend" comment. Registration is not completed by clicking alone. If you are inviting a friend, please also let us know their full name.
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● Number of people: First 20 people (exclusive)
● Cancellations and No Show: Please note that cancellations after Friday, June 13th and absences on the day will incur a full penalty.
● Emergency contact on the day: 090-2301-5633 (Amano mobile)

I've known James for over 40 years. Perhaps because we both worked and lived overseas for a long time, we always bumped into each other at a bar near Lake Léman in Geneva in Switzerland or a bar near the Hudson River in New York. And it was an unbelievable coincidence. The two of us are the epitome of serendipity. It's half creepy (lol), but this friendship is a very precious part of my life, and I want to continue to cherish it. Starting with James' presentation, let's have a great discussion about the turbulent & demonised Trump 2.0 world and our future. First-time participants in Polyculture are also welcome. I bet it will be an eye-opeing session. I look forward to welcoming you all.

Founder and Chair
Club Polyculture Tokyo
Yoshihiko Amano


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20June2025 Polyculture Lecture Dinner, 20 June | Event in Minato | AllEvents
20June2025 Polyculture Lecture Dinner
Fri, 20 Jun, 2025 at 06:45 pm