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Weekly blogs from leading experts on Japanese business, technology and
politics.
This week on J at pan Inc online we lead with Tobias Harris' take on the return
of
Shinzo Abe and the continued prominence of outspoken former finance minister

Shoichi Nakagawa as he calls for nuclear armament.


The conservatives undaunted <http://www.japaninc.com/conservative_undaunted>

Shinzo Abe prepares for a comeback

By Tobias Harris

Abe Shinzo, former prime minister and favorite of many alliance managers in
Washington, was in Washington, D.C. this past week, meeting with Vice
President Joe Biden and delivering addresses at the Brookings Institution
and
the Ocean Policy Research Foundation's US-Japan Seapower Dialogue.

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Keeping the bull happy <http://www.japaninc.com/forex_bulls>

Contributed by the Société Générale

The bull in currency markets must be a happy one, for it has kept up a
relentless
 run despite the upheavals in other parts of the financial landscape. Growth
in
foreign exchange (FX) activity – average daily turnover rose to $3.2
trillion in April
2007, a 69 percent rise from 2004 levels based on current exchange rates,
according
to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) – continues unabated in
Asia,
driven by trade flows and the need of companies and banks to hedge their
currency
exposures...

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Feeling left out? <http://www.japaninc.com/job_in_jeopardy>

What to do when your job is in jeopardy

By David Price

The hard realities of the economic downturn are changing the face of
employment
in Japan and, for many, downsizing and potential job losses are a real
threat. The
question is, how best to weather the storm. Below are six clear and easily
identifiable signals that a job may be at risk...

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When you are the only one to blame <http://www.japaninc.com/sales_questions>

Outta luck? Don't take it personally, your sales questions sucked

By Jason de Luca

We’ve all been there, Friday night, 6:08PM before a 3-day weekend, shiny
new-pen
in one hand, empty tin-cup in the other…

Deal gone, and with it, three weeks of hard work and the prospect of three
more hitting
the bricks, hoping to get something going before the quarter, and your
meal-ticket, ends.
Strong numbers and steady growth is like trying to nail Jello to the wall…

Don't take it personally, don't blame the economy, your client's procurement
process,
their APAC Director, The Illuminati, the CIA, bad genes, or your boss...
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