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Question # 45 – Are foreign TV programs available in English when teaching ESL in Japan?

Question # 45 – Are foreign TV programs available in English when teaching ESL in Japan?
 
Once again this question shows my prejudice toward English, my native language.
TV programs are of…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 14th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Question # 44 – Can I watch American/foreign TV programs when teaching ESL in Japan?

Question # 44 – Can I watch American/foreign TV programs when teaching ESL in Japan?
 
Good programs from other countries have a way of finding a way on Japanese television….if you w…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 13th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Sony’s Profits 40 Times Higher Than Last Year

Sony Corporation's profits are 40 times this year more than what they were last year.
The group net profit is $646.7 million.
Quarterly sales are up 12%.
The winners in the group – the elect…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 25th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Sony PS3 Catching Up to Nintendo’s Wii?

In June, Nintendo's Wii outsold Sony's PS3 by a six-to-one margin. In July PS3 was outsold by a four-to-one margin.
Last month Nintendo sold 245,653 Wii units and Sony sold 81,541 PS3 units…

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Posted by Bill Belew on September 3rd, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Sony Will Sell Device That Lets PS3 Record, Play TV

Sony Corp has a plan to boost lagging sales of its PS3 and PS Portable in Europe.
The company will sell a device that will allow residents of the Old Country to record TV programs on their PS3 and the…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 23rd, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

TiECon 2007 – 6 Keys to success for NTT DoCoMo

A senior vice president and market director for NTT DoCoMo just finished a presentation at TiECon 2007.
He shared with the group NTT DoCoMo's secret to success with its i-mode phone. It also gives…

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Posted by Bill Belew on May 18th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

TiECon 2007 – 12 things my cell phone can do that yours cannot

Just heard one of the big wigs from DoCoMo speak at TiECon 2007.
He was quite entertaining and a very indirect way challenged the mobile industry to catch up to Japan.
He discussed at least 10 things …

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Posted by Bill Belew on May 18th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

April 12, Nippondit

Nippondit….a short post to get you thinking about Japan….
 
China is welcoming Bill Gates…Japan's monopoly watch dog does not. Still MS is the OS of choice for Japan…p…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 12th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Series – Japan’s Hottest Girls #18 Mizoguchi Mai

Series – Japan’s Hottest Girls #18 Mizoguchi Mai

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 6th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Series – Japan’s Hottest Girls #17 Horii Mizuki

Series – Japan’s Hottest Girls #17 Horii Mizuki

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 5th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments