Archive for 2004
- Translation
- I was commenting all books coming out should at least have e-book version, because if a book was in data form, translation software can be used to translate anything, and it would promote better understanding of attitude of a culture on certain topics. My friend disagreed whole heartedly...
- 26 Apr, 2004 | No comments yet
- Knowing but not trusting what you know
- My Australian friend once mentioned to me during his first visit to Japan that he noticed that eating is interacting in Japan. At many sushi place, you grinde your own wasabi. We mix chopped nori, ground ginger to our taste at the table when we eat cold soba noodle...
- 24 Apr, 2004 | No comments yet
- Measurement
- A few months ago, I wrote that I longed to re-read all the books I have. What was stopping me? Nothing. Just my notion that I was too busy to re-read, that I needed to constantly be discovering something new...
- 23 Apr, 2004 | 1 comment
- Emerging Expressive Generation
- I noticed lately that many of the blogs written by Japanese are very expressive. They explicitly describe how they feel, what they think about certain matter. A year ago, when there were not as many Japanese bloggers as there are now, majority of them were about things. The latest, coolest things...
- 15 Apr, 2004 | No comments yet
- Why people work late/why people don’t work out of home
- At Cafe Croissant in Akasaka Mitsuke, I struck up a conversation with a non-Japanese gentleman who was sitting next to me having some coffee and snack. (Note: I have never had the guts to do this with a Japanese person yet...
- 14 Apr, 2004 | No comments yet
- Kohoku New Town Green Matrix
- Urban development in Japan is finally making the kind of progress that residents can feel. The cluster in economic development as discussed by Michael Porter exists in Japan as can be read in Strategy for Cluster Initiatives in Japan by Yoko Ishikura, et al...
- 12 Apr, 2004 | 2 comments
- Work Preparation
- My Australian friend once mentioned to me during his first visit to Japan that he noticed that eating is interacting in Japan. At many sushi place, you grinde your own wasabi. We mix chopped nori, ground ginger to our taste at the table when we eat cold soba noodle...
- 08 Apr, 2004 | No comments yet
- How the Boss Reacts When You Announce Departure
- The work partners I have worked closely for the past 5 years threw me a new start party. We had a great time talking, eating, drinking at one of my favorite cafes until late into the night. We talked about how companies react when someone announces his/her wish to leave the company...
- 07 Apr, 2004 | 2 comments
- Being the best
- The difference between the company in number one position of their market and the company in number two position is vastThe culture is very different, and they do things quite differently...
- 26 Mar, 2004 | No comments yet
- Creative departments in major Japanese companies
- My Australian friend once mentioned to me during his first visit to Japan that he noticed that eating is interacting in Japan. At many sushi place, you grinde your own wasabi. We mix chopped nori, ground ginger to our taste at the table when we eat cold soba noodle...
- 22 Mar, 2004 | No comments yet
