Okamura Publishes Business Magazine “WORK MILL with Forbes JAPAN ISSUE 10”
Okamura Corporation Press Release: September 17, 2025 Publishes business magazine “WORK MILL with Forbes JAPAN ISSUE 10” In the special feature “Re: WORKPLACE: Reinventing the Workplace – Reinventing People and Organizations – Spatial Strategies for Creating the Future,” we examine the new role of the office from three perspectives: “magnetism,” “resonance,” and “transcending power.” Okamura Corporation (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director, President and CEO: Masayuki Nakamura) will publish “WORK MILL with Forbes JAPAN ISSUE 10,” a business magazine that explores the concept of “work,” on September 29, 2025, and will sell it at bookstores nationwide and online. Since 2016, Okamura has been running “WORK MILL,” an initiative to consider work styles and workplaces together with various stakeholders. As part of this initiative, Okamura collaborated with Forbes JAPAN, the Japanese version of the global business magazine Forbes, which publishes business news from around the world, to launch the business magazine “WORK MILL with Forbes JAPAN ISSUE 01” in September 2017. The magazine continues to be published. “WORK MILL with Forbes JAPAN ISSUE 10” features “Re: WORKPLACE: Reinventing the Workplace: Reinventing People and Organizations – Spatial Strategies to Shape the Future.” The era of hybrid work has accelerated in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, offices are no longer simply a place for work and efficiency; they embody an organization’s philosophy and evolve into a magnetic field that connects people, organizations, and society. In this special feature, we will look at cutting-edge examples from five countries around the world, consider the new roles that offices will play from the three perspectives of “magnetism,” “resonance,” and “transboundary power,” and offer insights for thinking about the future of organizations from the perspective of space. ―Overview of “WORK MILL with Forbes JAPAN ISSUE 10”― Name: “WORK MILL with Forbes JAPAN ISSUE10” Release date: Monday, September 29, 2025 Price: 1,200 yen (tax included) Format: B5 variant Number of pages: 96 Planning: Okamura Corporation Editor-in-Chief: Yusuke Yamada (Okamura) Publisher: Kento Ueno Publisher: LinkTides Inc. Distributor: President Inc. Sales: Nationwide bookstores and online
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Reinventing People and Organizations – Spatial Strategies to Shape the Future” 【TOP INTERVIEW】 ・”Signs of the future” seen by a head researcher who visits over 100 offices a year Vitra Raphael Giergen 【PART 1: GRAVITY ─Magnetic Force】 ・CASE 1 Zoom Communications: Why the “remote work champion” is increasing experiential brick-and-mortar offices ・CASE 2 Edelman UK: Reviving a Red Brick Warehouse in a Historic District: A Place Captivating with Elegance and Beauty ・CASE 3. Ledger: A New Base Built on Hospitality and History: The Challenge of a Cryptocurrency Unicorn [PART 2: VIBES – The Power of Resonance] ・CASE 1. Notion: Values that resonate with a $10 billion company to survive the ages ・CASE 2. Heatherwick Studio: The “inspirational studio” of the designer who also designed Azabudai Hills, and more 【PART 3: BEYOND ─ Cross-border Power ・CASE 1: Axel Springer, “From Newspaper Company to Digital Media Company: An Atrium of Innovation that ‘Disintegrates’ Hierarchies” ・CASE 2: Playground Global: A “Playground” for Geniuses Nurturing the Next Generation of Deep Tech, and More 【DOMESTIC TOPICS 1】 ・Common Nexus: The significance of elevating the workplace into an ecosystem, as illustrated by the “commons” connecting the university and the local community 【DOMESTIC TOPICS2】 ・why work tokyo: Six leading office designers discuss “Japan’s workplaces can become even more interesting!” The contents (table of contents) are posted on the “WORK MILL with Forbes JAPAN” website. □WORK MILL website PAPER MAGAZINE
https://workmill.jp/jp/about/papermagazine/forbesjapan/issue10-re-workplace/ ―Work style reform project “WORK MILL” Overview –
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/103401/210/103401-210-609eb3b75071f500f8a27d470cb22184-340×46.jpg Okamura’s “WORK MILL” accumulates and disseminates knowledge about work through research, interviews, and discussions in the publication of online and business magazines, as well as the operation of co-creation spaces. Through this project, we gain new insights into work and are looking at, thinking about, and acting on tomorrow’s society. □“WORK MILL” website https://workmill.jp/jp/ ―Overview of “Forbes JAPAN”― Forbes Japan was launched in June 2014 as the Japanese edition of Forbes. Aimed at readers with a global perspective, it curates articles from the US and international editions of Forbes and combines them with original articles for Japan. Each issue also includes lifestyle articles, providing readers with information on both work and leisure. Its online version, forbesjapan.com, curates a wide variety of articles distributed daily by Forbes.com. It delivers engaging content every day, combining magazine articles with original articles by expert official columnists. □『Forbes JAPAN Web』
https://forbesjapan.com/