Rude Baguette – March 2, 2016 – Government-sponsored initiatives involving startups and innovation often meet skepticism. I understand because I often tend to be one of the skeptics. It’s a familiar drill. A group of politicians announce with great fanfare some theme of cross-border collaboration, accompanied by numerous platitudes extolling the virtues of entrepreneurship, job […]
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YAHOO JAPAN CORP UNSP ADR EA REPR 2’s...
Financial Market News – March 1st, 2016 – YAHOO JAPAN CORP UNSP ADR EA REPR 2 (OTCMKTS:YAHOY)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Mizuho in a research note issued to investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have a $32.00 price objective on the stock, up from their prior price objective […]
Business School for Japanese Pop Cult...
Anime News Network – February 29, 2016 – The Tokyo School of Anime will open a spin-off school, the Akiba Business School, in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, its main pop culture shopping district. The school will train students out of high school for careers in Japan’s pop culture and entertainment industry. The school has six majors: […]
Internet of Things brings innovations...
THE JAPAN TIMES – February 26, 2016 – The Internet of Things, or IoT, which connects devices, vehicles and buildings via the Internet, is increasingly finding its way into Japan’s manufacturing sector. Textile manufacturer Seiren Co. has installed virtual changing rooms in shops such as department stores, mainly in Tokyo. Shoppers can simulate wearing clothes […]
Airbnb Facing Headaches in Japanese M...
News By the Second – February 25, 2016 – For Airbnb business cannot be better in Japan, but the approach by the short-term rental site is facing some big challenges in the third biggest economy in the world. The number of guests from Airbnb in Japan surged last year by 500%. The jump coincided with […]
‘Venus Wars’ BluRay Revie...
Forbes – February 23, 2016 – One of the first wave of anime to hit Western shores in a big way during the 90s boom was Venus Wars. It was an anime adaptation of a successful manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, with the movie also being directed by him. At the time, it helped forge anime’s popularity in […]
Thousands surround Japan parliament i...
Business Standard – Februrary 22, 2016 – Thousands of protesters formed a human chain around Japan’s parliament today in protest at the planned construction of a new US base on the southern island of Okinawa. Some 28,000 people, according to local media, surrounded the building holding banners reading “No more US bases in Okinawa” and “Follow the will […]
Cherry blossom beer is coming back to...
Rocket News 24 – February 19, 2016 – Last year, we cracked open a bottle of beer from Japanese craft brewer Sankt Gallen made with cherry blossom petals. Like many of Japan’s unique food and beverage flavors, it was only available for a limited time, but with spring just around the corner, the Kanagawa Prefecture-based company is bringing […]
Japan Climbs, Leading Asian Stocks Hi...
IB Times – February 18, 2016 – Asian shares rose on Thursday after Iran said it supported other countries’ plans to boost oil prices, even if it didn’t say it would participate, and U.S. stocks rose a third day, their longest winning streak this year. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 2.8 percent, South Korea’s KOSPI 200 1.3 […]
Will negative interest rates fix Japa...
East Asia Forum – February 17, 2016 – The Bank of Japan (BoJ) started quantitative and qualitative monetary easing (QQE) in 2013, committing to achieve 2 per cent inflation in two years. Since then, almost three years have passed. But the target has not been achieved, and it is uncertain when it will be. This is […]