Message from the publisher.
This Year has been a banner year for Japan. After something like 14
years of near recession, the country has discovered that there is such a
thing as rebirth. Exporters are experiencing massive . . .
An invitation to ride: launching Japan Automotive News
(JAN).
Surprisingly, not many foreigners in Japan drive, or even entertain
the idea of car ownership. Regardless of the great rates for financing,
it seems impossible to obtain a car. For one thing, how . . .
J@pan Inc newsletters: six years of news between the
lines.
Nearly six years ago, one of the first issues of the J@pan Inc
Newsletter (JIN) posed a question: Is the Japanese economy really in
such dire straits? While many major headlines bemoaned the . . .
Business directory.(Directory)
Business Concierge Service
Landmark Tower Business Concierge
www.businessconcierge.jp/index.html
Japan Concierge Service
www.japanconcierge.com/index.html
Consulting
LINC Media, Inc.
. . .
J-REITs to the rescue! Japan's real estate investment trusts
invigorate the market.(Company overview)
After a devastating collapse in the 1990s, Japan's real estate
market is back on investor's radars. J-REITs, the Japanese versions
of the real estate investment trusts already popular in the US . . .
Patent litigation in the United States: preparing for future
discovery.
The year 2006 has been a busy one for patent protection and
litigation in the United States. In February 2006, the United States
Patent Office issued its seven millionth patent, and continues to . . .
Hot air: Japanese consumers swallowing oxygenated water.
The first time I saw the phrase "drinkable oxygen" on a
bottle next to Volvic in Lawson's, I laughed. I racked my brain to
remember what I learned in Physiology 101. What benefit could . . .
How to incorporate in Japan: new rules mean new
opportunities.
On May 1st, 2006, one of the biggest revisions in the last 50 years
of the Japanese commercial code, the "Sho-ho," was enacted.
The new code not only significantly reduces the investment needed to . . .
Adobe--ubiquity gets redefined: the platform for what's cool
in Japan.
Quick, what is the most widely used software product in the world
today? Hint: it's not from Microsoft
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
The answer: Adobe's Flash Player, which is on 97.7% of all . . .
Is [yen]1 really all you need? Not quite, says the author of
Andrew's Ax. What you truly need is sufficient capital and an
inspi
You've read the story "How to Incorporate in Japan"
and perhaps attended the JETRO presentation in July. The word is out:
whereas in years past you needed [yen]10 million in capital to start . . .
Q-Games: a Kyoto-based game developer successfully serves two
masters.
I still have vague Kodachrome memories of playing my first video
game. The "game" was one of those early refrigerator-sized
Space Invader machines, which probably dates the event to the . . .
Envisioning the face of the customer: So Fast creates products
that satisfy end users.
Visit So Fast and you realize you have arrived at no ordinary
logistics company. The place bursts with animation as staff in white
polo shirts rush about the outer office. The beaming receptionist . . .
Japan's digital Camera Industry: not a rosy picture.
The Japanese domestic market for the digital still camera (DSC)
will soon reach saturation. Market growth is slowing down and the drop
in prices is changing the landscape of digital photography. . . .
Power sourcing: Japan's race for resources.
It's only natural that in light of the high level of
consumption in the developed world in the last 100 years, something was
going to have to give. Now, in an increasingly unstable world, . . .
Sudoku's beautiful symmetry: Kaji Maki gives the
"Number Place" puzzle a new name.
Sudoku number puzzles are booming. Major dailies and in-flight
magazines carry them. Kiosks and bookshops purvey a bewildering array of
titles. Don't know how to do Sudoku? Now you can pick up . . .
Business directory.(Directory)
Banks
Resona Bank
1-1-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8106
Tel: 03-5223-1156
www.resona-hd.co.jp
Shinsei Bank
2-1-6, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0028
Tel: 0120-456-860
. . .
Correction.(Correction notice)
The article "Sonic Boom: Tokyo to New York in Six Hours"
(Spring '06) incorrectly stated that JAXA tested the Silent
Supersonic Technology Demonstrator. JAXA tested the Scaled . . .
Japan: land of the rising target?
Japan, steeped in a tradition of honor and commitment, must face an
embarrassing truth: it has not made a dent in its Kyoto Protocol target
emissions, its 6% target reduction soaring to an 8.3% . . .
Putting a "!" behind the "*": Asterisk
systems reach Tokyo.(Interview)
One of the most difficult and expensive office equipment
procurement decisions a manager can make is that of buying a PBX. When
all most of us want is simply a phone that is easy and convenient . . .
Is your building green? Environmentally friendly office buildings
in Tokyo.
Five years ago, a global facilities manager for a major corporation
called me to discuss the relocation of their Tokyo office. After
describing the criteria for their desired property, he added, . . .
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