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| Japanese Seniors Targeted by Travel Firms |
| Published: September 24, 2007, 12:59 am |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, Japanese, Market, Senior, Thailand, Travel |
| The Tourism Authority of Thailand says Japanese seniors are where the money is.The old folks of Japan should be targeted and encouraged to stay for longer periods.Japanese seniors are:1. wealthy2. fond of experiencing world historic sites3. like learning about foreign cultures |
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| Willcom and China Network Communications to Form Tie-up |
| Published: September 24, 2007, 1:57 pm |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, China Network Communications, Telecommunications, Willcom |
| carrier, will forge a business alliance.Hopes are to expand the PHS business to other Asian countries.Willcom will:1. provide China Network Communications with know-how on 'packet communications.'2. sign a technology consulting agreement |
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| Suzuki has new 150cc motor bike model for India |
| Published: September 24, 2007, 3:23 pm |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, 125, 150, Dealership, Heat, India, Zeus |
| parts still imported from Japan.Suzuki opened its 156th dealership in India this past weekend.Have you ever ridden a motorcycle for work or for school? |
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| New Tokyo Haneda - Shanghai Hongqiao Flight Inaugurated |
| Published: September 29, 2007, 12:53 pm |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, Airlines, Airways, All Nippon, China Eastern, Gimbo, Hongqiao, Japan, Shanghai Haneda |
| day, operated by: 1. Japan Airlines, 2. All Nippon Airways, 3. China Eastern Airlines4. Shanghai Airlines |
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| Siemens Medical Solutions Increases Presence In Japan |
| Published: October 1, 2007, 11:35 am |
| Tags: Business, Japan, Joint Venture Companies, Siemens Medical Solutions |
| Siemens Medical Solutions and Kameda Healthinformatics Institute Inc. announced the establishment of a joint venture company which will be named Siemens Kameda Healthcare IT Systems K.K., effective today. |
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| Ford, Mazda Will Announce Thai Investment |
| Published: October 2, 2007, 5:19 pm |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, Alliance, Ford, Japan, Mazda, Small Car, Thailand |
| Ford Motor Co and Mazda Motor Ltd. will announce new big investment plans for Thailand.On October 9th, executive VPs for Ford and Mazda have a joint press conference planned in Bangkok.AutoAlliance Thailand, the JV between Ford and Mazda, reported last week that the two companies would invest about $584 million to expand production in the land of |
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| Gulliver Coming to United States |
| Published: October 2, 2007, 8:05 pm |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, Gulliver, Honda, Japan, Sales, Used Cars |
| Co. is a used car buyer in Japan.The company already has two sales sites in the State, Los Angeles and San Francisco.Two more on on the way - another in the LA area, and next year in New York to give it an East Coast presence.Gulliver has a park-and-sell system - parking spaces are rented to consumers wishing to sell their cars. |
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| Japanese developers talk Xbox performance |
| Published: October 4, 2007, 1:15 pm |
| Tags: Business, Japan |
| that is the Xbox 360 in Japan. We're not sure how long it's been, but it's probably time for a new one, don't you think? GameSpot has taken up the reins this time, gathering together a gaggle of Japanese developers with Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg thrown in for good measure. So, what do Japanese developers think should be done to lift the |
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| Vanilla from Cow Dung Garners Ig Nobel Prize for Japanese Woman |
| Published: October 5, 2007, 7:47 pm |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, Cow Dung, Harvard, Ig Nobel, Nobel Prize |
| 25-year old Japanese woman developed vanillin - vanilla flavoring and fragrance - from cow dung.As a result she became the 12th Japanese person to be awared an Ig-Nobel Prize.Ig-Nobel prizes are a spoof of the Nobel Prizes that "first make people laugh, and then make them think."Yamamoto's research was awarded at a ceremony held at |
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| Japanese Firms Look to Inland China for IT Talent |
| Published: October 8, 2007, 3:13 pm |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, China, Firm, Fujitsu, It Professional, Japan, Nec, Ntt, United States |
| on the major coastal cities.Japanese companies AND U.S. companies are heading to inland China to find cheaper labor for their information technology needs.NTT Data Corp has gone to Chongqing to set up "a firm specializing in software for managing factory operations and distribution." Fujitsu Ltd. also launched software development |
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| North Korean Sanctions Extended by Japan |
| Published: October 9, 2007, 12:33 am |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, Japan, North Korea, Sanctions |
| Japan decided to extend sanctions against North Korea for another six months.The decision was made on the first anniversary of the North's alledged first ever atomic weapons test.The move by Japan's parliament will come despite a gesture by the North to declare its nuclear program and disable its main atomic reactor by the end of this |
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| Koei Says: "Japan May be Falling Slightly Behind" |
| Published: October 9, 2007, 2:00 am |
| Tags: Business, Japan, Koei, Koei Says |
| Once upon a time, Japanese games were vastly superior to American ones. Now, they're not. Japanese publishers are starting to realize that they are competing on a global scale with Western developers. And if recent Halo 3 sales in Japan are any indication, Japanese consumers are slowly starting to realize this as well. Acording to Koei's managing |
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| Mitsubishi Chooses Pratt & Whitney Engine for Carbon Fiber Regional Jet |
| Published: October 9, 2007, 4:04 pm |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, Carbon Fiber, Mitsubishi Heavy, Pratt Whitney, Regional Jet, Mrj |
| unit and Rolls-Royce PLC.Japan is funding its first domestically manufactured passenger aircraft since the YS-11 turboprop plane ended production in 1973.The new jet is set for launch in 2012 or sooner and will consume 20% less fuel because it will be made of lightweight carbon fiber composite. |
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| China, Japan Far Apart on Exploration Rights in East China Sea |
| Published: October 11, 2007, 5:38 pm |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, China, Exploration Rights, Gas Fields, Japan, Sea |
| and Japan can't come to an agreement on who owns who owns the gas exploration rights in the East China Sea.For the 10th time, talks aimed at a resolution have failed.Japan, however, is saying these last talks were useful and constructive but absent of a breakthrough...wishful thinking perhaps.An 11th meeting is scheduled for next month |
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| Convenience Stores Get Mixed Results in 1st Half |
| Published: October 11, 2007, 5:09 pm |
| Tags: Doing Business Japan, Convenience Stores, Japan |
| Japan has four major convenience stores and they are getting mixed results in operating profits. Seven-Eleven, which is Japan's largest convenience store chain - the group saw a 3% drop in operating profit...sales were down 1.7%. Circle K Sunkus Co had an 18% drop in group profit.FamilyMart had a rise in operating profit of 3% - more |
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