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- Virtual offices at Servcorp offer 5-star service
- September 24th, 2012Category: Starting a Business, Work Tips
- For many companies looking to enter the Japanese market, it is usually not worth the investment early on to rent an office. Serviced offices present a much more attractive option because they are a furnished and fully functional office facility that accommodates multipl ... » Continue Reading
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- Interview: Business Set-Up in Japan
- September 10th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- 1. Could you give a brief outline of the type of business you operate in Japan? Platinum Training Consultants K.K. specializes in cross-cultural training. We help staff at Japanese companies to adapt to the challenges of working in an increasingly global environment. ... » Continue Reading
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- English Table Talks
- August 7th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- It’s a well known fact that if you bring any three people together in a friendly atmosphere, with food (and drink), something cool will happen - language learning gets improved, new contacts are made and new opportunities created. Smart new service TwoTwoEnglis ... » Continue Reading
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- Narcolepsy and Evolution: How to Deal With a Student Sleeping in Class
- July 18th, 2012Category: Culture
- Our curriculum at a university in Tokyo requires us to have at least fifteen minutes of silent reading every class. As such it should not be surprising that often students will open their books during this fifteen minutes, place them on their desks and fall asleep. ... » Continue Reading
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- How the JET Program Changed Me
- July 13th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- My time with the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) is coming to an end in three weeks (sniffles!) and I have been spending a lot of time contemplating how my two years with the program has changed me. If you’re not familiar with JET, it is one of the large ... » Continue Reading
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- Post-Incorporation Legal Compliance
- June 18th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Now that you have incorporated your company, the Japanese Companies Act requires that certain legal compliance matters are performed and company recorded matters are up to date. Generally speaking, these can be divided into annual company requirements and the re ... » Continue Reading
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- Why Sports Day is a Big Deal
- June 8th, 2012Category: Culture
- “Red Team: 844 points. White Team: 843 points.” Cheers erupted from the Red Team; the White Team burst into tears. The junior high school students hugged each other in celebration and consolation. Though the Sports Day closing ceremony proceeded on as solemnly as be ... » Continue Reading
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- Participate in a market survey and get paid for your opinions
- May 28th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- We are always on the lookout for ways foreigners can make some spare cash that can be done easily on the side. This is not a "job" belonging with the other employment opportunities but rather a way to some additional income answering questions becoming a "Market ... » Continue Reading
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- Incorporation and Legal Specialists
- April 23rd, 2012Category: Work
- When incorporating a company in Japan or registering a Japan branch of a non-domestic company, you will need to consult with various different types of specialists. This is because the Japanese legal profession is divided into several types of specialists, each ... » Continue Reading
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- Seeking leadership positions in TESOL as professors, researchers, curriculum developers?
- April 9th, 2012Category: Work
- New doctoral cohorts at Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) are being formed in Tokyo and Osaka, to begin this fall. TUJ is the only university in Japan where students can earn American graduate degrees in TESOL without leaving the country. The doctoral program p ... » Continue Reading
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- J-Seed Ventures launches business incubator Venture Generation
- March 26th, 2012Category: Work
- Tokyo, Japan, March 26th, 2012 - In response to the increasing demand from entrepreneurs, J-Seed Ventures, Inc. announced the launch of a new international business incubator in Tokyo, called Venture Generation. Targeting early-stage Japanese ventures and foreign comp ... » Continue Reading
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- Interac – Japan’s leading provider of ALTs
- March 26th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- If there is one company that is always on the look-out for high quality teachers, it’s Interac, Japan’s leading provider of ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) – and probably Japan’s largest “importer” for foreigners, sponsoring more visas for foreigners than any ... » Continue Reading
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