TweetTry as I might, I could not teach my hillbilly brothers and sisters that a dollar isn’t what it used to be.
When I first moved to Japan about a hundred years ago…(actually it was arou…
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What is White Day?
TweetJapan knows how to capitalize on gift giving = make money.
Feb. 14th is Valentines Day in Japan like it is everywhere else. One difference is that in Japan only the women folk give gifts…ch…
What Recession?
TweetWhich Asian country’s GDP expanded at 5 times the US rate of 1.1%?
If you guessed Japan, you are right. In the last quarter of last year, Japan’s GDP grew at a rate of 5.5% annual pac…
Japan’s most famous volcano – Fuji-san
TweetIf Fuji-san is Japan’s most famous mountain, then what’s its most famous lake?
Well, many people may not care, but I do, because I had to go all the way around it once, over hill and…
Honda and Toyota want to know what’s in your garage
TweetI was in San Antonio last week watching my son swim in the US Jr. College Championships. I hadn’t stayed in a hotel for quite some time. But, every morning a www.usatoday.com was delivered…
READ MOREWinston Churchill says even fools are right sometimes
TweetThe Japanese say, "He who climbs Mt. Fuji once is wise, he who climbs it twice is a fool."
Mt. Fuji might be one of the most recognizable natural landmarks in the world. Let’s see…
Japan, China, Korea are not just ‘over there’
TweetContrary to most responses that I get, there is a more exact answer to the question of where is Japan than "over there."
Also, Japan is not part of the Asian continent. Nor …
What Will Rogers and Bill Belew have in common
TweetI spent nearly 20 years in Japan.
The company I started grew to five branches on two main islands and one branch in the U.S. At one point my company was in the top five income bracket for sole p…
