We often hear about Communist China but what about Communist Japan? The far left plays a significant role in Japanese politics and mixes activism with charm. Japan is a country of consensus. However it includes people with a wide spectrum of political views, from far right to far left. The Communist Party of Japan retains …
Most dentists expect their patients to tell them where the pain is before they suggest a cure. The problem with countries is that they don’t always know what’s causing their economic aches and pains. In this week’s Japan Story blog, we hear the blunt diagnosis for Japan from one of the world’s leading economic forecasters. …
What could a trip to the dentist reveal about economics? Read More »
Pink Floyd are among the most successful and respected British rock bands. But in a song they wrote which mentions Japan, the video shows some very seedy looking geishas, played by Caucasians. Still, when the record was made in 1983, Japan’s global image was not particularly positive. In this week’s Japan Story blog, we hear …
On Friday 30th August, 2019, BIJ proudly partnered with, presented and helped, Professor Philip Sugai promote and deliver a Workshop How to create future-proof products & services – about a ‘new’ or better way of thinking about and better starting point for Marketing Products and Services. The Value Plan (in Japan): How to create future-proof …
North Korea has lashed out at South Korea firing more missiles in the direction of Japan. They landed in the sea but experts say the weapons are getting more dangerous. That’s a matter of grave concern in Japan, whose own relationship with South Korea is in a mess. In this week’s Japan Story blog, we …
“The JLPT Is a Much Bigger Deal than I’d Thought” is a summary of the debut post from Alex Farrell‘s blog, “The Kyoto Linguist“, discussing the Japanese language, translation, travel writing and more. The original article is here. Feature image above from https://www.jlpt.jp/e/ – visit for latest information about the JLPT. When Alex Farrell, a …
The JLPT Is a Much Bigger Deal than I’d Thought [Summary] Read More »
This post is a summary of a quite detailed, excellent post from Infocubic Japan, “Info Cubic ─ Online marketing specialists for Japan and beyond” a company I encourage you to check out. The whole post can be read in full here, complete with a large list of source links to read even more! Japan is the second largest luxury market in the world – behind the United …
Understanding New Trends and Opportunities in Japan’s Luxury Industry [Summary] Read More »
This is a quick Summary of a great little professionally produced, 20 minute video introduction and interview based guide to doing business in Japan, from Aussie Economist Tim Harcourt, who is ‘The Airport Economist‘. The Airport Economist is a television show and series of best-selling books which bring expertise and insight to global economics, business …
Doing Business In Japan – The Airport Economist [Summary] Read More »
This post I originally wrote on LinkedIn publishing here. If you have any other sites or comments on the list you can comment on the LinkedIn post. Whether searching for Freelancers in Japan for a Project, or you’re a Freelancer/ potential Freelancer in Japan looking for ways to find work, these are some sites as …
The third in a series of articles by Marc Cellucci covering smartphone app development in Japan, from the very beginning up until today. This time the short article, thtat I encourage you to read it all of (very quick read), he discusses a common experience in software development; “crunch time”, where developers have to fit three months’ …