The topic of intellectual property and copyright has become a rather charged issue in Japan in recent years primarily because of the mainstreaming of the Internet. Whether you’re considering downloadable books, digitized music, streaming movies, or television shows being traded on video sharing websites, the struggle to manage and protect the rights of content creators ...
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Deflation: Shop Like It’s 1992 If you’ve been putting off getting that new futon or carpet, hesitate no more: They’ve never been cheaper. With creeping deflation, Japan’s consumer prices in 2009 rolled back to 1992 levels, with many household items and apparel goods sinking to 1970s and 1980s prices, and some even plummeting to new ...
The Budget Café Do It Yourself became a new marketing watchword during the recent recession, with companies releasing numerous “edu-tainment” products designed for consumers to enjoy at home and with minimal expense, everything from home soba makers to D.I.Y. bath-bomb kits. Now, Japan’s convenience store chains bring you the “home café.” Consumers no longer have ...
How Japan’s electronics giants are weathering the recession, mass layoffs and losses to the tune of billions
Japan needs to reform its individual tax system in order to remain regionally competitive
The ACCJ makes contact with Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs to explain amendments to the Copyright Law
Understanding how business development can be used to leverage your way into new business
Dan Ariely, author of the bestselling book “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions” (HarperCollins, 2008), is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, where he works at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, the School of Medicine, and the Department of Economics. His now ...
Co-authors David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried (inset image) recently took the wraps off their latest business intelligence book called “Rework,” a collection of ideas that revolve around the notion of rethinking how we optimize our strategic approach to business. Hansson is the creator of the widely used Ruby on Rails web development framework and ...
Morrison & Forester LLP, one of the pioneering international law firms with over 20 years of legal expertise in Japan
These are exciting times in Japan. Spring and kafunshou (pollen allergies) affect different folks in different ways. Revisions to history are on the nightly news and revisions to GDP numbers raise questions about the prospects for a double-dip recession and longer term, “How do we pay for this huge stimulus package and why don’t I ...