From Founders Who Changed the World to Young Talent Leading the Next Generation! "Words That Open the Future Chosen by Forbes JAPAN" Released (7/8).

Daiwa Shobo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Satoshi Daiwa) will release "Words That Open the Future Chosen by Forbes JAPAN" (Edited by Masaharu Fujiyoshi) on July 8, 2026.

Featuring "Challenges for a Better Society" from over 100 entrepreneurs, leaders, and creators.

"Forbes JAPAN," the Japanese edition of the global business magazine "Forbes" distributed in 60 countries worldwide, was newly launched in 2014. This is a selection of masterpieces chosen by the editorial department with all its might from a vast number of interviews.

Ann Miura-Ko (Co-founder, Floodgate) Inoko Toshiyuki (Representative Director and President, teamLab) Elon Musk (CEO, SpaceX) Masahiro Okabayashi (Director, Chairman, CEO, ITOCHU Corporation) Asako Kotsuna (Film Editor) Satya Nadella (Chairman and CEO, Microsoft) Sam Altman (Chief Executive Officer, OpenAI) Jeff Bezos (Founder, Amazon.com) Jack Ma (Founder, Alibaba Group) Sundar Pichai (CEO, Google) Masayoshi Son (Representative Director, Chairman, President, and CEO, SoftBank Group Corp.) Daniela Amodei (Co-founder and President, Anthropic) chanmina (Singer-songwriter) Hiromasa Tsuchiya (Chairman, Cainz) Akio Toyoda (Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation) Tomoko Namba (Representative Director and President, DeNA Co., Ltd.) Susumu Fujita (Founder, CyberAgent, Inc.) Bernard Arnault (Chairman and CEO, LVMH) Hoshimachi Suisei (VTuber) Mark Zuckerberg (Chairman and CEO, Meta) Yoko Matsuoka (Co-founder, Google X) Rino Morosawa (Representative Director, SKYSCRAPER Inc.) Tadashi Yanai (Representative Director, Chairman, President and CEO, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.) and others.

A brilliant lineup transcending genres, featuring unique founders who turned trials into opportunities, leaders forging new eras with diverse approaches, architects of "new value," cultural entrepreneurs striving to realize a prosperous world, and young talents leading the next generation!

Numerous raw words spoken by professionals from various fields!

"If you look back just a few hundred years, you realize that what we take for granted today was like magic back then. Being able to talk to people far away, to fly, to access vast amounts of data like a sage. That's why engineering is modern-day magic. I couldn't help but become a magician." - Elon Musk

"Forget the past. I have some regrets about tactics. However, the strategy remains unwavering. My vision? It's immutable." - Masayoshi Son

"It's back to startup. During the COVID-19 pandemic, communication became centered online, leading to silos and a slowdown in organizational movement. I felt it was time to return to being a startup again." - Shintaro Yamada

"Become a company that can change 100 times, rather than a company that lasts 100 years." - Kentaro Kawabe

"'Someone who talks big while having something to lose' is a good buy." - Keisuke Honda

"The most important thing is not how much you expand the circle of your abilities, but how strictly you can define the boundaries of that circle." - Warren Buffett

"When I looked around, I saw girls desperately trying to diet, and women who were hurt by someone's words and lost their lives, and I felt unforgivable. Why do such words have to be thrown at such beautiful girls?" - chanmina

"It's a drama of people moving based on emotions derived from thinking in Japanese, so I believe people who can understand that will accept it overseas, but I'm sorry, the stance is that the customers should adjust." - Hideaki Anno

The ultimate "how-to" textbook for work, made possible by Forbes, which has been at the forefront of business. A permanent edition that will move your heart!!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Raise the Torch - The Journey of "Ambition" and "Self-Definition"

Chapter 2: Catching the Headwind in Your Sails - Fighting to Turn "Absurdity" into Strength

Chapter 3: What's Needed to Achieve Your Goals is Companions - "Power" to Cross Boundaries

Chapter 4: Piercing the Truth - The Battle to Raise Your "Perspective"

Chapter 5: The Baton of Harmony - The Battle to Resonate with "Others"

Chapter 6: Habits of the Elite - The Framework of Thinking to Discipline "Yourself"

Chapter 7: To the Unfinished Journey - Living Beyond "Time"

Editor's Biography

Masaharu Fujiyoshi

Editor-in-Chief, Forbes JAPAN. Born in Saga Prefecture in 1968. Worked as a non-fiction writer focusing on politics, economics, social issues, and interviews. Involved in the production of "Forbes JAPAN," the Japanese edition of the global business magazine "Forbes," since its launch in 2014, and assumed his current position in March 2019. Since its inception, "Forbes JAPAN" has shed light on the times by identifying and highlighting "IMPACT STARTUPS," "Xtrepreneurs," "SMALL GIANTS," "30 UNDER 30," and "CULTURE-PRENEURS" through the reasons why individual entrepreneurs and business people emerge in this era.

Book Overview

Title: Words That Open the Future Chosen by Forbes JAPAN

Editor: Masaharu Fujiyoshi

Release Date: July 8, 2026

Format: Bunko

Pages: 320 pages

Price: 1,100 yen (tax included)

Publisher: Daiwa Shobo Co., Ltd. https://www.daiwashobo.co.jp