Japan Inc. articles from June 2005

Japan Inc. archives from June 2005

Editor's notebook.
June 22, 2005... Stem Cell Research--Who Benefits? Who Loses? With the threat of a presidential veto hanging over a House of Representatives bill that would expand federal financing for embryonic stem cell research, Bonnie Lee La Madeleine's piece (pp....

Opportunities for foreign companies in Japan's medical sector: a seminar hosted by Ibaraki Prefecture, LINC Media & J@pan Inc.
June 22, 2005... According to the UN's World Population Prospects White Paper 2000, 35.7 percent of the total population of Japan will be senior citizens by the year 2050, meaning that only 50% of Japanese will be of working age. As a result, many private...

Holding your own events.(Interview)
June 22, 2005... In a fast-paced city like Tokyo, it's hard to meet each and every potential client on a one-to-one basis. If your goal is meeting 20 new people a week, that averages out to at least 3 hours of your time per day, not to mention travel time. So...

University e-learning: government support and demographics bode well for virtual classrooms in Japan.
June 22, 2005... The university scene in Japan is encountering perhaps its greatest upheaval since the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Institutions of higher learning throughout the country are ramping up their services to maintain enrollment levels as the base of...

Japan: the big picture revisited.
June 22, 2005... More Post Bear Market Bounce, then Long-Term Consolidation? To find an example similar to Japan's "Heisei Depression," one has to go all the way back to the 1920s and the Showa Depression. In the Showa Depression, stock prices fell some 74...

Tanoc-keeping the bad guys out: security CCTV systems company is on a tear.
June 22, 2005... The cohesion of Japanese society is starting to break down as its demographics change. The increasing demands of a competitive work and school environment are starting to take their toll on kids and parents alike. Almost daily there are cases...

Harnessing the Buddhist work ethic: I M Corporation carves out a niche.
June 22, 2005... Itsuro Mizukami became interested in Buddhism by accident, when as a town planner and developer in his 30's, he was asked to review a housing development for the Chiba Prefecture Government. Among the planned amenities was an independent...

Strategic recruiting in Tokyo: finding experienced bilinguals.
June 22, 2005... For newly arrived foreign firms, dealing with language and creating a human network are the core issues in establishing and/or integrating a Japanese presence. Usually these issues are addressed by know-how and quality recruiting--the two main...

Harajuku girls co-opted: everyone imposes their own interpretation on the so-called Harajuku girls. Despite their recent rise to fame, who are the real girls behind the Hollywood obsession?(Cover Story)
June 22, 2005... Japanese pop culture has always commanded a cultish following--its anime/manga, video games, Pokemon, and Hello Kitty are enjoyed all over the world. But now, Americans have also discovered something else that intrigues them--the Harajuku...

Surviving the chaos of moving your office: selecting the right real estate advisor in Tokyo can help you navigate the complex and often overwhelming office relocation process.
June 22, 2005... Relocation is a fact of life for companies. They outgrow their premises, downsize, or reorganize, or landlords sell the building. The prospect of relocation frequently instills panic and fear, for a poorly planned move can doom a company. Too...

Trends in Japanese alternative education: Nihon Gakuin.
June 22, 2005... In 2001, the Japan Free School Association was established to bring together over 240 "free schools" (jiyu gakko), which lie outside of the Education Ministry's jurisdiction and which specialize in teaching kids who have adjustment problems and...

Bad Buchos.
June 22, 2005... BadCom Bucho We're coming to the end of our series of Bad Buchos and we're going to focus on communication. This issue, we'll highlight (lowlight?) three bad communication styles under the umbrella of the "BadCom Bucho": the hot-tempered...

Embryonic stem cell research: accepting the knowledge and applying it to our lives.
June 22, 2005... Parkinson's disease slowly robs its victims of their independence and dignity. Symptoms include jerky movements and shaking of limbs and head as the disease disrupts motor function and mobility. More than 1 percent of the human population has...

Beyond every foreigner's complaint is a million dollar business idea.
June 22, 2005... Japanese manufacturing is second to none, and the uninitiated may naturally expect this prowess to extend to the service sector. But those of us who have lived in Japan know this assumption to be dead wrong. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Curious shipwrecked men.(A roundup of Japanese news one hundred years ago)
June 22, 2005... Concerning the recent arrival of Russians in Hokkaido, near La Perous Straits, a later report says that they were one Russian and 16 Turks, being convicts who have deserted from Saghalien. They reached Wakanal on the 18th and are being treated...

A village riot-extraordinary scenes near Osaka.(A roundup of Japanese news one hundred years ago)
June 22, 2005... The village of Hii-mura, Takaishi (near Hamadera), has been the scene of a general riot, mainly as the result of the superstitious conservatism of some of the inhabitants. It seems that the village has for a long while prided itself upon its...

An Inland Sea mystery.(A roundup of Japanese news one hundred years ago)
June 22, 2005... The vernacular papers report the disappearance on the 11th instant of two passengers on the O.S.K steamer Koshun-maru as that vessel was passing through the Inland Sea from Kobe to Moji. The passengers were a young man and woman traveling as...

Directory.(Directory)
June 22, 2005... BANK CitiBank Akasaka Park Bldg. 5F, 5-2-20 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6105 tel: (03)3560-9276 www.citi.com Shinsei Bank 2-1-6, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0028 tel: 0120-456-860 ...