Known for its remarkable work culture and outstanding standard of living, Japan boasts the world’s third-largest economy. Its economic strength is not only a result of the strong research and development industry that underlies successful international brands such as Nissan, Toyota, Panasonic, Canon and Sony – as well as producing robots for every need imaginable, but also a very rich tradition of “Japanese ways of doing it”. Unsurprisingly, an excellent higher education system lies behind all this innovation.