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The wabi-sabi business plan

Can imperfection be the key to success for Japanese companies?

Homeward bound

My own private “furusato”

About Face

Are Japanese consumers warming up to social media?

Economics of Choice

Economics of Choice

Is Japan becoming a nation of cheapskates?

A WRINKLY REVOLUTION

A WRINKLY REVOLUTION

MORE THAN JUST AN AGING MARKET

ILLUSTRATION BY LOUISE ROUSE

EYE ON FASHION

FOREIGN FIRMS PUSH DOMESTIC GIANTS

Asakatsu

Asakatsu

TO THE RESCUE!

Illustration by Louise Rouse

THE RISE OF THE GRASS-EATER

MARKETING TO JAPAN’S MALE HERBIVORES

Illustration by Rio Sleue

DIGGING THE DOG DAYS

UNIQUE DEMANDS OF AN AGING NATION

WISHING UPON A (JET) STAR

DISCOUNT AIRLINE SHOWS HOW TO ‘TAKE OFF’ IN JAPAN

Photo by Rio Sleue

SMARTPHONE INVASION

How Apple and Google cracked Galapagos Japan

HANKYU TO THE METROSEXUAL

HANKYU TO THE METROSEXUAL

Yurakucho store caters to the needs of men

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Show Stopper Mercedes Benz has opened a head-turning showroom in Roppongi that aims to encourage consumers to look at its [...]

Illustration by Phil Couzens

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Wedding Boom After the Tohoku disaster, many Japanese—especially, young people—were reminded of the importance of relationships and realized, perhaps for [...]

Illustration by Phil Couzens

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Mash-Up Marketing Here’s an innovative marketing tie-up that aims to set the publishing world frothing. Bandai and Japanese publisher Kadokawa [...]

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Old Technology is Good Technology Seniors are more Internet-savvy than many people believe, according to research by Dentsu. The agency [...]

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Can Dentsu & MIT Help You Shop? From May 17, Dentsu would like to aid your shopping needs with the [...]

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Suntory Sells Hope Suntory is marketing hope to Japanese consumers with montages of two beloved pop songs. “Ue wo Muite, [...]

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Checking Your Look Fashion brand United Arrows has launched an interactive campaign that allows users to dress models in United [...]

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Future Retail Showcase Packaging, digital signage and information handling systems were on display at the Supermarket Trade Fair 2011, held [...]