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- TV commercial of the week: adizero vs MiniSkirt
- August 24th, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Girls, if you are wearing a miniskirt, don't get too close to any male sprinter wearing adidas' new adizero LAB sports shoes. You might find your skirt flipped up around your neck with a whoosh of air as he speeds by.Japanese TV commercials are always fun to watch, th ... » 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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- Akie’s Summer Fun!
- August 15th, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment
- This is the latest in the Malcolm Ernst series of cartoons. Hello there everyone! How are you all doing out there in Gaijinpotland? Hope you haven’t forgotten about me. You remember who I am right? I’m Akie, your bijin beauty from the land of beautiful ladies - Akita ... » Continue Reading
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- TV in Japan fast becoming irrelevant
- August 15th, 2011Category: Culture
- “Historic shift,” “new era” – the boilerplate trotted out to describe July’s switch from analog to digital TV broadcasting was rich in hyperbole. Actually, says Shukan Post (Aug 19-26), TV is entering something of a new era – not one it will want to celebrate. TV is b ... » 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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- Summer Festivals
- August 11th, 2011Category: Photography
- There's an abundance of festivities during Summer in Japan most famous and popular of all are the summer fireworks which draws thousands of spectators to the more local festivals of traditional street parade performances. One such is Awaodori, a 400 year old traditio ... » Continue Reading
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- PC Gaming in Japan and the West
- August 8th, 2011Category: Culture
- In Japan, PC-based games are very much in the minority when compared to console-based games. Hard-to-use keyboard-and-mouse-based controls, the necessity of specialized technical knowledge, the hassle of installations, etc… On the other hand, it’s quite understandable ... » 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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- 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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- In Appreciation of the Nadeshiko
- July 22nd, 2011Category: Events
- In the Land of the Rising Son, it was the rising daughters who came through and stole—and rescued—our hearts. With kickoff occurring just head of 4 a.m. in Japan, the daughters even began their rise before the sun’s. For any Japanese who insisted on a full night’s sle ... » Continue Reading
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- Blue source Vol.10 – 2nd Anniversary Party
- July 13th, 2011Category: Events
- On 11th June (Sat), DJ Kiyo will hold “Blue Source” for the tenth time. The latest and greatest is being held at Womb and features a superstar lineup including Dutch artist SHINEDOE, producer and a label owner of "Interacto Records."The full lineup:■MAIN FLOORSPECIAL G ... » 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