TT-440 -- JMEC, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on October 8, 2007

Terrie takes a look at what the government is doing to encourage young enterprises to start businesses in Japan and considers an exciting opportunity for foreign entrepreneurs: Japan Market Expansion Competition (JMEC). Plus, foreign residents to join the regular foreigner visitors' line at immigration. Read Terrie's Take Now

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GW-276 -- The Hottest Gizmos and Gadgets from Japan

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 5, 2007

This weeks Gadget Watch takes a look at the world's first use of EL display technology on TVs and Sony's localization marketing tactic to sell their new Sony Walkman NW-A910.
Gadget Watch also takes a look at Hitachi's new LCD projector with bendable mirror, due to be released in January of next year.Read Now

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JIN-434 -- Human Rights and Japan

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 3, 2007

In light of the recent devlopments in Myanmar, there is a debate raging in Japan about what appropriate diplomatic measures should be taken. This week's newsletter delves into the nature of human rights in Japan, theory and practice.
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TT-439 -- Metropolis changes hands, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on October 1, 2007

Starting life as Tokyo Classifieds when it was launched by Mark and Mary Devlin back in 1994, Metropolis magazine has grown to become Japan's largest periodical both in terms of distribution volume and advertising revenue. Last week Metropolis was acquired by another publishing group. To find out who and why Read Terrie's Take Now

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Terrie's Job Tips -- Breaking an Employment Contract

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 1, 2007

Note: As always, I advise that you seek professional legal and/or labor advice before acting on any opinions given here.

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GW-275 -- The Hottest Gizmos and Gadgets from Japan

Submitted by Japan Inc on September 28, 2007

eRevolution Segnity, Hitachi IV-R1000 & Kenwood Media Keg HD60GD9 covered in the latest from Gadget Watch Read Now

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JIN-433 -- Meet Mr Fukuda

Submitted by Japan Inc on September 26, 2007

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

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

Submitted by Japan Inc on September 26, 2007

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

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on September 24, 2007

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

Submitted by Japan Inc on September 20, 2007

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

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