The Tech Economy may be in a meltdown shambles, but there are still some pretty cool opportunities out there for the more adventurous and tech-savvy of us. All these jobs are available through the DaiJob.com web site or through DaiJob's Ambition Consulting team. Take for example the Designer/Web Master position for a major bank. The position is for...

If you're overseas and looking for a job in Japan, you probably fall into one of two categories: someone who has friends and a personal network in Japan, or someone who doesn't. If you're networked, you already know what to do. Have copies of the Japan Times Monday edition sent to you, trawl the job web sites, and have your various friends stay on the look-out for opportunities. But, if you're completely unaware of what's up in Japan...

A fter 19 years in Japan, I have a pretty good network of friends here. I'm sad to say that at least half of them are unhappy with their jobs, and of that half, about 50% are actively thinking about leaving those jobs. Maybe it's the pressure of Tokyo and the unique difficulties of working in a multinational firm - or maybe it's...

On October 3 of last year, Napster Japan launched the first online music subscription service in Japan with an 'all-you-can-eat' model - allowing subscribers to download and play as much music as they like for a flat monthly fee. Accompanied by a massive marketing campaign featuring oversized bar-code poster ads, the Napster Japan launch attracted a great deal of...