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Japan Times (Newspaper)
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- North Korea announces window for launch of spy satelliteby Jesse Johnson on 29 May, 2023 at 12:13 am
Pyongyang plans to launch a military satellite between Wednesday and June 11, in what would be its first space rocket launch in more than seven ...
- Typhoon Mawar weakens, still bringing wind, rain to Philippinesby No Author on 28 May, 2023 at 12:06 pm
Mawar, previously classified as a super typhoon, has maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour near its center, and gusts of up to 205 ...
- Italy still mulling whether to pull out of China pact: Meloniby No Author on 28 May, 2023 at 11:30 am
In May, Italian Prime Minister Meloni discussed with Group of Seven allies the possibility of Italy pulling out of China's Belt and Road initiative, though ...
What Japan Thinks (Market Research Blog)
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- The most successful anime adaptationson 13 June, 2021 at 3:54 pm
This ranking survey from goo Ranking asked what is the most successful anime adaptations of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine’s manga. My anime series watching is very limited, but I recently got a free year of Amazon Prime, and it’s got Demon Slayer (Kimetsu […]
- Making bookings on smartphoneson 7 June, 2021 at 4:51 pm
This straightforward survey from MMD Labo looked at internet reservations by smartphone. Looking at the options, I’m surprised that “travel” or “flights” do not appear on the list. Given that “other” is less than 2%, they must have been […]
- Majority want vaccination, many others want side-effect reassuranceon 5 June, 2021 at 5:15 pm
Note: this survey was conducted in February, before vaccination had started in earnest. This survey from Leading Tech looked at COVID-19 vaccine awareness. Note also that an overused trope about Japan is its vaccine reluctance with respect to COVID-19 in […]
Rudlin Consulting (Business Culture Blog)
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- UK employment by Japanese automotive companies has fallen 25% over 4 yearsby Pernille Rudlin on 17 May, 2023 at 12:25 pm
The statement by Stellantis that it may be forced to shut some of its UK operations if the current local content rules in the Brexit deal continue prompted me to take a look at the current situation for Japanese car …
- Japan’s Nippon Express acquires Austrian logistics company Cargo Partnerby Pernille Rudlin on 16 May, 2023 at 4:01 pm
It has been confirmed that Nippon Express will acquire Austria’s Cargo-Partner (subject to regulatory approvals) for around $743m, according to the Nikkei. For Nippon Express, this is their biggest acquisition ever, and yet another Japanese corporate […]
- Japan and Moroccoby Pernille Rudlin on 27 April, 2023 at 12:45 pm
According to the Moroccan government, Japan is the largest foreign private employer in Morocco, with 75 Japan owned organisations generating more than 50,000 jobs. These numbers look likely to grow further in the coming years, as in April 2022 …
Motoko’s Blog – AJPR (Japanese SEO)
- Ad Copy Localizationby Motoko Hunt on 14 April, 2023 at 6:06 pm
Many businesses run text ads in different countries. Many of the local ads are translated versions of the original ads (i.e., English targeting the USA). It makes the launch of local campaigns quick and easy, but you may be jeopardizing the campaign’s […]
- International Content Optimization Tips No One Talks Aboutby Motoko Hunt on 23 February, 2023 at 11:16 pm
When people talk about International SEO and content optimization, their focus is usually on keywords and translation. While those are important, there are other aspects of content that need to be optimized and localized. Otherwise, the perfectly translated […]
- Content Optimization and Content Marketingby Motoko Hunt on 20 January, 2023 at 4:04 pm
Content marketing has become one of the important pillars of digital marketing for businesses. It is a way to focus on creating content that is relevant to people’s interests and provides information that is valuable to them. The “people” can be the […]
East Asia Forum (Politics & Economics)
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- Though the Thai election’s done and dusted the political uncertainty remainsby Jacob Ricks on 28 May, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Author: Jacob Ricks, SMU There’s a Thai proverb — ‘flee a tiger only to find a crocodile’ — that describes a situation in Thai politics in the aftermath of this month’s elections aptly. After the progressive anti-junta Move Forward Party’s […]
- China’s ambiguous mediation role in Ukraineby Alexander Korolev on 27 May, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Author: Alexander Korolev, UNSW After a year of diplomatic inactivity towards the war in Ukraine, the Chinese government has made demonstrable attempts to look like a peacemaker. But while these moves indicate a change in its behaviour, there is little reason […]
- Japan’s tight budget grounds space ambitionsby Takuya Wakimoto on 27 May, 2023 at 12:00 am
Author: Takuya Wakimoto, Deloitte Tohmatsu Space and Security Japan is proud to be one of the most advanced spacefaring nations, with a more than 50 year record of space launches. The H-2A and H2-B rockets have been particularly successful vehicles, boasting […]
