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Foreigners Need Not Apply
In terms of diversity hiring, Japan is now just a bit better than America of the 1860s, when the song ‘No Irish Need Apply’ was first published. Last week, an article appeared in the New York Times that outlined the … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, economy, globalization, hiring, Japan, Japanese companies, Jobs, lifetime employment, students, study abroad
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Sleepy Tiger, Angry Dragon
I just bought Henry Kissinger’s new book, “On China”. I’m going to read it because it looks interesting and he has had plenty of experience with China since helping to reestablish relations between the US and the PRC during the … Continue reading
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Tagged China, economic miracle, economics, Ezra Vogel, Japan, Japan as Number 1, Japan Passing, Kissinger, On China, politics, Taggart Murphy
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The New Lost Generation
My recent posts have centered on Japan’s youth, and this post serves as a follow-up to the previous one. I caught a recent debate conducted by The Economist pitting incremental development [ID] against disruptive innovation [DI]. ID is the idea … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Americans, Apple, economics, education, goals, policy, Toyota
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Innovation: East v. West
I’m sick of the Great Recession. Who isn’t? Governments all over the world are doing what they can to get their economies back on track and the pressure to succeed has never been greater. In the United States and several … Continue reading
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Tagged America, business, cars, China, economics, entrepreneurship, innovation, Japan, Nissan, Obama
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Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Asia has problems ahead. The situation has me thinking back to Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood [1957], the Japanese film adaptation of Macbeth. More specifically, it has me thinking about that crazy witch lady. Obviously, I’m talking about a bubble … Continue reading
Et Tu, Naoto? …and Sumo!
This is going to be a rare double-feature blog post. I’ve been writing an awful lot about politics lately, so that could get a little dry. Today’s post has to start with politics, because…wow. But it’s going to finish up … Continue reading
A Few More Reasons to Love Greece
Europe is in a shambles! The crisis that struck Greece has spread to the rest of the Eurozone and is wreaking havoc everywhere it goes. Greece has already fallen, but it now appears that Portugal and Spain could be next. … Continue reading
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Tagged Americans, economics, Europe, Japan, Obama, politics, trade
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Futenma Fiasco – Redux
I sincerely hope that my readers in the United States have been keeping up with this situation and that you’ve all been able to grasp the severity of this Futenma situation. I posted on the subject last week, and at … Continue reading
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Tagged Americans, economics, Futenma, goals, Hatoyama, Obama, politics
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How Long Has It Been?
A long time, apparently. I haven’t posted in three weeks or so…I guess I’ve been busy? In the meantime, my mother and stepfather visited Japan and we traveled around. We hit Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Miyajima. All in all, a … Continue reading
Déjà Vu
It is often said that history repeats itself. I don’t think that’s accurate. Perhaps themes and motifs occur on a rotating basis, but there’s always a new flavor and always new circumstances to spice things up. Still, we can learn … Continue reading
