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Magical Connections (Rising Sun Edition): Greg Newton submits: NakedShorts last week reported that, according to a recent Deutsche Bank research report, Japan was, in mid-2007, the proud owner of $1.2 trillion worth of debt in the highly levered mortgage hedge funds Phoney FNM and Fraudy FRE, and had probably loaded up on even more...; Tags: Japan, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac; External links 2008-08-06
Three Themes to Watch Over the Next Two Weeks: Macro Man submits: Here's some of the themes that Macro Man will be watching over the next two weeks: 1) Another August of pain for Mrs. Watanabe? by Macro Man; Tags: China, Japan, US Market; External links 2008-08-01
Where Did Japan Go Wrong?: Twenty years ago, with George Bush Sr. in command of the country, the US was gripped with almost a national hysteria about Japan. The hottest read in business and government circles was Trading Places: How We Are Giving Our Future to Japan and How to Reclaim It,...; Tags: Management, Financing Startups, Finance, Channel Management, Strategy, Business Structures, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Hagiu, Japan, Marketing, Sean Silverthorne; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Savvy Move from Wal-Mart: Tapping an Outsider to Fix Its Japan Operations: As I wrote in a story in Fortune last year, Wal-Mart has a fundamental problem in its management approach to Seiyu, the retailer it owns in Japan. It put an executive in charge who lacks Asia savvy and even Michael Duke, the vice chairman and head of all international operations,...; Tags: William J. Holstein, Retail, Trius, Japan, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Blog posts 2008-01-16
Finding Performance In Japan Through Affiliate Marketing: Affiliate marketing at its most basic level is based on a revenue-sharing model where essentially site A agrees to feature advertising space from site B, and then site A gets a percentage of any sales generated from site B. As a marketing channel online, affiliate marketing has become an essential...; Tags: Japan, Performance, iMedia Communications, Marketing Research, Marketing; White papers 2007-12-11

Useful Commute: Japan's Lost Generation: Once an economic powerhouse, Japan is suffering from a deep economic and psychological slump. Journalist Michael Zielenziger explains what's behind this stagnation and its implications for the business world. by BNET staff; Tags: Japan, BNET staff; Blog posts 2007-11-26
6 Steps To Penetrate Japan's Online Landscape: Winning over Japan's online consumers is not without challenges. It's even harder for foreign marketers. With the right strategy, however, you can tap into this multi-million dollar pie. This paper explains few things to consider when implementing an internet marketing programme in Japan: starting with your website, one of the...; Tags: Japan, Web Site, iMedia Communications, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Branding, Internet, Marketing; White papers 2007-11-06
Wal-Mart Is Right To Pursue Seiyu, But....: Wal-Mart Chief Executive Lee Scott and his management team have made a courageous decision--to spend $860 million to acquire the remaining shares of Seiyu Ltd., the Japanese retailer, that the American company doesn't already own. Wal-Mart has previously spent more than $1 billion to acquire a 51 percent stake in...; Tags: Japan, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Retail, Strategy, Management, William J. Holstein; Blog posts 2007-10-24
Japan's Palace Grounds Once More Valuable than California: The phrase "Housing Bubble" is all-too-familiar territory for most of us, but in hindsight it shouldn't be anything new. Japan beat us to the punch back in the early 90s. Japan's real estate bubble got so 'irrationally exuberant' that the grounds under Tokyo's Imperial Palace were assessed at a...; Tags: Japan, Jonathan Haeber, Real Estate; Blog posts 2007-08-27
Reluctant Regionalism: Japan and Asia: While the incentives to support regional arrangements in East Asia are limited resistance to market opening remains strong in agriculture and basic materials. Japan therefore has not pursued regional arrangements with much enthusiasm, though it has taken tentative steps like the JSEPA treaty. The books analytical framework suggests that grander...; Tags: University Of Michigan, Free Trade, Sales Force Management, Finance, Sales, Japan; White papers 2005-12-23
Preconception Care by Family Physicians and General Practitioners in Japan: Preconception care provided by family physicians/general practitioners (FP/GPs) can provide predictable benefits to mothers and infants. The objective of this study was to elucidate knowledge of, attitudes about, and practices of preconception care by FP/GPs in Japan. The results depicts that FP/GPs in Japan report little training in preconception care...; Tags: Workforce Management, Practitioner, BioMed Central, Physician, Japan, Result, Human Resources; White papers 2005-07-28
