{"id":5981,"date":"2026-10-12T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevenbleistein.net\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5981"},"modified":"2026-10-09T06:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T21:10:26","slug":"the-fight-is-inside-the-building","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/stevenbleistein.net\/ja\/podcast\/the-fight-is-inside-the-building\/","title":{"rendered":"\u672c\u5f53\u306e\u95d8\u3044\u306f\u793e\u5185\u306b\u3042\u308b"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In every story four healthcare leaders in Japan told me, the first &#8220;no&#8221; came from inside their own organizations. Not from regulators. Not from competitors. 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