Water Business by Japan's Technology
Volunteer? Business? Cycloclean Provides Clean Water and Jobs By Ryoji Shimada, staff writer Every year three million people die of dehydration according to the study by WHO (the World Health Organization). In developing nations the secure supply of safe drinking water is still a matter of urgency in the 21st century. A small business in […]
Japan's Sake Market Going International
Japan’s Sake Fan Surge Abroad Gekkeikan’s Overseas Sake Business Japanese sake exports are increasing every year, at such a rate that they have almost doubled over the past 10 years. It’s not just Japanese expatriates and Nikkei (locals of Japanese descent) who are drinking it. Japan is not the only country where it’s produced. Sake […]
Behind the Success of Japan's Restaurant Business
If You Really Please the Customer, Success Will Come In Good Time Closing In On The Secret: The Buiness Philosophy of Casual Italian Restaurant Saizeriya Milanese Doria gratin dish 299 yen ($3). Wine by the glass 100 yen ($1). Everyone in Japan must know Saizeriya as the popular casual Italian restaurant with surprisingly low prices. […]
Saito Mokichi's Tanka
死に近き (shinichikaki)母に添寝の (hahanisoineno)しんしんと (shinshinto)遠田（とほだ）のかはづ (tohodanokahadu)天に聞こゆる (tennikikoyuru) <English Translation> As she nears the end,I lie beside my mother,and through the quietfrom a field far awaythe frogs' cries rise to heaven. 最上川 (mogamigawa)逆白波の (sakashiranamino)たつまでに (tatsumadeni)ふぶくゆふべと (fubukuyufubeto)なりにけるかも (narinikerukamo) <English Translation> Now even whitecapson the Mogami Riverrise against the flowas the snowstorm blows and blowsas the evening turns to dusk. […]
Making Hina Dolls in Japan
Making Hina Dolls What are Hina Dolls: A Hina doll collection is the centerpiece of “Girl’s Festival” on March 3, a celebration that began in the 18th-century when wealthy Japanese families displayed expensive doll sets for their daughters. It was believed that dolls could absorb evil spirits and allow the girls to receive good fortune. […]
Wrist memo for a forgettable person
In the old days, people used to tie a string round their finger to remind them not to forget something important. Now, Tokyo-based Hi Mojimoji Corporation has introduced this fashionable accessory that’s warn around the wrist. Its name is LIST-IT, which is based on a play on words. (Since Japanese lacks an “L” sound, “List” […]
For the person who tends to find everything bothersome
Wearable Eyeglass Wiper The idiom “making a spectacle of oneself” takes on a completely new meaning with this unique shirt from Okayama-based fift. Anyone wearing a “wipe T shirt” will be able to utilize the special microfiber embedded in the dark striped parts of the shirt to easily and thoroughly remove dust, oil and other […]
Challenge of Globalization Using the Networks of Foreign Internship Students in Japan
Utilize Foreign Internship Students “In China burdened with serious environmental problems, the advanced technologies and knowhow of Japanese companies are being called for,” says Hao Hu, the president of Waseda International Environmental Service Co.,Ltd. This company supporting its affiliated company, Waseda Environmental Institute Co.,Ltd, mainly provides consultation on environmental businesses for Japanese companies aiming to expand into the […]
Showa Atmosphere in Japan for Business
Theme Parks on Showa, nostalgic town in Japan “Charara-rara Chararararara-” I can hear the sound of charumera (type of flute) from a ramen (noodle) stand. Crows are cawing in the evening sky. Is it nearly time for dinner? From nearby, the fragrant aroma of soy sauce tickles my nose. By simply strolling in an area […]
Go drinking with your boss in Japan is needed among the youth
It’s long been a custom in Japan for rank-and-file workers to join their boss for an evening drink. Perhaps it’s because drinking alcohol helps to lower people’s inhibitions, which helps them to get feelings off their chest – a practice that has coined the word nominication, made by combining “nomi,” drinking, with the English“communication.” Recently the […]