TT-906 -- Something You Never Knew About Jean Pearce (1921-2017)

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on July 24, 2017

Jean was nothing if not dedicated to helping others and during her more than 40 years in Japan, 36 of them were spent writing regular, meaning weekly, reader advice columns (1964-2000) for the Japan Times.

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TT-905 (Tourism Edition) -- Japan's Biggest Tourist Magnet - Food and the Bloggers that Follow

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on July 17, 2017

Let's just remind ourselves that the top activity foreign tourists want to do before coming to Japan is to try some particular type of food.

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TT-904 -- Old Man Funai and the Weakness of One-man Shacho Companies

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on July 10, 2017

We heard a story a few years ago about just how autocratic and strict the management methods of Mr. Funai were, which in the beginning no doubt contributed significantly to his success.

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TT-903 (Tourism Edition) -- Where Opportunities Lie for New Entrants to Inbound Market

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on July 3, 2017

What we do know is that out of roughly 1,183 travel agents who are members of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), only 105 (8.87%) are registered for Inbound business.

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TT-902 -- Fujitsu's Bottom Line Caught in a Widening Culture Gap, e-biz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on June 26, 2017

It was with some interest that we saw several articles and one investor presentation about one of Japan's largest bedrock IT companies, Fujitsu.

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TT-901 (Tourism Edition) -- JTB and Other Japanese Travel Agents Getting Killed in Inbound Market

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on June 19, 2017

Despite the massive contracts and various preferences JTB receives every day, the company barely improved its sales and profit numbers overall in FY2015 and FY2016.

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TT-900 -- New "Airbnb Law" is Bigger Than Just Cheap Room Shares, e-biz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on June 12, 2017

The Parliament passed legislation that will legalize home-sharing, otherwise known as "Minpaku". Initially the main beneficiary will be Airbnb, who now becomes the first U.S. sharing economy company to make it big in Japan.

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TT-899 (Tourism Edition) -- Airbnb Home Buyer Reports From Higashi Kujo in Kyoto

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on June 5, 2017

How to carve out a stake converting Kyoto "slum area" houses into Airbnb stays. This is a great example of how you can help lift the fortunes of an entire neighborhood.

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TT-898 (Tourism Edition) -- Activities Market Evolution Results in a Lawsuit

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on May 29, 2017

An interesting peek into one slice of Japan's travel industry future can be found from a pair of law suits presently going on in the USA between the ex-CEO of Zozi.com, TJ Sassani, and the company's largest shareholder, KLP Enterprises.

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TT-897 -- Escaping the Education System and Coming Out Normal, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on May 22, 2017

It's not the first time we've heard (or seen first hand) how negative the Japanese high school experience can be, although we'd be the first to acknowledge that many kids have great school experiences.

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