Japan’s economy grew for the fifth straight quarter – at an annual rate of 1.9%.
Continued consumer spending + solid company investment + booming exports = Solid and balanced growth.
Last year the economy grew 3% – …

Honda Motors has decided to build a new factory in the heartland of the US.
There is already one such factory right up the street from where I grew up, Cincinnati, OH.
They plan to produce a small …

Google has found a new way to do business in Japan.
Google will team up with Japan’s International Telephone Co. KDDI to offer Internet search services in Japan via mobile phone starting in about two …

Toyota is not the only Japanese company that can build factories in North America.
Honda plans to open up a new plant in North America by 2009.
Sales are up for Honda but supply lags and the North …

Dr. Richard Davidson is a researcher at the University of Wisconsin. He is also one of Time top 100 this year. So, what’s he doing in Panasianbiz?
Well, it seems Davidson, is doing some serious study …

I don’t know beans about fashion. Please don’t tell my wife – she worked as a fashion designer in China for nearly 10 years. Please don’t tell my boss, either. I teach at a fashion …

Time Top 100 – Wayne Gould Shoots My Credibility – Sudoku

Opinion Leaders were asked to rank countries in terms of best to worst allies of the US.
Contrary to the general public where only three countries were considered allies of the US by more than half, …

 The General Public was asked to rank countries in terms of best to worst allies of the US.
Only three countries were considered allies of the US by more than half of the General public.
The top …

Japan has rules – lots of them. And they like it that way. 
It puts a cramp on flexibility sometimes, make that usually, but is also makes things quite predictable, and with that comes confidence in …