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Business in Japan


The way Japanese executives think about company responsibility
I don’t know what percentage of Japanese executives feel this way, but last week, I’ve heard it directly from the director of major Japanese companies, like I did from many Japanese executives before. We are responsible for providing livelihood for the citizens.  We have to think of ways to offer meaningful jobs for as many people as possible. He […]...
22 Mar, 2009 | 2 comments
Toyota dealership visit in suburban Tokyo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectkobo/sets/72157612706079650/ Buying an automobile has never been an option to me since I moved from the US to Tokyo.  Why would I want a car?  Trains and buses are so cheap, they are everywhere, runs on time, clean, safe.  Taxis aren’t so expensive.  If I needed to drive somewhere for some reason, I would rent a […]...
18 Jan, 2009 | No comments yet
Review of the year 2008
Thank you for making my 2008 a wonderful year! It was great working together with my friends, colleagues and clients. Had this enjoyable year end meeting.  A typical one we had at many cafes and diners at various places in the world. ...
31 Dec, 2008 | No comments yet
Project Kobo Offices
Office is where people work together.  I noticed when our team worked, 4 times out of 5, it was not at Project Kobo Kagurazaka Studio.  It was far from my home, 1.5 hours one way.  We LOVED Kagurazaka Studio.  But it just didn’t make sense anymore So I gave up the studio.  physically, me and the team […]...
27 Dec, 2008 | No comments yet
Sustainability effort: moving small office
I did it again…..  I let a few months slip by without writing anything. August, September were really busy, then came mid October and nothing.  So this is what it’s like to be, affected by the economic situation of the time. Being a small operation, it was an easy decision to close my studio, especially the company that shared […]...
11 Dec, 2008 | No comments yet
Project Kobo Corporation
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...
18 Sep, 2006 | No comments yet
Why Japanese loves Louis Vuitton and ignore major foreign IT 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...
23 Jul, 2006 | No comments yet
Japanese Company’s Response to Information Security
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...
05 Jul, 2006 | No comments yet
How fast behaviors change: Effects of “information security” phobia
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...
11 Jun, 2006 | No comments yet
IBM ad in Tokyu Toyoko train, Tokyo
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...
23 May, 2006 | No comments yet


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