TT-699 -- 2012 Ad Spending Shows Interesting Trends, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on February 25, 2013

Dentsu, the world's largest single-brand advertising agency, has just released the preliminary version of its 2012 report on advertising in Japan.

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TT-698 -- Japan's Competition for Immigrants, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on February 18, 2013

Japan's Highly Skilled Foreign Professional visa introduced in July last year targets technology immigrants and offers on a new points system a very easy 5-year work visa with all the trimmings.

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TT-697 -- Containing China with Arms Exports. Ebiz news from Japan.

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on February 11, 2013

Given China's predilection for confrontation and even armed conflict with its neighbors, Japan will be caught with a difficult decision should China decide to invade the Senkakus.

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TT-696 -- Choosing Not to Work Full-time, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on February 4, 2013

The percentage of non-regular to full-time workers is now a record 28.75%, almost 18m people (there are 62m in the workforce), and this is not just a temporary trend.

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