The mountain ahead

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Submitted by Tobias Harris on April 6, 2009

April is here, the new fiscal year has begun, and Prime Minister Aso Taro is in London for the G20 summit.

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JIN-505 -- Tankan survey bottoms out as sentiment worsens

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Submitted by Michael Condon on April 6, 2009

Large manufacturers feel that things aren't so grand.

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TT-512 -- 334, 000 Working Holiday Makers Can't be Wrong

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on April 6, 2009

How successful is the working holiday visa program?

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Rocket launched; Japan breathes again

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Submitted by Tobias Harris on April 5, 2009

The Aso government got its wish: North Korea launched its rocket, with the first stage said to have landed off the coast of Akita prefecture and the second said to have landed in the Pacific Ocean.

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The legal issues of firing at North Korea’s “rocket”

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Submitted by Craig Martin on April 3, 2009

As tensions mount and there is increasing talk of shooting down the “debris” from a pending North Korean rocket launch, there has been little discussion of what would happen if Japan shot down the rocket instead.

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Job seeking has lost its way

Submitted by Japan Inc on April 2, 2009

By staff writer Saki Nakane

Japan’s job hunting is unique in a brutal way, and it has become even tougher for job-hunters to find employment amidst the worst economic crisis to hit Japan in a century.

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Nikkei 9000, 8000, or 7000?

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Submitted by Steven Towns on April 2, 2009

About a year ago today, I published a weekly Nikkei outlook discussing whether the Nikkei was headed to 13,000 or back to 12,000. Suffice to say that much has happened since then...

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Terrie's Job Tips -- JETs – Part Three: The Opportunities

Submitted by Japan Inc on April 1, 2009

A common question by teachers coming off the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program is what sort of careers they can build for themselves once they hit the job market here in Japan, versus going back home. Do they stay in language teaching? Yes, that's an option, but doesn't really create a career unless you're willing to study to acquire more academic qualifications.

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