Fulfilling the Global DC Mandate in Japan: In many respects, Japan has proven to be one of the most difficult arenas for individuals with global benefits responsibilities to make employee benefit changes. Lack of experience, excessive anxiety about local business customs, and language barriers often make it difficult for global HR professionals to institute change. But for...; Tags: Employee Benefit, Japan, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Benefits, Human Resources; White papers 2005-04-15
Human Resource Development Systems for Customer Care Services Management in Telecommunications Companies: A Comparative Analysis of Sri Lanka and Japan: The research described in this sheet explores predominantly what specific soft technologies or soft management practices that Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Communications Corporation in Japan NTT Com has transferred to Sri Lanka Telecom Limited SLT in the sphere of customer service, human resource management and HRD and how such technologies...; Tags: Customer Service, Organizational Structure, Human Resources, Training, Telecommunications, HRM, Japan, Human Resource Management (HRM), Analysis; White papers 2005-03-01
The Demographic Deficit: How Aging Will Reduce Global Wealth: The world's population is aging, and as it gets even grayer, bank balances will stop growing and living standards, which have improved steadily since the industrial revolution, could stagnate. The reason is that the populations of Japan, the United States, and Western Europe, where the vast majority of the world's...; Tags: Bank, McKinsey & Co., Japan, Financial Services; White papers 2005-03-01
Risk Management and Pension Plan Choice in Japan: Financial characteristics of plan sponsors and defined benefit plans have been found to affect asset allocation decisions in investment management. This paper examines the influence of these factors on plan design and choices of plan types in Japan. The findings confirm that profit volatility, funding ratio, and pension plan size...; Tags: Asset, University Of Pennsylvania, Japan, Risk Management, Pension Plan, Asset Allocation, Asset Management, Benefits, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Human Resources; White papers 2004-11-19
Corporate Pension Reform in Japan: Big Bang or Big Bust?: This paper investigates the events leading up to the passage of defined contribution pension legislation in Japan in June 2001. Expectations ran high that defined contribution DC legislation would induce a massive wave of DC plan conversion as Japanese companies began unloading their traditional defined benefit DB plans. However, despite...; Tags: Benefits, Human Resources, Japanese Company, Pension, Japan, University Of Pennsylvania; White papers 2004-11-11
The Japanese Retirement Income System: A Special Case?: Retirement income systems in Japan do have a number of special characteristics. The employment and social structure of Japan is also changing. Working in older age might no longer be possible. Families are becoming less and less willing and less and less able to provide homes and care services for...; Tags: Income, Operational Accounting, Finance, Japan, City University; White papers 2004-06-01
Public Emergency Services: Social Dialogue in a Changing Environment: A Study on Japan: The purposes of this paper is to examine the gaps between what are promoted in the Guidelines and national legislation, as well as gaps between legislation and practice in public emergency services, including fire-fighting, police and emergency medical services. Close attention will be paid to the current state of social...; Tags: Japan, Environment, Emergency Service; White papers 2004-04-01
Beyond Aggressive Legalism: Japan and the GATT/WTO Dispute: This paper consists of six sections. The second Section briefly reviews Japan's experience with the GATT/WTO dispute settlement mechanism. The third analyzes Japan's offensive use of the mechanism ("Sword" aspects), taking Parts and Components case and Section 301 Automobiles case as examples. The fourth Section analyzes Japan's defensive use of...; Tags: Section 301, GATT, Japan; White papers 2004-03-08
Corporate Governance in Japan: Government Regulations: The purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate regulations and amendments adopted by the Japanese government that will affect corporate governance. The conclusion of this review is based on several interviews taken in Japan as well as from published Japanese sources. These amendments will be reflected from within...; Tags: Japan, Law, Corporate Governance, Regulations, Corporate Law, Business Operations, Government; White papers 2004-01-01