The year of innovation
Photo by Andrew Howitt “This year is the French-Japanese Year of Innovation,” announced Bernard Delmas, president of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, in his opening remarks. Many...
View ArticleMy Number and privacy
Photo by Andrew Howitt Masako Banno emphasized throughout her talk at the last SCCIJ luncheon of 2015 that the My Number system is “not so complicated.” Yet, questions raised during the brief Q&A...
View ArticleBuilding a stronger brand
Photo by Andrew Howitt Before 2011, Nissan’s global organisation was decentralised, and building a stronger brand image was not a high priority for the company, recalls Roel de Vries, the global head...
View ArticleBusiness and friendships
Photo by Shigeru Matsuzaki harmaceutical behemoth Takeda might not ordinarily be found in the same room as Plankton, a small music promoter perhaps best known for bringing traditional music bands from...
View ArticleSharing ideas
Photo by Mike de Jong ith both economies lagging and their societies facing similar concerns, Japanese and European parliamentarians gathered in Tokyo to share ideas and try to find common solutions to...
View ArticleStill bullish
Photo by Allison Bettin o news is good news,” said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his keynote address at The Economist’s Japan Summit 2015. Hosted at the Hotel Okura Tokyo on 9 July, the event brought...
View ArticleGeneration Gap
Photo by Allison Bettin lobally, the work place is rapidly changing, with one key demographic shift: the coming of age of Generation Y, or the millennials. More and more, these younger adults are...
View ArticleLiquid gold
ine lovers are often found sniffing and slurping their favourite products at tasting events. However, another sensation was on the palate at a recent Italian Chamber affair in Roppongi: olive oil. The...
View ArticleAll in good taste
Photos by Mike de Jong t’s a cross between a scone and a pancake,” laughs Welsh food consultant Nerys Howell, pointing to some mouth-watering cakes from her country at FOODEX Japan 2015, held at...
View ArticlePlay ball!
he crack of the bat. The umpire’s call. It all sounds so … European. Perhaps not. Yet. But judging from the spirited effort put on by the new Team Europe in a two-game “friendly” with Japan last month,...
View ArticleOlympic fever
elivering the Games is a journey,” says Lord Paul Deighton, chief organiser of the 2012 London Olympics. “Frankly, the biggest need you’ve got is to hire a great group of people and to motivate them,”...
View ArticleIJCC 2014 Business Awards
Photo by Nathan Berry What do a large Japanese bank and an independent, digital entertainment provider have in common? They were both winners at this year’s Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce (IJCC)...
View ArticleFinding common ground
Photo by MIKE DE JONG Top free trade negotiators for Japan and the European Union (EU) say the end of 2015 is a realistic target for completion of an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the...
View ArticleRoyal Visit
The Dutch royal couple, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, enjoyed a state visit to Japan in late October. They met with the Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who hosted a state banquet in...
View ArticleNCCJ Deshima Business Awards
Photo by Mike de Jong The annual Deshima Business Awards of the Netherland Chamber of Commerce in Japan (NCCJ) got an official boost this year. The 2014 awards were held in conjunction with a trade...
View ArticleMastering marketing
Photo ALLISON BETTIN eon colours, huge fonts and a cluttering of graphics. From an outsider’s perspective, these are the quintessential elements of Japanese advertisements. But to grow a successful...
View ArticleWAW! Tokyo 2014
Photos by Allison Bettin Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showcased Japan’s growing commitment to women’s economic empowerment at “WAW! Tokyo 2014”, Japan’s first-ever World Assembly for Women. Some of the...
View ArticleJapan’s economy and monetary policy
“Japan appears to have finally embarked on a path towards overcoming deflation,” said Hiroshi Nakaso, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan (BoJ). Nakaso outlined Japan’s history of deflation and his...
View ArticleData protection 101
Photo by Allison Bettin You’d be hard-pressed to find a Westerner who’d deem Japan unsafe … except, perhaps, in the realm of data privacy. In a June seminar, lawyers from German-based ARQIS Foreign Law...
View ArticleJMEC 20
“We took a very dry, esoteric market and made it easy to understand and, somehow, magically entertaining. That’s how we won.” That is how John Monsanto, member of the Tektronix Communications’ team...
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