http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/asian-pacific/japans-long-road-to-economic-recovery/article2028935/ ISHINOMAKI, JAPANÂ — Japanese call them "zones of obliteration" or "the places of nothing" –nani mo nai tokoro. In cities … Continue reading Japan’s long road to recovery
See the full gallery on Posterous Strong yen forcing Japan’s small businesses to look abroad https://secure.globeadvisor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/gam/20110119/RBJAPA… http://www.bwob.ca/topics/global-issues/strong-yen-forcing-japans-small-busin… Wednesday, January 19, … Continue reading FINANCE: Strong yen hurts Japan SMEs too
http://www.bwob.ca/topics/opportunities/with-patience-comes-opportunity-in-ja… http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20101014.RBBWBJAPANJOHNSONATL… Entrepreneurs who take the time to build relationships can make it in a country that is ‘tough … Continue reading ECONOMY: With patience comes opportunity in Japan
Loving the Machine, Japanese not worried about Orwellian privacy issues of face-recognition technology TOKYO – Unbeknownst to many thirsty commuters, … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japanese embrace “human-feeling” machine
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/dispute-with-china-hur… With manta rays cruising pristine coral reefs in emerald bays, and white-sand beaches nestled beside funky jungles, Japan’s Ishigaki … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japan-China dispute hurts tourism
https://secure.globeadvisor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/gam/20100805/BWBTHA… http://www.bwob.ca/topics/opportunities/canadian-entrepreneurs-bet-on-bangkok/ BANGKOK: Even with a bullet hole in his office window from recent political violence, John Stevens has good … Continue reading ECONOMY: Betting on Bangkok to rebound
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/LG13Dh01.html A yellow card for Japan’s government TOKYO – For the second time in a year, Japanese voters, who are … Continue reading POLITICS: Japan voters give rulers a yellow card
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/LF23Dh01.htmlTOKYO – If you’re shopping in Tokyo for a new television to watch the football World Cup, would you still … Continue reading ECONOMY: A taxing problem for Japan
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/is-japan-hurtling-t… Soaring debt, unsustainable government spending, slashed credit ratings. The problems that forced Europe to pledge a financial bailout for … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japan crawling into debt crisis?
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See the full gallery on Posterous http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/fears-rise-about-a-return-o… When Japanese companies run into deep trouble, the chief executive officer often resigns … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japan offended by US treatment of Toyota
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/as-shares-dive-new-ceo-boar… At 55, Masaaki Ueda was looking forward to retiring soon with a generous pension after 32 years of loyalty … Continue reading ECONOMY: Shares dive, new CEO boards JAL
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/the-jal-family-feud/article… Across Japan, thousands of members of the “JAL family,” from ground staff to pilots to the airline’s CEO, have … Continue reading ECONOMY: The ‘JAL family’ feud
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/in-deflation-era-japan-a-li… In 1989, when Mitsuo Tate left Tokyo to work in England, Japan’s cost of living was the world’s … Continue reading ECONOMY: In deflationary Japan, a Life of Minus
–Western investors accustomed to certain ground rules and behavioural norms in their native markets should consider the influence of political … Continue reading ECONOMY: Dragonomics sway Asian stock markets
live on CTV national news reporting on Japan election 09 http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/landslide-win/#clip208546 Continue reading POLITICS: Japan election 09 live on CTV national news
comment in Toronto Star on Japan election 09, http://www.thestar.com/article/689014 Rout of long-ruling LDP heralds social revolution in conservative, male-dominated land … Continue reading POLITICS: Japan’s old boys bite the dust
the Globe and Mail With an estimated 20 million bicycles in the metro area, Tokyo is the best major city … Continue reading TRAVEL: The Zen of vehicle co-existence in Tokyo
http://www.thestar.com/article/436557 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2008/0610/p01s05-woap.html Private-sector teams serving as a lifeline for cyclone survivors in remote delta areas RANGOON–With detailed maps and charts … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: Burma’s corporate relief corps
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0603/p07s02-wosc.html?page=1 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2008/0603/p07s02-wosc.html By a correspondent / June 3, 2008 Rangoon, Burma — Unable to read street signs at 8 p.m., a Burmese driver … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: After Cyclone Nargis, Rangoon endures a month of darkness
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1015/p04s01-woap.txt Headline: With more sanctions, Burmese chafe under further isolation Kawthaung, Burma – During the rainy season, Buddhist monks in … Continue reading ECONOMY: After deadly protests, Burma’s poor suffer most from sanctions
In Japan, mounting anger over bread-and-butter issues Rising prices, shortages of food items, and political gridlock spur calls for a … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japanese angry over Fukuda’s gas tax
http://www.thestar.com/article/413738 Message from Lhasa’s streets DEAN ROHRER/NEWSART Young Tibetans want to be part of the modern world but they insist … Continue reading TRAVEL: What Lhasa youth really want
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Fear Of The Sea Printed on January 21, 2005, http://www.alternet.org/story/21045/ A fisherman his whole life, Somkiat Baanperm never wants to see … Continue reading ECONOMY: Tsunami wipes out Thai fisheries
CHRIS JOHNSON finds the Andaman coast to be cleaner, friendlier and cheaper than it was prior to December’s devastating tsunami … Continue reading TRAVEL: After tsunami, tourism recovers in Koh Phi Phi, Phuket, southern Thailand
Accused of one of the greatest capitalist capers in history, publishing magnate David Radler sat in a golf shirt in … Continue reading ECONOMY: Empire crumbling around tycoon David Radler
Vancouver Sun 2004 Fisheries officials and environmentalists are worried that hundreds of thousands of sockeye salmon did not reach their … Continue reading ECONOMY: Sockeye salmon disaster amid low water levels, hot weather
Endowment fund fiasco — Vancouver Sun 2004 A senior city planner is calling it the most advanced urban project in … Continue reading ECONOMY: City councillors cry foul over funding of Olympic Village
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/…/14iht-rinvisible_ed2_.html TOKYO When Japanese men such as Ryuji Shinozaki go shopping, they aren’t likely to see their peers among the … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japanese men lack homegrown heroes
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/…/07iht-fgirls_ed3_.htmlRevolution drives new look in Japan TOKYO Japan’s “fashionistas” look innocent enough in school uniforms and loose white socks rolled … Continue reading ECONOMY: Fashion revolution drives new look in Japan
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