Mistubishi Motors Still In Red Ink

Mitsubishi Motors is one of the few companies that is NOT rolling in dough. The company has seen three years in a row of red ink.
Mistsubishi Motors is working to regain trust shattered by a recall sc…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 31st, 2010 in Japan | No Comments

U.S. Fund Attempts Takeover of Japanese Brewer

The U.S. fund Steel Partners is trying to takeover Sapporo Holdings, a brewery, in a friendly manner by spending 150 billion yen to boost its stake from 18% to 66.6%.
The investment firm says they are…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 30th, 2010 in Japan | No Comments

7,500+ Blog Posts and Counting

In 21 months, I have at the three blogs I maintain for KnowMoreMedia written 7,500 blog posts.
The three blogs I write are TheBizOfKnowledge, at PanAsianBiz and at RisingSunOfNihon.
So what?
1. I have…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 30th, 2010 in Japan | 1 Comment

Embassy in Japan on List of Al-Qaida Targets

Nikkei news reported:
"Al-Qaida's No. 3 man Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks against the United States and also admitted there was a plan to at…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 30th, 2010 in Japan | No Comments

Samurai Sword Cuts 6 Fired Machine Gun Bullets in Half Before Breaking

I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it….in super slow motion. 1/700th.
It's a Korean television program that was shown in Japan…so the narration is in Japanese.
A Japanese Sa…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 30th, 2010 in Japanese Products | No Comments

Japanese Woman Lives with Dead Mother’s Body for 8 Months

It’s normally just 40 days…and only the ashes.
When a Japanese person dies, the body is taken home for a wake. The body is laid in a simple pine box with a small plastic window at the top …

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Posted by Bill on August 30th, 2010 in All about Japan | 1 Comment

Taiwan Top Supplier of ICs to Japan

According to statistics released by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry there are seven main countries that Japan depends on to supply her IC needs and the percentage of overall impor…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 30th, 2010 in Japan, Japanese Products | No Comments

Old Maid Robs Old Maid of 15 Gold Bars

Yesterday at worship my friend told me his Japanese friend created a tongue twister of sorts.
For those who know Japanese. How would you say, now I am in the living room?
Ima, ima ni, imasu. I stumble…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 29th, 2010 in Japan | No Comments

Private Hotline Receives 60,000 Reports of Harmful Internet Sites

Private Hotline Receives 60,000 Reports of Harmful Internet Sites

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 29th, 2010 in Japan | No Comments

Japan’s Social Security System Seriously Messed Up

Japanese can be pretty passive as a whole.
When the door frame is too low, they will continue to duck, whereas an American might want to raise the top to make it more accomodating.
Some/many Japanese…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 29th, 2010 in Japan | No Comments



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