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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...