TT-844 (Tourism Edition) -- Why is Chinese Per-visitor Spending Starting to Fall?

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 28, 2016

The Nikkei newspaper started running articles about the peaking of the inbound tourism income bubble, pointing out that since the end of 2015 there has been a downwards shift in per-visitor tourist spending.

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TT-843 -- How the Failure of Abenomics Leads to the Record Sales of Safes. E-biz news from Japan.

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 21, 2016

There has been a surge in cash hoardings, with an extra 6.2% ten thousand yen bills going into circulation last year, the highest jump in demand since 2002.

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TT-842 (Tourism Edition) -- Why Expedia is Not Doing Well (Yet) in the Japan Inbound Market

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 14, 2016

The local operation of Expedia is very Japanese. However, like other "Japanified" foreign-firm branches, they have lost their ability to recognize and respond to external trends.

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TT-841 -- Mis-allocation of Funds: Zombies and Parasites vs. Start-ups. E-biz news from Japan.

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 7, 2016

When it comes to small company support, the words "vested interest" and "parasitic behavior" come to mind rather than "nurturing" and "creation".

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The green revolution 2.0

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Submitted by Flavio Souza on March 1, 2016

As the world continues to dump down oil barrels prices, searching for new political collaborations and resources alternatives, shutting down nuclear plants (well, Japan still needs to learn from this one) and reinventing itself towards a greener path. We can finally sing along (paraphrasing Phill Collins): "I can feel it coming : green is in the air tonight, oh Lord And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, Oh Lord "

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