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The Entrepreneurial Rebellion: Proving My Mother Wrong - Season 16 (Japan, Feb 2026)

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My mother's definition of safety is the most dangerous thing in the world today.

Kaisuke Kimura shares his journey from defying his mother's expectations of a safe corporate job to becoming an entrepreneur, exploring how he redefined safety through personal responsibility and building his own company Wakyodo after losing his job at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken.

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