- Non-alcohol beer flavour drinks
15 March 2010, 11:44 pm
Last year Kirin started with Kirin Zero, a completely alcohol-free drink that supposedly tastes like beer, and they were soon followed by all the other major brewers. To see how people drink them, iShare conducted a survey into these beer taste soft drinks. Demographics Between the 15th and 18th of February 2010 509 members of the CLUB [...]...
- Are the rumours about Japanese girls schools true?
14 March 2010, 9:28 pm
I am occasionally accused (quite rightly!) of spicing up story titles, but today this survey from goo Ranking needs no extra help from me, when they asked what rumours about Japanese girls schools are they curious to find out if they are true or not. Demographics Between the 20th and 22nd of January 2010 1,071 members of [...]... - Showing off your coolness and cuteness in Japan
14 March 2010, 12:14 pm
goo Ranking’s silliness for today is a look at what women do in the hope of being considered cute and men do for coolness. Demographics Between the 20th and 22nd of January 2010 1,071 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 51.1% of the sample were female, 19.9% in their teens, 29.5% [...]... - More dubious statistics on domain ownership
13 March 2010, 10:41 pm
Every time a survey like this one from Marsh Inc into domains comes up, I comment on how the statistics must surely be wrong, or at the very least the question is framed badly. Demographics Between the 24th and 26th of February 2010 300 members of the Marsh monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. The sample [...]...
- The "losing Japan" narrative
14 March 2010, 6:36 am
In different ways, two articles published in Western media outlets this week suggest the emergence of a new narrative concerning Japan in elite circles in the United States. One might call that narrative the "losing Japan" narrative, reminiscent of the idea — propagated by newsman Henry Luce — that the United States, or rather, the Democratic Party "lost" China when the Communists won the Chinese Civil War. This narrative suggests that the United States is "losing" Japan to China, raising a ... - Open diplomacy
9 March 2010, 11:45 pm
Within a week of the formation of the first Bolshevik government, Leon Trotsky, the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, went to the foreign ministry and forced the staff to open safes containing secret treaties that the Tsarist government had made with the Allied powers over the course of World War I, treaties that for the most part concerned how the Allies would divide up the territorial spoils of war."Abolition of secret diplomacy," wrote Trotsky, "is the first essential of an honorable, p... - The strange death of the LDP
2 March 2010, 1:56 pm
When the Hosokawa government — with Ozawa Ichiro, then secretary-general of one of the leading parties of the eight-party coalition backing the government — passed electoral reform in 1994, one of the arguments made then and ever since by Japanese politicians (and American political scientists) was that the new mixed single-member district/proportional representation electoral system would produce a British-style two-party system that would complement the British-style administrative and pol... - Still before dawn
25 February 2010, 9:40 am
In the wake of Koizumi Junichiro's landslide election victory in 2005, the Economist published a survey on Japan under the headline "The Sun Also Rises," complete with a cover photo over the sun shining over Mt. Fuji.The Economist was hardly alone in proclaiming that the Koizumi era marked the beginning of a new, optimistic era after the woe of the lost decade. If Koizumi was the face of a more politically assertive Japan, Toyota's rise was a symbol that despite economic stagnation, Japan's lea...
- More universities allowing students to delay graduation due to job shortage
15 March 2010, 6:19 pm
An increasing number of universities are allowing senior students with no job offers to stay another year under cheaper tuition as the preference for fresh graduates remains strong in the job market.... - English language school operator suspected of sexually assaulting pupils
15 March 2010, 6:16 pm
FUKUOKA -- A 69-year-old American operating an English language school in Fukuoka is being investigated on suspicion of sexually assaulting pupils, it has been learned.... - University of Tokyo associate professor resigns over sexual harassment
15 March 2010, 6:10 pm
A University of Tokyo associate professor has resigned over the alleged sexual harassment of two university students, it has been learned.... - Isetan Kichijoji department store closes doors after 38 years of business
15 March 2010, 6:03 pm
The Isetan Kichijoji department store in Tokyo's Musashino closed on Sunday, ending more than 38 years of operation....
- Japan’s GDP down 0.3% in January
7 March 2010, 10:28 pm
According to a report released Wednesday by the Japan Center for Economic Research, Japan’s GDP fell by 0.3% in January compared to the previous month, showing a decline for the first time in two months. January’s figures contrast the 0.3% increase seen in December.... - Consumer confidence index inches up in January
14 February 2010, 11:04 pm
According to data released Friday by the Cabinet Office, Japan’s Consumer Confidence Index rose to 39.0 in January, up from 37.6 in in December. January’s rise, however, did not make up for the drop seen in December, as the index remained below the 39.5 level seen in November 2009. The consumer confidence index itself contains five [...]... - Nikkei: “Devastation” awaits department stores in 2010
10 February 2010, 11:50 pm
The Nikkei certainly isn’t mincing words when it comes to describing the state of Japan’s department store industry. In an article entitled “More Devastation Awaits Dept Stores In ‘10,” the paper made its case for why the department store industry might see a record number of closures over the coming year. The Nikkei points out [...]... - Mutantfrog: The history of department stores in Kyoto
5 February 2010, 12:24 am
For an absolutely awesome writeup on the history of department stores in Kyoto, check out Roy Berman’s recent post “The history of department stores in Kyoto, and Kyoto in the history of the department store” at the Mutantfrog Travelogue....
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