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- Sanyo ends historic Piccadilly Circus signage
- February 16th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- As mentioned on GaijinPot earlier in the week, Japan is facing some tough questions as it downsizes its economy and expectations. Sanyo, a former giant of the electronics world and long an innovator in battery-tech, is ending its iconic advertising in London's Piccad ... » Continue Reading
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- Live in Japan: Apartments in Kansai area
- February 16th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- With Tokyo home to the largest portion of foreigners residing in Japan and GaijinPot itself located close to an iconic Tokyo spot (this one), it can be easy for us to focus too much on Tokyo rather than other areas of Japan. Hopefully this post will go address that. ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan Tech: Insight from Akihabara News
- February 15th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- We are seeing a growing number of IT-related jobs appear on GaijinPot, a trend you can expect to see more of going forward. Like the last 2 weeks, we are teaming up with news site Akihabara News to bring you the latest headlines from within the tech industry. Akihaba ... » Continue Reading
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- Which Japanese companies are hiring international graduates?
- February 15th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- Over the past few months we have seen a flurry of Japanese companies announce that they are hiring candidates who are from overseas but are now in Japan. Significant numbers of both university students and experienced workers with the right skill set are being sought ... » Continue Reading
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- Buy 1 Get 1 Free and other great offers on Domino’s Pizza
- February 14th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Like good pizza, pizza lovers come in all shapes and sizes. Some folks like their cheese creamy, others like to load up on the anchovies. Some like thin and crunchy crusts, others go for the thick and gooey option. Everybody has their own tastes, but for those of us l ... » Continue Reading
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- Work in Japan – Top jobs on GaijinPot this week
- February 14th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- GaijinPot Jobs is a place for companies in Japan looking to find people to fill their positions, and every week we provide and highlight a selection of the latest jobs. In this week’s edition, the main feature are jobs in Japan's hospitality industry. Bars and clubs ... » Continue Reading
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- Downsizing Japan (Opinion piece)
- February 14th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Though many developed countries are struggling to keep their birth rates afloat, Japan’s demographic crisis seems to be worse than most. By 2050, forty percent of all Japanese are forecast to be over the age of 65, and analysts are predicting a twenty five percent dec ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese social art networks (art interlude)
- February 9th, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment
- We have looked at the size of the social network market in Japan and also seen some of the success stories that it has produced – the president of Gree for example, is the country's youngest billionaire. Earlier we also took a look at e-commerce in Japan and how that ... » Continue Reading
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- DeNA – Taking the best of Japan overseas
- February 9th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- With over 20m subscribers registered to its Mobage-Town Social Networking Service, DeNA has taken Japan's love of gaming and its know-how for the mobile web, and turned it into one of the most successful businesses to come out of the country in recent years. The comp ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan Tech: Insight from Akihabara News
- February 8th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- We are seeing a growing number of IT-related jobs appear on GaijinPot, a trend you can expect to see more of going forward. Like last week, we are teaming up with news site Akihabara News to bring you the latest headlines from within the tech industry. Akihabara News ... » Continue Reading