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- Businesses in Japan – Beanstar Corp
- July 27th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- Mitsushige Tsuruno wears many hats—PR and social media expert, executive director at Public Relations Society of Japan, instructor in communications, marketing and presentation skills, and last but not least, the best-selling author of more than 20 books on communicat ... » Continue Reading
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- Cyclists confront increasingly bumpy situation
- July 22nd, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- More Tokyoites are commuting to work on bicycles. According to a two-part article in Weekly Playboy (July 18, July 25), their number has risen sharply since March 11. At that time, gasoline price increases (and shortages) discouraged people from driving their cars; fo ... » Continue Reading
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- One Piece in Bitesize Form
- July 19th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Eons ago, the pirate king Gold Roger was executed without resistance in the most dignified way imaginable.. . In his wake he left mountains of treasure and the now legendary `one piece` - a prize that has the power to make its owner the new king of the pirates. Luff ... » Continue Reading
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- Aggressive Global Strategies Play a Role in Japan’s Economic Rehabilitation
- July 13th, 2011Category: Starting a Business, Work Tips
- Ever since Carlos Ghosn joined Nissan as its chief executive officer in 1999, the company has become a shining example of how aggressive restructuring plans can turn a company around from seemingly inevitable ruin. Starting with Ghosn’s Nissan Revival Plan and later ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Modernity
- July 13th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- Despite the economic uncertainty facing Japan, there is always a demand for high-end quality products, especially in the areas of interior design and leisure. One company that is importing and distributing some impressive items is Modernity Co Ltd, headed by Frenchman ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan money transfer service
- July 11th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Sending money out of Japan to a foreign bank account in your own country has never been very easy. In fact, if you consider the ever-changing bank laws in Japan, high banking fees charged by both foreign and domestic players here, or simply the scarcity of locations ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Boeing Japan and the new Deamliner
- July 4th, 2011Category: Travel, Work Tips
- These are busy days for Boeing Japan. This week marks the arrival in Japan of the long-awaited 787 Dreamliner to ANA after a delay of three years. ANA, which is the launch customer for the new plane, will start service ready operational validation (SROV) of the 787 ... » Continue Reading
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- Opinion piece: Leadership qualities for Japan
- July 4th, 2011Category: Culture, Work Tips
- As a communalistic society built on consensus-based decision making, mutual agreement and compromise, strong & decisive leadership has never been strongly encouraged by Japanese society as a whole. In the West, the most successful companies are oftentimes founded ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese rubbish and learning useful phrases
- June 28th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- When you move into a new apartment in Japan, one of the many pages of information you will receive is the rubbish guide. This is usually a booklet of anywhere up to 20 pages detailing how you sort your rubbish, how different items of waste are sorted and when the re ... » Continue Reading
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- DHL Global Forwarding Japan
- June 27th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- Moving large shipments around the world can be an expensive and complicated operation for companies. DHL Global Forwarding makes the whole process a lot more seamless. Established in 1987, DHL Global Forwarding has offices and branches in Tokyo, Narita, Haneda, Nagoy ... » Continue Reading