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What leaders chose
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SECOND TAKE is an executive interview media from Osaka, Japan. We ask founders and leaders about the decision that came after a first attempt went wrong — and we keep their own words, in long-form articles and a podcast. Interviews are in Japanese.
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Think a thousand times, move ten.
Jun Matsuura — CEO, Central AX Inc.
At 21, Jun Matsuura has already been through one failed start-up. His first ventures as a student at Nagoya University — a smartphone locker service and a past-exam website — never made money. Instead of fixing the business, he decided that what needed fixing was himself: he put university aside and spent a year in Tokyo beside an experienced CEO, asking why each decision was made.
In May 2026 he founded Central AX, which helps companies put AI to work through hands-on, in-person support. Within four months it was working with about 40 client companies. He calls himself someone who “thinks a hundred times to move once” — so he decided to think a thousand times, and move ten.
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