Terrie's Articles
TT-579 -- Local Foreign Entrepreneurs Earn M&A Windfalls, e-biz news from Japan
There is plenty of opportunity in M&A-hungry Japan for enterprising foreign entrepreneurs to sell locally.
TT-578 -- Using an SNS to Get People Going Out Again, e-biz news from Japan
The objective is to get readers, and particularly the SNS members, to go out and socialize in the real world.
TT-577 -- Fitness Business Under Pressure, e-biz news from Japan
The industry as a whole is suffering but Anytime Fitness is expanding from the USA to Japan.
TT-576 -- Cloud-based Call Centers, e-biz news from Japan
The problem is that Japanese customers want to hear someone who sounds Japanese or they don't want to talk to them.
TT-575 -- How Hot is it Really? E-biz news from Japan
Meteorological Agency's readings taken over grass at 2m will create a reading lower than what you'll be facing in the streets.
TT-574 -- Internships -- Evil or Worthwhile? e-biz news from Japan
Internships are an ideal method for foreigners to segue into a job with a Japanese employer.
TT-573 -- DPJ and Taxes, e-biz news from Japan
Once again we are reminded that like in many other countries any talk of higher taxes is a sure way to get voted down and out.
TT-572 -- Restaurant Listings Wars, e-biz news from Japan
Competing website strategies: member companies driven Guru Navi versus user driven Tabelog.
TT-571 -- Keeping China Out of Japan's Forests, e-biz news from Japan
The Forestry Agency and the Ministry of Land are considering restrictions on foreign ownership of forests.
TT-570 -- How Much CEO Salary is Too Much? E-biz news from Japan
A 2006 study found that Japanese executives are paid 9-10 times LESS than their U.S. colleagues.
TT-569 -- World's Fastest Donki, e-biz news from Japan
Don Quijote is an interesting company, growing by leaps and bounds both through M&A and also through continuing store openings.
TT-568 -- World's Best Beer, e-biz news from Japan
Numazu based craft beer brewery Baird Brewing won gold medals at the World Beer Cup.
TT-567 -- Cloud Computing Heats Up, e-biz news from Japan
There has been a lot of speculation about cloud computing, in its many guises, and what sort of impact it will make in Japan.
TT-566 -- High-priced M&A for Doctor Net, e-biz news from Japan
Noritsu Koki announced that it would buy Tochigi-based telemedicine company called Doctor NET.
TT-565 -- Vacant Houses Going Cheap, e-biz news from Japan
Unoccupied homes, otherwise known as "akiya" in Japan apparently account for about one in eight dwellings.
