Archive for October, 2006

Japanese Supermodel, Ebihara Yuri, All Shook Up

Japanese Supermodel, Ebihara Yuri, was all shook up. 
The supermodel was caught in a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that shook Hawaii earlier this month.
Ebihara is also known as Ebi-chan. Chan is an …

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 30th, 2006 in Japan, Japanese Products | No Comments

NTT DocoMo Feels the Heat

Since the very recent advent of mobile phone number portability, the Japanese cell phone market has seen quite a bit of activity.
NTT DoCoMo just recently lowered is anticipated revenue for the year b…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 30th, 2006 in Japan, Japanese Products | No Comments

Bank of Japan to Raise Employee Bonuses

When you ask a Japanese how much money they make they won’t tell you. It’s the same everywhere.
But, if they did tell you, you would need to know two figures. One is their monthly income. …

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 29th, 2006 in Japan, Japanese Products | No Comments

Matsushita Has More Good News For Japanese Economy

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. offered up more good news for the Japanese economy.
Matsushita Electric, a leading consumer electronics company, reported sales were up 3.1% over the same time perio…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 29th, 2006 in Japan, Japanese Products | No Comments

Japan’s Sanyo Teams Up With China’s Haier

Japan’s Sanyo Electric Co. has decided to go in cahoots with electronic maker Haier Co. of China.
The two companies will collaborate on the producting and selling home-use refrigerators.
Sanyo w…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 29th, 2006 in Japan, Japanese Products | No Comments

Survey Says! Number Portability Draws Little Interest in Japan

The internet-based research firm, Macromill, Inc. surveyed 1,600 mobile users 15 years or older across Japan. They got responses from 1,030 of them
Just 5.4% said they planned to take advantage of the…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 29th, 2006 in Japan | No Comments

Business Too Good For Softbank Mobile

Softbank Mobile Corp. of Japan found their strategy too good. 
A new policy (number portability) in Japan to allow customers to bring their phone numbers with them when they switch carriers went…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 29th, 2006 in Japan, Japanese Products | No Comments

Tokyo Asks China to Label Exports

Tokyo has asked China for its cooperation. Businessmen being businessmen and doing what they need to make a buck…at all costs, sometimes, Tokyo suspects the DPRK of trying to pass its goods to J…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 29th, 2006 in Japan | No Comments

Ford Finally Learning Lessons From Japanese Carmakers

Ford Motor Company’s Vice President of Environmental and Safety Engineering is in Japan.
The VP told a group of Tokyo reporters that Ford was committed to ecological technology, including more e…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 27th, 2006 in Japan, Toyota Motors | No Comments

Japan and Russia Agree to 2007 Fishing Quota

There are four islands that poke out to the north from Hokkaido. Russia claims they own the two nothern most islands and Japan say all four of them are Japan’s.
The territorial issue has been a …

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 27th, 2006 in Japan, Japanese Products | No Comments