Archive for the ‘Japanese Products’ Category

I Love My Baby Truck

I did love that car. And then my wife loved it and then my son loved it and now the auction block loves it.
My family owned a GEO Tracker until earlier this year. We traded it for a new Honda Civic&#…

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 8th, 2006 in All about Japan, Doing Business in Japan, Japan, Japan business, Japanese Products | No Comments

I’m Glad I Didn’t have to Walk

If 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 …

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 7th, 2006 in All about Japan, Doing Business in Japan, Japan, Japan business, Japanese Products | No Comments

When America Catches a Cold

It is said in Japan that when America catches a cold, Japan sneezes.
What is meant by that, is whenever something is popular in America, it won’t take long before it catches on in Japa or before…

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 7th, 2006 in All about Japan, Doing Business in Japan, Japan, Japan business, Japanese Products | No Comments

What’s in Your Garage?

I 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 …

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

They are letting a fool write this….

The 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, Gra…

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

It’s not just ‘over there.’

Contrary 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 are J…

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 3rd, 2006 in All about Japan, Doing Business in Japan, Japan, Japan business, Japanese Products | No Comments