TT-397 -- 500 yen pay rises, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on October 29, 2006

About five years ago, we wrote about the phenomenon of Japanese bedrock manufacturing companies firing thousands of people. One after another, companies such as Matsushita, Nissan and others broke the bad news to employees aged 50 or over that their days were numbered. Among many others, we were stunned to witness that apparent death of a unique corporate culture that saw protecting the welfare of employees as being more important than making profits.

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GW-257 -- Portable Speakers for iPod, PFU HappyHacking Keyboard, Sony Walkman S700F/S600F

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 23, 2006

Logicool, known to much of the rest of the world as "Logitech," is releasing a nice active speaker accessory for all modern versions of the iPod.

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JIN-389 -- Black Ships and Brown Hair

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 23, 2006

Blackening the teeth dates from ancient times in Japan. However, the stratum of society who performed this practice changed with the age. From the 17th century women blackened their teeth upon marriage, sort of a rite of passage to adulthood.

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TT-396 -- Adam (Abe) Smith, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on October 22, 2006

Prime Minister Abe may be embarking on an interesting new (for Japan) tax strategy, especially if you're a company shareholder. It appears that he is putting into place the building blocks needed...

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FW-97 -- Frugal Wiki Update, Shufoo!.NET, and Growing Rich Slowly

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 17, 2006

Hi Frugal Fans - it's been way too long. A month-long vacation in September took me out of the country, and spotty Internet access while I was away made it difficult to publish. But I thank you for your patience, and am proud to present the (slightly belated) first edition of Frugal Watch for October.

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TT-395 -- plummeting post-IPO prices, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on October 15, 2006

Over the last couple of months, the Nikkei 225 stock index has been steadily recovering, passing the 16,000 mark at the end of September. Market sentiment is good and foreigners are busy buying stocks, being net buyers last week. As readers will know, we're interested in freshly listed companies, particularly small cap firms that are more likely to be run by entrepreneurs.

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GW-256 -- Pioneer HDD Raku Navi, Sony MDR-D777SL, Hitachi HMR-1

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 13, 2006

The Gist: Pioneer is letting lose several new models of their "HDD Raku Navi" series of in-car navigation systems. All five models have a 234 x 480 dot 7" widescreen LCD and 30GB hard drive.

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JIN-388 -- One Cranberry Juice for the Road

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 11, 2006

On the evening of August 25 Futoshi Imabayashi, 22, drank copious quantities of beer and shochu at home and a local pub. Then he got behind the wheel. He didn't see the SUV on the bridge...

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TT-394 -- Titanium Oxide and Hay Fever, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on October 8, 2006

Hay fever. It's the wrong time of year for it, hay fever usually hits in spring, but given that the next issue of Japan Inc. magazine carries details of a new invention to help control it, we thought we'd give some advance notice on the subject here at Terrie's Take.

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GW-255 -- Sigma APO Systems Rotino, Panasonic Words Gear, Thanko FMP3 Watch

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 6, 2006

The Gist: Sigma APO will be releasing what qualifies as the "World's Smallest laser mouse" next month. And it's only 2,980 yen!

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