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- Foreigners in business: Coca-Cola in Japan
- December 20th, 2010Category: Work Tips
- When Coca-Cola Japan President Daniel Sayre meets people for the first time and they hear what his job is, he gets all sorts of interesting comments. People will tell him they only drink Coke, how much they like this flavor or that flavor, where did the idea for this ... » Continue Reading
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- (Saving Japan) Japan’s Current Trade Fiasco
- December 15th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- A recent article by the Wall Street Journal investigates Japan's inability to sign off on potentially lucrative FTAs. The main reason? Farmers. The author of the article points to the disproportionate amount of power farmers and special interests groups in Japan wie ... » Continue Reading
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- Is Japan’s Social Gaming Boom an Explosion or an Implosion?
- December 14th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- It’s remarkable that some of the most ubiquitous names associated with the Japanese video game industry today – GREE, Yahoo! Mobage, DeNA, – were more or less non-existent, at least as household names, only a few short years ago. The rulers of on-the-go gaming have se ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Hawaiian Airlines
- December 13th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- If there ever was any doubt about the demand for flights to and from Haneda airport, that was dispelled just before midnight on Nov 19 when Hawaiian Airlines launched its first service from Haneda to Hawaii. The Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, which seats 264 passengers, w ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese firms opening doors for foreign students
- December 13th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- University students in Japan are having a hard time finding jobs these days. Those who have secured jobs for after their scheduled graduation next spring hit a record low of 57.6% as of Oct 1 amid an economic downturn. But a new trend among Japanese firms to seek mor ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreign entrepreneurs: Fancy a smooch?
- December 6th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- You know that Smooch must be an interesting and fun company when the CEO refers to himself on his business card as Chief Smooch. Marcus Yeung, a Tokyo-based entrepreneur and founder of smoothie pioneer Smooch Japan KK, is certainly having a good time, despite the toug ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan’s iPhone craze attracting worldwide developers
- November 29th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- For years, the typical Japanese cell phone — built to operate on a network hardly used anywhere else in the world — has been stuffed with quirky games such as those by Japan's youngest billionaire, and other applications that cater to specialized local tastes. That h ... » Continue Reading
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- Android Development Jobs in Japan
- November 25th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- Interested in finding work on the Android platform? Click here. We have previously covered the success that Apple has had in breaking open the Japanese tech sector and the legacy problems Japan faces with the 'Galapagos syndrome.' Now you can prepare for a new wav ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan firms turning to Asia to raise funds, buy companies
- November 22nd, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- Have an interest in Japan's startup market? Then you might need to cast your eyes towards Asia as an increasing number of Japanese companies are capitalizing on globalization and a strong yen to raise funds or acquire businesses amongst Japan's neighbors. Some Japan ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreign Entrepreneurs: Dinner is served – for your dog
- November 22nd, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- Research firm Fuji Keizai Co recently conducted a survey on the pet industry in Japan and found that high-priced pet food, pet cosmetics and stylish clothing form one sector of the economy that grew comfortably last year. The value of the pet market was estimated at a ... » Continue Reading
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- Industry group suggests a delay in recruitment of Japanese college grads
- November 18th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- You might have come across this news previously in the Japanese press, but an industry association of Japanese trading firms has this week urged the business community to delay recruiting activities targeting university students due to graduate next spring. The Japan ... » Continue Reading
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- (Saving Japan) The Effects of a Frugal Japanese Society
- November 15th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- After the burst of the asset price bubble in the early 1990s and the prolonged recession that followed, Japan has evolved into a post-consumerist country disinterested in luxury goods. One doesn’t have to look far to find evidence of this renewed sense of frugality. ... » Continue Reading