Archive for the ‘Japan business’ Category

DPRK Says Future Nuclear Tests Depend on the U.S.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea says it will consider U.S. policy toward them – financial sanctions and such – to determine whether or not they will conduct future nuk…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 12th, 2006 in All about Japan, Doing Business in Japan, Japan, Japan business | No Comments

Japan’s 21 Apologies To China

This posting by Muninn Japan’s 21 Apologies to China builds an excellent case as to why Japan does NOT need to apologize any more for its wartime behavior. Japan need no longer beat itself up. W…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 6th, 2006 in All about Japan, Business in China, China, Japan, Japan business | No Comments

China Busy Entertaining Big Wigs – ROK President Heading to PRC

Japan’s new PM, Abe Shinzo, will visit China on Oct. 8th and 9th. Just as quickly as they can get the tables cleared and the new chopsticks out President Roh Moo-hyun of Korea (ROK) will pay a w…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 6th, 2006 in All about Korea, Business in China, China, Japan, Japan business | No Comments

Top Nine Rice-Exporting Countries

The rice exporters are not the same as the rice producers. Oh, the countries are the same, but the countries that have enough left over to send some off are different.
Absent from the export list thou…

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Posted by Bill Belew on September 24th, 2006 in All about India, Asia, Japan business | No Comments

Vietnam Wants Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)

Japan is the leading source of official development assistance for Vietnam. Japan is also Vietnam’s third largest investor.
Japan’s state minister in charge of science and technology polic…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 30th, 2006 in Doing Business in Japan, Japan, Japan business | No Comments

Japanese PM Koizumi Visits Yasukuni Shrine

He said he would go. Good for his word, PM Koizumi visited the Yasukuni Shrine, resting place for WWII Class A war criminals.
The majority of the Japanese general public was opposed to the visit.
Busi…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 15th, 2006 in All about Japan, Japan, Japan business | No Comments

Honda Makes an SUV that goes 1300 Miles without refueling

Honda has built and ultraefficient vehicle that goes 1300 miles between fill ups. It carries 6-8 passengers – 8 Japanese and 6, sometimes 5 or 4 Americans.
Of course, there is always a catch.
Th…

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Posted by Bill Belew on June 6th, 2006 in All about Japan, Doing Business in Japan, Japan, Japan business, Japanese Products | No Comments

Toyota Does Right When They Do Wrong – Prius Recall

Toyota is planning to voluntarily recall about 2/3 of the Prius cars they have made.
Someone in Japan learned that when you turn the steeling wheel and drive real slow into a curb, it can break s…

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Posted by Bill Belew on June 5th, 2006 in All about Japan, Doing Business in Japan, Japan, Japan business, Japanese Products | No Comments

Toyota Overtakes GM in China

Toyota will overtake GM as the number one car maker in the world sometime this year.
Toyota is building factories; GM is closing them down….Toyota…Toyota…Toyota… I am sure GM i…

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Posted by Bill Belew on May 28th, 2006 in All about China, All about Japan, Business in China, China, Doing Business in China, Doing Business in Japan, Japan, Japan business, Japanese Products | No Comments

NEC and Microsoft Prove We Can All Just Get Along

I learned how to use a computer in Japanese. I knew the tool bar titles in Japanese BEFORE I learned them in English.
My first PC was made by www.nec.com. And what I remember most vividly is that it c…

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Posted by Bill Belew on May 26th, 2006 in All about Japan, Japan, Japan business, Japanese Products | No Comments