TT-924 -- 9 Useful Things to Know About Terminating Staff in Japan, ebiz news from Japan

Our advice is to get your Work Rules in place as soon as possible after establishment and NOT to wait until the tenth employee is hired. The reason for this is that it is FAR easier to negotiate with 1-2 early employees than it is with 10 or more.

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TT-923 (Tourism Edition) -- Adding Content to Concrete, to Make a Hotel a Destination

It's all too easy to forget that what makes money is not just the barebones offering but also the value-added services that inspire or stimulate the customer.

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TT-922 -- Dealing with a Rogue Employee in Japan, e-biz News in Japan

It's tough being a foreign businessperson in Japan. Unlike our Japanese colleagues, we don't have a support network that stretches back to High School or University, and thus we're often left in a lonely and uninformed position.

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TT-921 (Tourism Edition) -- Earthquakes and Brotherhood in Noto's Sake Community

Noto Peninsula is a wonderful part of the country, with dramatic cliff roads, forests, and fishing villages facing the crashing surf on the western side, and quiet bays, oysters farms, orchards, and retirement homes on the eastern side.

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