{"id":4722,"date":"2025-11-14T10:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T01:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japan.focuscoregroup.com\/?page_id=4722"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T04:31:16","slug":"the-focuscore-podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/japan.focuscoregroup.com\/ja\/the-focuscore-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"The FocusCore Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4711 size-medium\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/japan.focuscoregroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-bannar-300x169.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/japan.focuscoregroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-bannar-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/japan.focuscoregroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-bannar-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/japan.focuscoregroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-bannar-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/japan.focuscoregroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-bannar-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/japan.focuscoregroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-bannar.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#af9382\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-0e47f369 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-xxl, 4rem);font-style:normal;text-shadow:5px 5px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.52);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c\"]{text-shadow:5px 5px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.52);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c\"]{text-shadow:5px 5px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.52);}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4722_b39950-4c\"><strong>The FocusCore Podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4722_bbc8e5-fe\">Meet interesting and inspiring and entertaining people who show why Japan is a unique, fulfilling and sometimes frustrating place to do business. We will discuss how to hire, train and retain talent. How to create values that motivate, and review best practices that have worked and attempts that have failed. David will be speaking to company presidents, CEOs, CFOs, HR professionals, coaches, consultants as well as sharing with you some of my own experiences and opinions discovered over the years in this great country. 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href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-focuscore-podcast\/id1604502478\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Listen By Apple podcast<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4722_1607b9-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4722_1607b9-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4722_1607b9-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4722_1607b9-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4722_1607b9-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4722_1607b9-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4722_1607b9-14{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4722_1607b9-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4722_1607b9-14 > 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