Japanese music industry: The boys of Johnny Rhiannon Thomas Modern Tokyo Times Johnny’s Boys are everywhere in Japan. With squeal-inducing good looks and “talents” that seem to include everything from singing to radio presenting, these young pop idols dominate the entertainment industry, seeming to appear in every magazine, variety show, drama, movie and commercial aimed [...]
Russian Federation and Japan: new talks about energy supplies and territorial issue Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Russian Federation and Japan have been holding important talks about building a new gas pipeline in order to meet the demands of Japan. It is abundantly clear that Japan relies heavily on energy [...]
Fukushima fashion in Koriyama: stunning boutiques in this trendy part of Japan Sarah Deschamps and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Koriyama is a buzzing city in Fukushima where the fashion sector is extremely vibrant. Images of Fukushima are often portrayed negatively because of the nuclear crisis that followed the devastating tsunami on March 11, [...]
EU financial crisis: Japan gives the IMF $60 billion and America gives not a dime Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan is extremely worried about the financial crisis which continues to beset the European Union (EU). This factor meant that Japan promises to support the International Monetary Fund [...]
Seibu Department Store in Tokyo Hosts ‘NY Style Fair’ (e-commerce in Japan) Horace C. White Modern Tokyo Times The growth of internet retailing in the Japanese market has grown from 8.6 trillion yen (106 billion USD) in 1998 to 77.4 trillion yen (954 billion USD) in 2003. According to research by Euromonitor and McKinsey, revenues [...]
Sony to reduce the workforce by 10,000 in new competitive drive Pierre Leblanc and Joachim de Villiers Modern Tokyo Times The electronics division is extremely competitive and in recent times the company Sony faces major international competition. At the same time, technology never keeps still and the vitality of this company, seeking new markets, being [...]
Japan approves a bill to double consumption tax: rocky road ahead Joachim de Villiers and Pierre Leblanc Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshiko Noda and the government of Japan have approved a bill to increase consumption tax from the current 5% to 10% by 2015. If the bill is passed then consumption tax will be [...]
Nuclear Industry is bouncing back after Fukushima Pierre Leblanc, Walter Sebastian and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nuclear sector is bouncing back from the nuclear crisis that erupted after the tsunami of March 11, 2011, in Japan. Therefore, despite all the negative publicity since the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear crisis began, it appears [...]
Tokyo fashion and Lumine Department Store: adorable fashion Michel Lebon and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Lumine Department Store is one of the most sought after fashion companies in Japan because this company maintains ongoing vitality. At all times, stunning fashion labels are based in all their stores and when it comes to female [...]
Women holding senior management positions: Russian Federation first, Japan last Pierre Leblanc Modern Tokyo Times Another important international business survey paints a rather damning view of the role of women within senior management positions in Japan. The survey carried out by Grant Thornton and which involved 6,000 international businesses, confirms other surveys whereby Japan is [...]
Ari TV is the Voice of Sendai: Responding to the tragedy of the tsunami by being tenacious Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ari TV (http://www.ari-tv.jp/top.html) is a clear reminder about the tenacity of the Tohoku region which was badly hit by the devastating tsunami of March 11, 2011. Therefore, with the first [...]
2012 is an important year for LinkedIn in Japan Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times LinkedIn Corp. is hoping to further expand in Asia and after first entering this continent in 2009 by focusing on English speaking areas. However, this began to change in Japan because since late 2011 the service is [...]
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