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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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- Foreigners in business: Cathay Pacific Japan
- August 3rd, 2011Category: Work Tips
- Many airlines were hit hard by the March 11 disaster and have had to cut back on services to Japan due to low demand. Others have stepped up their campaigns to encourage the public to start traveling again. Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific, for example, held a special ... » 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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- 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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- 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
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- Cyberattacks just part of Sony’s woes
- June 21st, 2011Category: Work Tips
- Sony stands out as one of the icons of Japan’s postwar economic success. From transistor radios and tape recorders in the 1950s, it gained an international reputation first for quality, then for innovation and ultimately for products that generated new consumer lifest ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: myGengo
- June 21st, 2011Category: Work Tips
- Many companies have a need for good quality, low-cost translations, whether it is just one sentence or thousands of product listings or apps. This is where myGengo comes in. A start-up company established by Robert Laing and Matthew Romaine in 2009, the company speci ... » Continue Reading
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- Are people hired based on their looks?
- June 17th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- In early February, there was a live TV battle between popular all-girl idol group AKB48 and a bunch of not so cute girls. The two sides got into a heated debate about whether people are judged by their looks or skills. The AKB48 girls disputed the suggestion that som ... » Continue Reading
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