JIN-491 -- Currency chills start to hit tourism industry

It'll be a long winter for some of Japan's tourist operators.

Terrie's Job Tips -- New Beginnings as a Professional

I frequently get email from readers overseas who have set their hearts on coming to Japan and who are trying to figure out how to find a job in their chosen field. But to get to that job they first need a visa.

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TT-494 -- Hospitals in Crisis, ebiz news from Japan

After a shocking number of reports about patients being turned away from emergency care and inevitably dieing, it is clear that the medical system is in a dire condition. But what exactly is going wrong?

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Terrie's Job Tips -- Information Security – Part Five: Moral Defense against Leakage

The biggest threat to the security of any company’s data is not hackers or other external threats, it’s from the firm’s own employees. It is true that Japan is a little better than most countries, thanks to employees being more inclined to follow the rules. Nonetheless, a recent Cisco-funded survey found that about 21% of IT managers suspected that their users were sharing PCs and other devices with unauthorized users.

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TT-493 -- Office in a Box, ebiz news from Japan

Harsh economic times call for harsh cost cuts. What is on offer to aid tighter belts?

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TT-492 -- Job Cuts in Full Swing, ebiz news from Japan

Although the government report on the unemployment rate in Japan does not look too bad, upon closer inspection, it may not be as good as it seems...

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WW-178 -- Next generation network technology

Seven years after DoCoMo launched its 3G FOMA services, the company is testing a next generation network technology called LTE or Super 3G. What are the company’s plans and how do they compare to KDDI and Softbank?

Terrie's Job Tips -- Information Security - Part Four: The Hays Case Japanese Style

Last week I discussed a British legal case involving a large recruiting company called Hays which successfully sued one of its ex-consultants for stealing company information after that consultant issued invitations to Hay’s clients to join his personal group at the Social Network Service (SNS) called Linked In. The ex-employee admitted that he had set up a competing company but defended his actions by saying that he did not remove any data, the clients were able to respond of their own volition, and that Hays was encouraging the use of a public forum (the Linked In SNS) knowing that any data appearing on that forum would be in the public domain.

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