Seven years after DoCoMo launched its 3G FOMA services, the company is testing a next generation network technology called LTE or Super 3G. What are the company’s plans and how do they compare to KDDI and Softbank?

Last week I discussed a British legal case involving a large recruiting company called Hays which successfully sued one of its ex-consultants for stealing company information after that consultant issued invitations to Hay’s clients to join his personal group at the Social Network Service (SNS) called Linked In. The ex-employee admitted that he had set up a competing company but defended his actions by saying that he did not remove any data, the clients were able to respond of their own volition, and that Hays was encouraging the use of a public forum (the Linked In SNS) knowing that any data appearing on that forum would be in the public domain.

Terrie LloydBy Terrie Lloyd

Lehman’s dealmakers continue to slip through Nomura’s fingers.

What a tumultuous month October was—the world stood at the edge of a precipice in terms of a major recession, or possibly even a global depression, and November promises just as much action. We went from having four major independent US securities firms to now having none.

As someone who has worked in the manufacturing industry here for almost a decade, I am increasingly worried by the continued increases in the cost of raw materials. On reading the article “Steelmakers unite” in the October issue of J@pan Inc, it made me realize just how much Japan can be held ransom to those who mine the minerals we need to survive.