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New Corporation Law to Grow Market for Professional Services, Improve Landscape for Investors

September 2006 – The reforms to Japan's Corporate Laws that went into effect this past...

The Skinny on Triangular Mergers in Japan

September 2006 – Next May, foreign-affiliated companies in Japan will be allowed to engage in...

Know the Culture – Values to Keep in Mind When Doing Business in Japan

September 2006 – One of the most frequent pieces of advice given about doing business...

How Much Does Corporate Governance Matter in Japan?

September 2006 -- One aspect of Japan's new Corporation Law seeks to strengthen corporate...

Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal remains bullish on Japan

July 2006 -- By Steven K. Lee, Vice President of Employee Communications, Merrill LynchWhen a...

Spotlight Interview: Sun Microsystems’ Yuji Uematsu on why their only RFID Design Center is in Japan

July 2006 – Sun Microsystems Inc. operates RFID Test Centers in the U.S., Singapore and...

Software companies grow business getting Japan's financial sector online

July 2006 – As more Japanese consumers find it easier and cheaper to trade and...

Foreign firms find revenue streams responding to changes in Japan's financial sector

June 2006 -- Over the last decade, a number of changes in Japan's financial sector...

Spotlight Interview: Nutraceuticals thought-leader Paul Yamaguchi discusses emerging industry areas

Paul Yamaguchi is president of the research and consulting firm Paul Yamaguchi & Associates

Japan is the world’s most concentrated source of revenue for luxury brands

May 2006 – No other country in the world is as concentrated a source of...

Starbucks’ green tea success with Japanese consumers leads to worldwide popularity

April 2006 -- In an exclusive interview with JETRO, Christine Day, president of the Asia-Pacific...

Contactless payments on mobile phones encourage credit use in Japan

April 2006 -- The nearly all-in-one mobile phone has yet another feature: contactless payments. In...

Yahoo discusses its confidence in Japan's patent protection system

March 2006 -- Under Japan's world-class intellectual property rights (IPR) system, Yahoo Inc. has been...

New Jersey software firm breaks into Japanese market after JETRO Business Matching program

February 2006 -- JETRO held its third annual Business Matching Program at the Combined Exhibition...

AMD stays ahead with trends starting in Japan

December 2005 -- AMD is a $5.0 billion designer and producer of microprocessors...

Spotlight Interview: John Kakinuki on the progress of Japan's intellectual property rights system

December 2005 -- John Kakinuki, partner at Baker & McKenzie in Tokyo, spoke...

U.S. law firms anticipate growing demand for their services in Japan

December 2005 -- The latest amendment to the Foreign Lawyers Law took effect this past...

Proctor & Gamble's Darren Ji shares how JETRO met his 'top line needs' during BioMission Japan

Event Follow Up: 2005 BioMission to Japan

December 2005 --MISSION OVERVIEW The 2005 BioMission to Japan gave 60 North American...

Spotlight Interview: Dr. Gerry Purdy

Mobile & Wireless Industry Analyst Discusses Why New Products Tend to be Introduced in Japan First

November 2005 -- High-speed adoption of the latest technologies, essential core infrastructure and extensive assets...

New Personal Information Protection Act generates areas for revenue

November 2005 -- Japan’s Personal Information Protection Act that took effect April 1, 2005 is...

Spotlight Interview: Tom Kelley

Industry Expert Discusses Japan's Unique Approach to Innovation

October 2005 -- Tom Kelley is an innovation expert, bestselling author and managing director of...

Automotive Telematics and ITS

October 2005 -- Japanese automotive manufacturers are featuring more telematics systems in their vehicles to...

Spotlight Interview: Al Zencak

PricewaterhouseCoopers offers view on Japanese commercial code

October 2005 -- Continuing its efforts to simplify and streamline the process of opening and...

Strategies for Global Growth

American companies maintain competitive edge through R&D and manufacturing tie-ups

IT Alliances: Adding Value to Global OperationsOctober 2005 -- The development of Asian countries has...

JETRO at RoboNexus

Japan's robotics technology at the RoboNexus Conference

Visit the JETRO Pavilion at Booth 517 for a look into the future of robotics...

Spotlight Interview: Satoshi Kusakabe

September 2005 -- The recent bid for Nippon Broadcasting System (NBS) by startup Livedoor brought...

Japan's M&A Activity Continues to Grow

Recent Changes Point to M&A Opportunities in Japan

September 2005 -- The hostile acquisition attempt of Nippon Broadcasting System (NBS) by Takafumi Horie’s...

Industry Focus: Ubiquitous Networks

July 2005 -- Wired and wireless technologies are converging to form a society in which...

New Business Ties Created During JETRO Mission to Japan

July 2005 -- This past May JETRO opened its network in Japan to over 30...

Spotlight Interview: David "DC" Collier

Japan Wireless Cellular Felica Technology Interview

July 2005 -- David “DC” Collier is an expert on Japanese mobile technology and founder...

Tessera

Channeling Partnerships: Semiconductor Packaging Company Gets Down to Business in Japan

April 2005 -- Ever since Sony licensed Bell Labs’ transistor for it’s first...

Spotlight Interview: Steven Vogel

April 2005 -- Steven K. Vogel is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University...

Gracenote

Hitting the Right Note in Japan

March 2005 How Gracenote built a global business through partnership with Japan.

Recovery in the Automotive Industry

March 2005 -- Since 2003 Japan has been witnessing the beginnings of an economic recovery....