Should HR Get Out of the Hiring Business?

Should HR get out of the hiring business and give this strategic function back to business units and managers who design, build, manufacture, market and sell a company's products?

TT-563 -- Who's Making Money Out of Carbon Credits? Ebiz news from Japan

Japan as one of the original promoters of the Protocol, is well advanced in emissions trading.

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JIN-522 -- Facebook's new walled garden is Asia's SNS opportunity

Facebook's new "Social Plugins" could spell opportunity for Asia's SNS firms.

Retention vs Abolition: Japan's Capital Punishment Policy Under Dispute

The recent change of leadership in Japan may affect the penal system, in particular, the system of capital punishment.

TT-562 -- Huge Local Fraud Case, ebiz in Japan

Molex outlined a fraud of massive proportions perpetrated by one of its Tokyo-based finance department managers.

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Pride Before Pitch

For some reason, arrogance has got a bad name, time to set the record straight.

The Grey Area Of Dissavings

Rapidly aging societies are not, in the main, characterized by dissaving but rather by the fight against it, says Claus Vistesen.

TT-561 -- Nikkei Blogging Links Ban, ebiz news from Japan

Given that a lot of Web content revolves around bloggers, we think the Nikkei's stance in banning blogger links is short-sighted.

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TT-560 -- Asian Tourists Mean Cash, ebiz news from Japan

The propensity of Asian tourists to shop, eat, and pay for good service underlines their emerging importance to Japan's economy.

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