Terrie's Articles
TT-556 -- Coffee Shop Business, ebiz news from Japan
Japan is the number 3 importer of coffee globally. Per capita consumption, however, is putting the country at Number 41.
TT-555 -- Child Poverty in Japan, ebiz news from Japan
Voice of American interviewed a senior government researcher who stated that up to 15% of Japanese children now live in poverty.
TT-554 -- Personal Imports to Test Market, ebiz news from Japan
Japan's Personal Import system allows for the simple import of private consumption mail order goods.
TT-553 -- Medical Tourism a Non-starter, ebiz news from Japan
... and an ossified Japanese hospital system in a state of financial crisis.
TT-552 -- Pressures to Change Japan, ebiz news from Japan
Denying foreigners the right to vote in local elections -- child abduction in divorces -- Toyota's PR crisis -- proposed ban on Bluefin tuna
TT-551 -- JAL's Tie-up: Who Will it Be? ebiz news from Japan
Will bankrupt JAL tie-up with Delta's Skyteam or American's Oneworld to meet the Open Skies criteria?
TT-550 -- Lithium Batteries and Smart Grids, ebiz news from Japan
High on the strategic energy agenda apart from solar cells and wind turbines are Li-Ion batteries and smart power grids.
TT-549 -- M&A Comes Roaring Back, ebiz news from Japan
In December 2009 there was an uptick in the number of deals indicating that we may be in for a strong year of M&A activity.
TT-548 -- Trends for 2010, ebiz news from Japan
A longer term view and a pick of some trends that we think will crystallize or accelerate during 2010.
TT-547 -- Review of 2009, ebiz news from Japan
The last Terrie's Take of the year, a quick review of events that have shaped Japanese business in 2009.
TT-546 -- Running an e-mail marketing project, ebiz in Japan
According to Symantec, the spam-busting software company, 87 percent of all unsolicited email was spam...
TT-545 -- Will The Wall Street Journal's new Japan site be successful? Ebiz news from Japan
The Wall Street Journal's new Japanese online edition launches on December 15th here in Tokyo.
TT-544 -- Construction Domino Game, ebiz news from Japan
The nation's leading seller of condominiums in Japan in 2007, filed for bankruptcy this last week...
TT-543 -- Watami: from food to old fogies, ebiz news from Japan
A restaurant chain, Watami, is providing people with a way to enjoy themselves but at a much lower price than a year ago.
