TT-703 -- JOBS Act-like Crowdfunding for Japan? Ebiz news from Japan.

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 25, 2013

The Financial Services Agency may allow crowdfunding websites in Japan to expand from their limited "donations" style of getting cash to start-ups, similar to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) in the USA.

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TT-702 -- New JTA Campaign -- What Makes Japan Unique is Japanese Themselves, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 18, 2013

A new JTA video project ran for five months and culminated in the launch of the JTA's new media offering -- a massive collection of 160 videos -- that has been turned loose on the Internet.

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TT-701 -- Many More Bankruptcies Next Month? E-biz news from Japan.

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 11, 2013

While the world looks at Japan and thinks that a recovery is underway, the reality is that up 25% of Japan's functioning (versus dormant) companies are instead tottering on the edge of insolvency.

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TT-700 -- Why Kameda May Regret its US Cracker Deal, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on March 4, 2013

Kameda told the Nikkei it was buying MGC because of a familiar reason -- the market in Japan is mature and flat and the firm is looking for growth strategies abroad.

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