News and opinion about Japan

Osaka - Sunday, February 26, 2012 As briefly explained in the previous article Shift in Japan Economy Drivers – from Global Manufacturers to Domestic Non-Manufacturers many, Japanese global electronic companies have been under-performing, while there have been some others that have ...

Osaka - Saturday, February 4, 2012 Nikkei, Japan’s leading newspaper specialized in business and economy, reported today that announcement of financial performance of Japanese listed companies April – December 2011 (consolidated base) is worse than the original estimation, and that the ...

Osaka - Monday, January 9, 2012 Nikkei, Japanese leading newspaper specialized in business and economy, reported on January 8 that Japanese general construction companies are to heavily invest resources (human resources, leading-edge technologies) in Tohoku region to meet the needs of ...

Osaka - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Nikkei, Japanese leading newspaper specialized in business and economy, reported on January 3 that Samsung decided to re-enter Japan flat panel TV market in 2013.  They plan to launch high visual quality TVs with organic ...

Sendai Girls Lead Post-Disaster Reconstruction Initiative – Japan Disaster Osaka – Sunday, December 18, 2011 It is over 9 months since the Japan disaster of earthquake and tsunami hit Tohoku district on March 11 this year.  There are yet so many wreckages ...

Osaka - Sunday, December 11, 2011 Nikkei, Japanese leading newspaper specialized in business and economy, reported today that Japan, China and South Korea are to start negotiation to conclude a FTA (Free Trade Agreement) in summer 2012.  The three countries plan ...

Osaka – Sunday, December 11, 2011 This is the succeeding article of the previous article Japanese Companies Joining War for Global Talent (Part 1) in which how Japanese companies started in earnest acquiring, developing and retaining global talent. In this article, the ...

Osaka – Sunday, December 4, 2011 As explained in the previous articles How Japanese Companies Started Acquiring and Retaining Global Talent and Japanese Companies Are Changing Global Talent Development Strategy, globalization of their human to globalize their organization and business is ...

Osaka - Sunday, September 25, 2011 Recent hot topic in Japan that has been discussed in TV news and other programmes is the fact the Mt. Fuji and City of Kamakura are to be applied to be registered as World Heritage. City ...

Osaka - Monday, September 19, 2011 Nikkei, Japan’s leading newspaper specialized in business and economy reported today that Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has set up a policy of giving obligations to real estate and construction companies to ...