Terrie's Job Tips -- Learning Japanese - TP's Experience: Part Three: Take-Aways

Submitted by Japan Inc on June 6, 2007

This week we wrap up the Japanese-learning experiment by our US entrepreneur recently arrived in Japan, TP. Clearly his is not the only program that works in learning the language, but for those of us who are naturally language challenged and who didn't do a year of high-school here as a teenager, it's a course that can work. TP wraps up by making some observations about what it really takes to get the job done, and about mistakes made and lessons learned.

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JIN-417 -- Japan: A View From The Academy

Submitted by Japan Inc on June 5, 2007

This week's 'JIN', J@pan Inc Newsletter takes the form of a review of a lecture given by Dr. Phil Deans of Temple University, Japan. Deans offered fresh insights on such puzzles as Sino-Japanese relations and why Japanese women have stopped having babies Read Now

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TT-423 -- Whaling Debacle

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on June 4, 2007

What lies behind the Japanese government's policy on whaling? Terrie Lloyd examines the social and economic forces behind Japan's ongoing dispute with the international community Read Terrie's Take Now

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JIN-416 -- Chirac's Foreign Affairs

Submitted by Japan Inc on May 30, 2007

Secret bank accounts, illicit affairs, slush funds, love children, sumo, manga and Franco-Japanese relations.
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Terrie's Job Tips -- Learning Japanese - TP's Experience - Part Two: Method

Submitted by Japan Inc on May 30, 2007

We continue on with TP's experiment in learning Japanese with the specific target of being functional in the language to the point where he can work in Japanese and do business with Japanese-only colleagues. TP is a consultant and entrepreneur and is obviously used to breaking life problems down into logical steps, which I find quite fascinating, and appealing.

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TT-422 -- Commercial Real Estate Bubble

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on May 28, 2007

Just this week, the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (GIC) and Sumitomo announced that they will invest JPY150bn (US$1.2bn) in retail properties here, effectively joining a slew of other foreign real estate firms such as Australia's James Packer, Rubicon (Aus), NewStar (UK), Macquarie Bank (Aus), Morgan Stanley (US), and many others wanting a piece of the action. To see Terrie's perception of such activity Read Terrie's Take Now

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JIN-415 -- Spas, Supermarkets and Spam

Submitted by Japan Inc on May 23, 2007

Thoughts and observations about onsens, supermarkets and meat in a can inspired by a trip to the ostensibly uninspirational suburb of Tamasakai form the content of this week's Japan Inc Newsletter Read Now

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Terrie's Job Tips -- Learning Japanese – TP’s Experience; Part One: Setting Milestones

Submitted by Japan Inc on May 22, 2007

Being able to speak Japanese opens so many more opportunities for the foreign worker in Japan, that whenever I get an email asking about jobs here, I invariably advise the person that if they can afford it, they should take an intensive Japanese course first.

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TT-421 -- Part Three: Global Warming in Japan - Electric Cars

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on May 21, 2007

A weekly roundup of news & information from Terrie Lloyd. General Edition Sunday, May 20, 2007 Issue No. 421. This week's newsletter looks at alternative possibilities for fuel cells in the context of global warming in Japan Read Now

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JIN-414 -- The Defense of the Indefensible

Submitted by Japan Inc on May 16, 2007

This week's newsletter makes uses of some recent research findings to consider Japan's place in the arms race in Asia. As Japan acquires more and more arms, relaxes its laws on arms exports and debates changing its constitution, should Japan take greater care of the diplomatic language it uses? Read Now

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