TT-604 -- Why Japan Needs the TPP Trade Pact, e-biz news from Japan

PM Naoto Kan announced to bring Japan into the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.

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TT-603 -- Increasing Professionalism of Company Boards, e-biz news from Japan

External certified directors instead of shareholder activism for more professional corporate governance in Japan.

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TT-602 -- Moving Office, Cloud Apps, and Saving Money, e-biz news from Japan

Rents in Tokyo are dropping and in January we moved our office to a new location in Roppongi.

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TT-601 -- Jobs Recovery on the Way? E-biz news from Japan

Only 70% of college graduates had found jobs by December 1st, and less than half of junior college students have done so.

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TT-600 -- Networking Your Refrigerator, Smart Power Meters. E-biz news from Japan

TEPCO announced it will roll out 27m smart power meters to consumers from 2013.

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TT-599 -- Rate of Pensioner Shoplifting Surges, e-biz news from Japan

More and more seniors being driven to shoplifting because of the economy and other factors.

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TT-598 -- Why You Will Retire at 70, e-biz news from Japan

The Nikkei reported Yosano openly speculating that Japan's retirement age needed to rise from the current 65 years.

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TT-597 -- Will Facebook Fail in Japan? E-biz news from Japan

Most Japanese users do not like to use their real name and represent their real persona on the Internet.

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TT-596 -- Forecast for 2011, e-biz news from Japan

Entertainment is an important aspect of Terrie's Take, so for 2011, we're back to forecasting specific events.

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TT-595 -- Events in 2010 That Will Change Japan, e-biz news from Japan

Our top 10 news items for the year, accompanied by a short analysis of why we think they are important.

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