Profile: Shigeru Ishiba, minister of defense.(Politics)
Shigeru Ishiba is something of an anomaly in the Japanese political
world. His soft-spoken and reserved manner belies his high level of
competence. Experts credit his ability to boil down . . .
Personnel perspectives; Three views of the human resources
process: candidate, recruiter, employer.(Recruitment)
The Candidate
Whether at graduate level or further down the line in a career,
increasingly, most of us are more likely than ever to keep a keen eye on
the job market, whether or not we are . . .
Recruitment services directory.(Directory)
Name Phone URL
A-Human Inc 03-3519-4181 www.a-human.net/english
A-TEN Associates 03-5425-7788 www.a-10.com
Japan Ltd
Adecco 03-6439-7300 . . .
Marcus Evans conferences.(Conference news)(Calendar)
Customer Relationship Excellence
Pursuing the original CRM definition--Enhancing customer
satisfaction and increasing enterprise profit by utilising customer data
Hilton Tokyo Hotel, Japan | . . .
The trade in people: a former recruiter looks at the industry in
Japan asking the question, has the bubble burst?(Recruitment
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With the need for strong, foreign executive recruiters having been
created through the demand to move high-caliber professionals, often
within tightly knit industries, a lot of the demand has come . . .
Changing the status quo: the future of stock exchange technology
in Japan.(Electronic trading in Japan)
Almost since its inception in 1878, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
has been synonymous with trading in the Japanese financial markets.
Other regional bourses do exist to serve investors, but after . . .
Is the customer a false god? Part III: my struggle at the
frontline of Japanese Enterprise IT.(IT industry)
The ancient religion of Shinto regards all natural objects and
exceptional creatures as kami or "Gods." Visitors to Japan can
easily sample a taste of kami-sama treatment by indulging themselves . . .
Perspectives on Tokyo living & real estate.(Relocation
services)
Kenneth Arbour, President of Century 21 SKY Realty and Tokyo
Orientations, has spent over 20 years in the real estate and relocation
business in Tokyo. This is the third of four articles, in which . . .
The father of invention.(Inventions & patents)
The business of invention
When Shuji Nakamura invented the blue ray laser diode, he never
imagined that the technology would be used worldwide. Neither did he
anticipate that it would be the . . .
Exclusive interview: Michel Lachaussee; J@pan Inc talks to the
President of the French Chamber of Commerce in Japan.(French Cham
Who does the chamber represent?
The French chamber in Japan is the oldest European chamber of
commerce, started in 1918. In Japan we have now reached a membership of
556. We are also the largest . . .
CEO interview: Junichi Fujimoto, FON Japan.(WiFi
Internet)(Interview)
Smaller devices incorporating wireless networking are
proliferating--not just computers, but phones, PDAs and hand-held gaming
machines are using the Internet to send and receive data at high . . .
Retail focus: Don Quijote.
In the shopping paradise that is Japan, the retail business can
often be dog-eat-dog, with companies racking their best brains for ideas
on how to please the country's notoriously fussy customers. . . .
Measure for measure: hard information about selected industries,
a corporate profile of a major Japanese listed company, and a c
Finance
* Value of false share purchase disclosures made at the Financial
Services Agency's EDINET website attributed to Teramento in
January: [yen]20 trillion
* Capitalization of Teramento: . . .
Trends in Japan: eco fashion.
Tokyo teen fashion Mecca, Shibuya, is having an unusual bohemian
moment. Take a stroll through the trendy Shibuya 109 fashion building
and you'll see many a boutique offering . . .
New business & IPO.(Business Break)
IPOs scheduled for January and February were for the most part
fairly unremarkable with the notable exception of Seven Bank. Originally
known as IY Bank, the major shareholders prior to IPO were '7 . . .
Power from footsteps.(Business Break)
The Asahi Shimbun reports that JR East began an experiment this
year to generate electricity from the pressure of commuters'
footsteps as they pass through ticket wickets. Covering an area of . . .
The sun setting on DRM?(Business Break)
While not specifically mentioning Japan, Amazon.com announced in
January that they would be launching their Digital Rights Management
(DRM)-free download service 'Amazon mp3' worldwide by the . . .
Web 2.0.(Business Break)
Omnipresent (at least on the interwebs) entrepreneur and early
stage investor Joi Ito announced that his company Digital Garage would
be bringing Web 2.0 phenomenon Twitter to Japan. The social . . .
Breakthrough for Skype.(Business Break)
VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) service Skype should receive a
significant boost in the Japanese market with Sony providing PSP (their
handheld games console) users with a software update to . . .
Second Life.(Business Break)
If you thought mobile phone users weren't engrossed enough in
their hand sets as it was, thanks to a platform developed by SUN--a
Tokyo based firm specializing in mobile content delivery--there may . . .
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