TT-927 (Tourism Edition) -- How JTB Lost Control of Japan's Inbound Hotels Business

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on December 18, 2017

For a foreign customer who doesn't know the JTB name, it's a surprise when the Japanese web site suddenly demands a pre-payment and often with severe penalties.

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TT-926 -- Masters of Japan's Beach Trash Universe - the Bonzi's, e-biz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on December 11, 2017

As non-Japanese living here, with the high profile that comes from being different, we can play a pivotal role in helping to make things better. We can even build a business around being civic-minded residents.

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TT-925 (Tourism Edition) -- The Economics of Beach Trash in Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on December 4, 2017

I took a second look at the view and realized he was right, there was trash everywhere, particularly white plastic shopping bags, food and chemicals containers, bottles, and pretty much everything in between.

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