JIN-433 -- Meet Mr Fukuda

Yasuo Fukuda, the new Japanese PM, is grey, sober, unexciting. But what does this mean for the world? This week we look at some of the key international relationships that he will have to engage with. Read Now

Terrie's Job Tips -- Team Training: Part Six - Cultural Wrap-up

In the last installment on this training series, I'd like to cover a grab bag of cultural considerations that I have come across in my career. These relate strongly to last week's article about hardened sales guys and how to get through to them. This time around, we look at how to manage the coach-team scenario in a cultural context and how to avoid predetermined or possibly negative outcomes.

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TT-438 -- Did MBK pay too much for Yayoi? E-biz news from Japan

In the last week of August, a private equity firm that few had heard of, MBK Partners, won an auction to buy the accounting software firm Yayoi from Livedoor Holdings for an estimated JPY71bn (US$617m). Was this figure worth it? What does this say about M&A culture in Japan? Read Terrie's Take Now

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GW-274 -- The Hottest Gizmos and Gadgets from Japan

The future is upon us as we move forward with using vein and fingerprint recognition, saying good-bye to the old days of using passwords and keycards.
Robots are also coming into play with the Rolly - a robot music player which you shake and twist to control and you let roll around on the floor to reverberate as speakers.
And finally, a Bluetooth compatible Yamaha speaker to connect to music players, phones and PCs. Read Now

JIN-432 -- An inspector calls: financial regulation in Japan

This week’s newsletter looks at the problems faced by foreign financial institutions in Japan and questions whether the much-hyped arrival of new laws (J-SOX) to prevent the occurrence of scandals such as Livedoor and Murakami, will stand any chance of making an impact. Read Now

Terrie's Job Tips -- Team Training: Part Five - Winning Over Hardened Teams

One of the biggest challenges for a non-Japanese manager to deal with is when they are parachuted into a situation and are required to take on, train, and motivate a battle hardened crew of veterans - particularly sales, administration, or customer support veterans. This situation most frequently happens when you are part of a merger with a Japanese firm, a joint venture, or you have been appointed to replace an under-performing manager in a foreign-owned business that has been left too long on its own, and whose employees have forgotten who they actually work for.

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TT-437 -- Tobacco business, ebiz news from Japan

This week focuses on the tobacco industry in Japan. As the local market becomes increasingly difficult how has Japan Tobacco managed to keep its profits up? What lies ahead for smoking policy in Japanese localities? Read Terrie's Take Now

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GW-273 -- The Hottest Gizmos and Gadgets from Japan

A collaboration between Bandai and Buffalo has produced a child-safety computer to stop kids being subjected to the dangers of the internet.
Epson have brought out a new LCD projector with a amazing contrast and the ability to create a 100inch screen.
To go with the projector, Sony's new LocationFree Home HD enables us to transport audio and video signals inside and outside the home.

JIN-431 -- Jews in Japan

With the advent of the Jewish new year this week, JIN looks at Jewish-Japanese relations including an interview with Rabbi Henri Noach, leader of the Tokyo community. Read Now

MMW-115 -- Japan's New Rolling Robot Music

J@pan Inc Magazine Presents:
Music Media Watch.
The writer is taking a short break and will return in December.

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