When you start your time as a MNC Country Manager in Japan, you need to get up to speed - quickly! There is no doubt: Japan is a tough market. Stagnant economic growth (while still managing to have labour shortages); a declining population; a powerful and interventionist bureaucracy; a ruthless and unfair justice system; high taxes; deflation in many categories; excellent quality and service driven by sophisticated and unforgiving consumers. On top of that, Japan has world-class firms and products in every category. Beer and food, cars, technology...you are dealing with some of the smartest and toughest business people in the world. No wonder it's sometimes known as "The CEO Graveyard"!How do you accelerate your know and CEO capabilities? You need a selection of tough and smart fellow CEOs, with years of on the ground experience, to advise you like a friend - without an agenda, but purely because they respect and want to help a fellow member and fellow CEO. The DN is a safe space where members acquire the intelligence and insights to be successful in Japan. The best "teachers'' are their peers - other CEOs who know exactly what you are going through, and who want to save you from groupthink and catastrophic errors in the early stages of your time in Japan. By joining the DN, you massively accelerate the chances of being successful, and earning the appreciation of your HQ.