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Japan Times (Newspaper)
News – The Japan Times News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More
- Japan governors request beefed up grants for virus; Bon advisories planned for websiteon 9 August, 2020 at 3:42 pm
Thirty-six of the 47 governors also exchanged views on six types of data being recommended to assess the scale of the infections.
- Hotels put safety first in bid to lure back domestic travelersby Junko Horiuchi on 9 August, 2020 at 3:17 pm
As the summer vacation season arrives, many of Japan's hotels are betting that an emphasis on safety measures rather than low prices will be the ...
- Nagasaki marks 75th A-bomb anniversary with call for Japan to sign nuke ban as new arms race loomson 9 August, 2020 at 2:51 pm
'If ... humanity does not become aware of the threat of nuclear weapons until they are used again, we will find ourselves in an irrevocable ...
What Japan Thinks (Market Research Blog)
世論 What Japan Thinks From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys.
- Japan’s tastiest doughnutby Ken Y-N on 26 July, 2020 at 4:06 pm
goo Ranking asked its visitors to choose their favourite doughnut from the Mister Donut regular menu The Pon De Ring is my favourite doughnut too. The regular is my choice if they don’t have their frequent seasonal options; kinako (soy bean flour) is my […]
- Two-thirds of Japanese disagree with holding the 2020+1 Olympics, Paralympicsby Ken Y-N on 24 July, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Personally, I think the Olympics should be treated as going ahead next year, but this survey from NHK (Japan’s public broadcaster) into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics (PDF) found that I’m in the minority on this issue. I’m […]
- Japan’s tastiest ramen chainby Ken Y-N on 19 July, 2020 at 4:29 pm
This survey from goo Ranking asked the Japanese to choose their tastiest ramen chain. Despite having lived here for over 20 years, I have never actually eaten ramen (outside of dried ramen at home), and have only once been in a ramen shop where I had some […]
Rudlin Consulting (Business Culture Blog)
Rudlin Consulting Understanding Japanese business
- Pork for cars and a fog lampby Pernille Rudlin on 6 August, 2020 at 4:57 pm
As the UK-Japan Free Trade Agreement is in its final stages, it seems a good moment to revisit our Top 30 Japanese companies in the UK. Although the headlines seem to be heading towards “pork for cars”, the most important … The post Pork […]
- The American/British language barrier through Japanese eyesby Pernille Rudlin on 23 July, 2020 at 4:21 pm
I visited Japan last year, to conduct a couple of training sessions for the subsidiaries of British companies on how to work effectively with their UK headquarters. Listening to the issues brought up by the Japanese employees, and also having … […]
- What Japanese expatriates should do if they don’t get on with their local bossby Pernille Rudlin on 15 July, 2020 at 11:34 am
A 28 year old Japanese female writes to the Nikkei Business Online: “I didn’t get along well with my boss when I was posted overseas and ended up with mental health issues and returned to Japan.” “My boss only … The post What […]
Motoko’s Blog – AJPR (Japanese SEO)
- Pandemic Impact on Japanese Shoppersby Motoko Hunt on 28 July, 2020 at 9:59 pm
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are making more purchases online, which is understandable. The interesting fact is that Japanese shoppers have been purchasing more items online while reducing the browsing times, according to Nielsen Company’s […]
- Paid Search Webinarby Motoko Hunt on 26 June, 2020 at 2:48 pm
In May, I participated the paid search virtual conference, PSAC20, held by the Paid Search Association. It was a well received event by the audiences from around the world. Perhaps, that’s one good thing about the virtual event in the […]
- Adopting New Search Trendsby Motoko Hunt on 31 May, 2020 at 5:41 pm
What people search, the search trends, change all the time. Usually, the change is gradual, but it could change rapidly and drastically when there are some reasons that impact a group of people at once. The current COVID-19 pandemic is definitely one that […]
East Asia Forum (Politics & Economics)
East Asia Forum Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific
- Why a ‘Nixon moment’ in India–China relations is unlikelyby Raj Verma on 8 August, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Author: Raj Verma, Huaqiao University India–China relations have hit a nadir after the recent clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley. Although disengagement and de-escalation is underway, tensions remain high. Some argue that there […]
- Vietnam rejects Chinese aggression in the South China Seaby Nguyen Khac Giang on 8 August, 2020 at 12:00 am
Author: Nguyen Khac Giang, Victoria University of Wellington As countries in the region are busy dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, China is stirring the pot in the South China Sea. This includes harassing other claimants’ normal economic activities, […]
- How global value chains will evolve in the post-COVID-19 economyby Satoshi Inomata on 7 August, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Author: Satoshi Inomata, IDE-JETRO According to traditional trade theory, the direction and magnitude of product flows are principally determined by the comparative advantages of trading countries. These comparative advantages depend on endowments of […]
