TT-766 -- Falling Exports and What Comes Next, e-biz news from Japan

The Finance Ministry came out with some negative data this week, showing that the nation's exports fell 2% in June, and that the trade balance was in deficit, again, to the tune of -JPY822.2trn.

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TT-765 -- Creative Invention is Alive and Well, e-biz news from Japan

It's companies which understand innovation and the international markets -- although it's somewhat ironic that the world leader for patent applications was turn-around challenged Panasonic corporation.

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TT-764 -- Crowdsourcing Just Getting Started in Japan, e-biz news from Japan

Last week we had the good fortune to be invited to participate in an expert panel for crowdsourcing alongside two major players in the crowdsourcing industry in Japan.

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TT-763 -- Trade Shows Best Way to Get Connections, ebiz news from Japan

Through our sister company Japan Inc Holdings we have been involved in market entry for foreign firms since the 1990's, and one of the most common questions we are asked is how to find partners, resellers and clients.

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TT-762 -- The Race to Free WiFi, e-biz news from Japan

Although there is a massive wifi grid throughout Japan (more than 600,000 access points), the ability for international visitors to access it easily is limited.

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TT-761 -- What's Wrong with the LDP's New "Japan Revival Vision" Manifesto? Ebiz news from Japan.

If you read the media, you would think that Japan is turning the corner. But when you talk to other business people in the street about business here and now, the story is not so bright.

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TT-760 -- Crowdfunding Kids Through Foreign College, ebiz news from Japan.

A professor suggested that student loans be structured in a crowdfunding approach, where investors "buy" a share of the students earnings for a specific time at a defined and mutually agreed rate of revenue share.

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TT-759 -- Is it Safe to Eat Fukushima Veges Again? E-biz news from Japan.

Last week, significantly, the Singapore government announced that with a few exceptions, the restrictions on food being imported from Japan are being lifted.

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TT-758 -- Master Plans to Move Japan into Soft Engineering. E-biz news from Japan.

The Japanese government is now plotting a future course based on software/content and soft (tissue) engineering. If really happening, it will create all kinds of opportunities for start-ups both local and inbound.

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TT-757 -- Another Direction for Airbnb Style Accommodation. E-biz news from Japan

According to a NHK report, the police collared a renter after he ignored multiple requests to stop sub-letting the premises. Apparently his Adachi Ward neighbors complained of "strange people" staying at the building.

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