A reader recently asked me some questions about procedures when it comes time to leave a job. I thought these might be interesting to share. As usual, I will make a disclaimer that I am not a legal professional, and if you decide to take a certain course of action based on my comments below, you need to get professional advice first before...

Shinsei Bank is an unusual mid-sized financial institution in Japan, in that it offers such a wide range of services, covering the Retail, Commercial, and Investment banking sectors. As such, the back office computing systems of the bank have to be flexible and responsive to change, at the same time as being extremely reliable and based on open...

The Gist: Onkyo is gearing up for the introduction of the 'KB-1' keyboard and 'KB-1W' keyboard and mouse sets later this month. It probably seems a bit odd for Onkyo, who primarily deals in audio/video components, to be coming
out with such products. But that's where the fun comes in, because these...

One aspect of Japanese work culture that I've never really got used to is the Nomikai - going drinking to socialize. Personally I have a low tolerance for alcohol and for tobacco fumes, so doing one really is 'work'. But having said that, what you can get achieve with a hold-out customer by doing a nomikai is so outstanding, that I know it's...