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- Starting a business: Everdream Soft
- October 26th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- One of the fastest-growing mobile card games right now is Moonga, a product from the fertile imagination of Shaban Shaame, founder and CEO of Swiss firm Everdream Soft.The game runs on the iPhone and the iPad and may be purchased at the app store. Once the game start ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Fullcircle Innovations
- October 11th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- When you meet Flavio Souza, the first thing you notice is how passionately he speaks about the goals of his company Fullcircle Innovations – a digital company set up to develop and promote technological innovations in favor of a better sustainable planet.To do that, ... » Continue Reading
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- English Teachers in Japan Expos
- September 27th, 2011Category: Teaching in Japan
- The ETJ Expos are held in six cities around Japan between October and December each year. There are presentations and displays of materials for college teachers, high school teachers, elementary school teachers, kindergarten teachers. The aim is to provide top-class p ... » Continue Reading
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- Things to know if your employer is on verge of bankruptcy
- September 25th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- The end of September will mark the midway point in the 2011 fiscal year, and -- due to economic repercussions from the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown -- some economists are predicting more bad news, in the form of ruinous mid-term financial re ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Ikon Europubs KK
- September 20th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- If you drop in at BierVana some evenings, you might run into an affable Irishman. That’ll be Trevor Allen, CEO of Ikon Europubs KK and BierVana. Allen will be greeting guests or working with general manager Cohen Eyal to make BierVana one of the hottest places to visi ... » Continue Reading
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- Expand your teaching career with the certificate in Teaching English to Japanese Learners
- September 5th, 2011Category: Teaching in Japan, Work
- The market for English teachers is continually shifting - from the fall of the former eikaiwa giant Nova to the evolving tastes of Japanese students. To help you navigate these waters and keep moving forward, one of the best investments of your time is to obtain a c ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Park Hyatt Tokyo
- August 31st, 2011Category: Work Tips
- One of the most iconic hotels in Tokyo is the Park Hyatt in Shinjuku. Since it opened in 1994, it has become famous for its Sunday brunch at the New York Grill; it’s a favorite hotel for celebrities and it is in demand for weddings. The hotel was made internationally ... » Continue Reading
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- Case Study: Starting a Nightclub
- August 29th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- There are no shortages of nightclubs and bars in Tokyo, but what sort of legal compliance is required in Japan to operate your own establishment? While considerable literature on the subject is available, much of it is written in Japanese and documents for submission ... » Continue Reading
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- Businesses in Japan: Nihon Kraft Foods
- August 22nd, 2011Category: Work Tips
- When most people hear the name Kraft Foods, they think of cheese. Yet cheese accounts for only 14% of the company’s sales worldwide. In Japan, Kraft Foods is much more successful with gum and candy brands such as Clorets, Stride, Recaldent, Halls, Mentos, Xylicrystal, ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: adidas Japan
- August 15th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- When Nadeshiko Japan won the Women’s World Cup in Germany last month, there were plenty of cheering adidas staff watching the game in the early hours of the morning at Shibuya. As one of the team’s sponsors, the German sportswear maker could share the thrill as it regai ... » Continue Reading
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