Japan Inc. articles from September 2007

Japan Inc. archives from September 2007

Message from the Publisher.
September 1, 2007... As I write this, the temperature outside is 36[degrees]C, the air conditioner in my bedroom is on the fritz and the kids are irritable. In mid-August, Japan suffered its highest air temperature ever, breaking a 74-year old record. The unlucky...

Message from the editor.(Editorial)
September 1, 2007... Dear Readers, Last issue J@pan Inc ran an article on intellectual property in Japan by our writer Willhemina Wahlin. This was a small taster for this editon, our legal special and I'm pleased to see a continuation of our coverage of patent...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2007... Dear Editor, I found your article about CBRE and real estate in Tokyo to be highly interesting. Tokyo is obviously a prime market for such real estate services, and I would be very interested to know more about how CBRE can find closed...

Correction.(Correction notice)
September 1, 2007... In our last issue we stated that J@pan Inc is distributed to all members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ). We have since been informed that ACCJ members may in fact opt out of the mailing list. We therefore stand corrected....

Failed businesses in Japan: a study of how different companies have failed, and tips on how to succeed, in the Japanese market.(Industry overview)
September 1, 2007... With the Japanese government's push to encourage foreign firms to set up in Japan, along with the enormous success of foreign companies from Goldman Sachs in financial services to LVMH in luxury brands, through to vacuum cleaner maker Dyson, it...

Exit strategy: the value of responsible Withdrawal from the market.(Company overview)
September 1, 2007... Leaving the market as an issue of Corporate Social Responsibility In a speech at the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan in August, Brackett Denniston III, General Counsel for GE spoke about how he has tried to bring "society into...

The 20th term business report.(Company overview)
September 1, 2007... April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Japan Third Party Co., Ltd. Message from Top Management JTP was founded 20 years ago as a company specializing in providing outsourcing of technical services of overseas...

Investment: regular savings; How would you like to invest into the crash of '29?
September 1, 2007... Investing in hindsight is easy, a maxim most investors assent to--except when applied to their own recent hard-won successes, which are the rewards of foresight, and the willingness to embrace risk. In hindsight all questions are answered....

Perspectives on Tokyo living & real estate.
September 1, 2007... Kenneth Arbour, President of Century 21 SKY Realty, has spent over 20 years in the real estate and relocation business in Tokyo. This is the second of four articles, in which Ken covers trends in the real estate market in Tokyo and Japan. ...

Judging thy neighbour: an exploration of how the lay judge system to be implemented in 2009 will affect Japanese society.
September 1, 2007... Mr Murase is a section chief in a medium-sized Japanese company. He is married and has two children. Like many Japanese workers in his position, he is often required to stay late at the office or go out with superiors or clients to the neglect...

Trademark law in Japan: Kazuko Fujita and lessons for trademark registration in Japan.(Cover story)
September 1, 2007... The Balancing Act: Kazuko Fujita Kazuko Fujita is founder and director of the LIL (Legal Interface Liaison) International Patent & Trademark Firm, responsible for an office of 30 staff, a fully qualified benrishi (Japanese patent...

Legal service directory.(Directory)
September 1, 2007... Name Phone Email Law Firm Abe & Matsutome 03-3519-3711 info@abe-matsutome.co.jp Access International 090-2314-4564 afujii@ailawgroup.com Law Group Albs Japan Inc 03-3780-7021...

The new trend in realtime court reporting: out of the courtroom, into the office.
September 1, 2007... In the US, with its fast-paced legal environment, law firms are seeing the rise of a new trend: using realtime court reporters during attorney-client meetings to cut associates' administrative workload. "We have used the service that ARCR...

Global standards: how the Shobayashi International Patent & Trademark Office has adapted to changes in the international IP environment.
September 1, 2007... Marking New Territories Walking through even the quietest of Japanese towns after midnight, it is normal to happen upon at least one brightly lit bar with a strange wailing emanating from within. Karaoke is one of Japan's favorite...

The Asian Legal Business awards: a review.
September 1, 2007... J@pan Inc attended this impressive ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo at the start of the summer. Asian Legal Business (ALB) is a well respected legal business magazine based out of Hong Kong and this was the third time that they have held...

Arbitration in Japan.(Interview)
September 1, 2007... J@pan Inc interviewed Haig Oghigian, one of Japan's leading arbitration lawyers from Baker & Mckenzie GJBJ Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Koma Law Office, about the growing trend towards using arbitration to resolve commercial disputes. He has acted as...

Expert interview: Yukio Nagasawa; J@pan Inc talks to a former intellectual property judge about IP in China, the US and Japan.
September 1, 2007... Yukio Nagasawa has a phenomenal resume. Among his glittering array of judicial appointments, professorships and qualifications from top global institutions, two features stand out. Firstly, he has a persistent interest in foreign legal systems:...

Females, fashion phones and fun.
September 1, 2007... On a Saturday afternoon earlier this year the biggest fashion show ever staged in Japan, and quite possibly the world, took place in Yokohama Arena. This was by far no ordinary fashion show, it was more like a pop concert with its thousands of...

Burger boom: Tokyo's oldest hamburger restaurant is set to capitalize on the gourmet hamburger trend.
September 1, 2007... Fresh lobe foie gras, Brie de Meaux, sourdough bread, lashings of black truffle and a thick slab of wagyu (Japanese beef from Kobe) steak: the key components of the world's most expensive sandwich retailing from Selfridges of London for a mere...

Inside out: China is big, China is small: J@pan Inc's column concerning investment outside of Japan takes a look at China's city ranking.(Column)
September 1, 2007... Rising costs and intensified competition in Beijing, Shanghai and other coastal cities have caused many investors to shift their attention to other parts of China. Though China is big, savvy investors who scrutinize the map of China might find...

Women in the workplace in Japan: profiles of professionals.(Company overview)
September 1, 2007... In Japan, the 'concrete ceiling' as it's commonly known, is still a major stumbling block in the career trajectories of many women. Still a predominantly male-dominated society, it's not surprising that Japan, which rates seventh in the United...

Back & Forward.
September 1, 2007... Back and Forward is a new column that takes (a slightly irreverent) look back at some of Japan's largest business stories while thinking forward about what they may mean for the future. YouTube and Japan On August 3, YouTube officially...

Classic crossword.
September 1, 2007... J@pan Inc is offering a prize of two free tickets to see Tokyo Sinfonia--Japan's finest chamber orchestra conducted by Robert Ryker--for the first completed crossword sent to us at: Crossword, J@pan Inc Communications, Minami Aoyama First...