TT-937 (Tourism Edition) -- As East Asia Peaks, Europe is Japan's Next Inbound Travel Frontier

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 26, 2018

Of the 20+ major European travel agencies that I personally went to visit at ITB (Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin), probably 15 of them said they wanted to be in Japan, soon.

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TT-936 -- Japan Tobacco Goes Further Down the Rabbit Hole, plus, e-biz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 19, 2018

Compared to the massive slide in tobacco users in Japan, JT's diversification efforts (not so successful) and aggressive international M&A (much more successful) are both understandable and inevitable.

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TT-935 (Tourism Edition) -- Japantravel.bike Up and Running - and the Competitive Landscape

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 12, 2018

I'm happy to announce that in fact the service is now up and running. If you go to japantravel.bike, you can rent a bike from any DBS bike port in Japan, with nothing more than a credit card.

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TT-934 -- Ashinaga: Orphans Have a Benefactor on Their Side, e-biz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 5, 2018

Every now and again, something different comes along, and in February I was asked to hold a company startup seminar for the Ashinaga organization, which helps kids without parents.

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