JIN-411 -- Fibers Finger Gropers

The other evening I squeezed into a train homeward-bound from Tokyo. Pressed against the door like a butterfly pinned to the leaf of a specimen book I could only watch the nightscape scrolling past the window. Not until I overheard a guy tell his girl, 'We're on the women-only car' did I sense something strange. I looked around. Sure enough he and I were the only men, my having followed him like a lemming. My being the last on board, few riders...

GW-269 -- Logitec LDS-iALARM, Panasonic Toughbook CF-08,Panasonic Viera PZ700 series

The Gist: Logitec aims to replace even your alarm clock with the new 'LDS-iALARM,' a take-off on the standard iPod dock. The iALARM more closely resembles an alarm clock than it does anything else. The concept is straightforward: just insert your 4th gem or greater iPod or 1st/2nd generation iPod nano into the
iALARM's Dock connector. The iPod itself has an alarm function, but such a function is slightly hard to use with headphones alone. The iALARM acts as a speaker, so you... Read Now

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JIN-410 -- The Teflon Governor

Shintaro Ishihara, who recently won a third term as Tokyo Governor, is not one to hold his tongue. In his years as governor he has spooked foreigners with a warning to beware rioting 'third country nationals' (code for Koreans) in the aftermath of a natural disaster in Tokyo; raised Francophone hackles with the comment French is not...

TT-417 -- What if you land in jail?

Ten days ago, the foreign Vice President of Dior Japan and his wife were charged with possession of drugs here in Tokyo. Apparently he tried mailing cocaine from a Paris address to his home in Tokyo and Customs tipped off the
Police. The Police raided his home and arrested his wife after...

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Terrie's Job Tips -- Negotiating Initial Terms and Conditions - Part Three: The High End – Local Hires

Now let’s look at the types of “benefits” that you would want to negotiate as a senior manager, say director level, CxO, or President and above. You are likely to want benefits that go well outside the usual employee’s experience, based usually on the fact that you also have significantly more responsibilities and in some cases, as the company’s official face, you have to project an image for the company.

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Negotiating Initial Terms and Conditions - Part Two: What You Can Negotiate

Just as with money, recruiters can go in and negotiate other terms on the same unemotional basis as well. Figure out what matters to you and ask for them. You’re probably only going to get one chance make these requests, and like any “sale” the timing of those requests is important. Right off the bat, I think money needs to be...

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Negotiating Initial Terms and Conditions

The biggest question most candidates have about a new job, after finding out what they’ll actually be doing, is what their salary and the associated terms and conditions will be. This is nothing we don’t already know, but what most people do have trouble with is how to...

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Banker Dreams Part Two – Which Direction?

Last week we ran a letter from a reader who was having trouble getting interviews in his desired career segment – he wants to be an investment banker. His first working experience was tainted by a bad experience in a job that knocked his confidence and he now finds it difficult to interview confidently, locking himself into...

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Banker Dreams

Today’s article is a request from a reader to diagnose why he is having trouble getting interviews in his desired career segment. His first working experience was tainted by a bad experience in a job that required him to work 14 hours a day. Although he is now working part-time elsewhere, he has been finding it hard to break out of a...

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Japan Experience is a Life-long Experience

Last night I had dinner with an old friend and ex-employee named Ranjith. I haven’t seen Ranjith since 1998, although we’ve been in touch all these years, and I’m pleased to say that he has aged well in that time. He is from Sri Lanka and currently works for one of the major banks there as a special...

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