GW-289 -- The Hottest Gizmos and Gadgets from Japan

Submitted by Japan Inc on February 22, 2008

This week's Gadget Watch takes a look at the new Toshiba Gigabeat, Sony Bravia's portable 1-seg TV and Olympus's world first digital camera to feature a 20x optical zoom lens.

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JIN-453 -- Space Race Japan

Submitted by Japan Inc on February 20, 2008

Can you fly paper airplanes back from space? Will a boomerang fly through the galaxies? These are all questions Japan is trying to answer in its re-energized projects to expolore the solar system. Read Now

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TT-457 -- Labor costs comparison, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on February 18, 2008

The labor market in Japan is difficult to get a good view of, partly becuase of the distortions created by reliance on World Bank or CIA statistics. Using alternative sources for figures, the labor market in Japan seems to be relatively competitive in regional comparison. Read Now

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Terrie's Job Tips -- Limited Japanese Ability – Part Two: Market for Non-bilinguals

Submitted by Japan Inc on February 18, 2008

Perhaps because Japan has found it difficult to accept and support the presence of foreign businesspeople, it has largely ignored them and left them to their own devices. Back in the 1980's this meant that there were very few independently run foreign firms here, and anyone wanting to set up a business pretty much had to do it though a Japanese partner.

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JIN-252 -- What do you know about hostessing? Part two

Submitted by Japan Inc on February 13, 2008

The second part of our exploration into the industry of hostess bars. The writer tells of her own personal experiences and reveals the financial realities for the young women involved. Read Now

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