Dollar bears on the retreat

Year end markets often see a bout of profit taking following a one way market and this year should see the same. However, the uncertainty in the UAE could see the Yen strengthen one more time before following the European currencies...

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Open government

Amidst all the changes introduced by the Hatoyama government since it took office in September...

TT-544 -- Construction Domino Game, ebiz news from Japan

The nation's leading seller of condominiums in Japan in 2007, filed for bankruptcy this last week...

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Pineapple, Pepperoni with extra S.a.a.S

You’ve all eaten there, the real first choice of any date in roppongi before a movie, Pizzakaya, the place for real Pizza.

JIN-514 -- The future of Internet news media?

Rupert Murdoch and Microsoft may team up against Google to change the face of media.

Tamogami, Palin, and populist conservatisms

It has been just over a year since General Toshio Tamogami was drummed out of the service...

Taking the Long View on Asia

I have long sat beside the table of Mckinsey & Co., the best management consulting company in Asia, hoping to catch some crumbs of wisdom...

TT-543 -- Watami: from food to old fogies, ebiz news from Japan

A restaurant chain, Watami, is providing people with a way to enjoy themselves but at a much lower price than a year ago.

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JGB masochists versus sadist hedgies

No doubt David Einhorn (Greenlight Capital) is an astute investor....

M&A will be key for Japanese equities in 2010

Reuters (article in Japanese) reports that Goldman Sachs issued a report earlier this week that argues M&A will be the major theme for Japanese equities in 2010....

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