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<p>COST-CUTTING STRATEGIES FOR FOREIGN BUSINESS PEOPLE IN JAPAN</p>
<p>As Japan enters its tenth year of economic malaise, and with<br>
the global economy also under strain, senior managers in Japan<br>
are under pressure like never before to reduce costs and<br>
increase efficiency.<br>
Japan Inc Communications and Nomura Real Estate Development<br>
are proud to announce a seminar designed to help foreign<br>
business people find solutions that can be used in everyday<br>
business planning and structuring.<br>
The seminar will cover topics ranging from daily management<br>
issues, IT structuring costs and office relocation to<br>
distribution and other cost reduction.</p>
<p>Date: July 29th<br>
Language: English<br>
Key Presenter: Terrie Lloyd CEO Linc Media/Japan Inc Holdings<br>
Venue: PMO Hatchobori, 3-22-13 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku,Tokyo<br>
Time: 3pm - 6pm<br>
Free registration. For more information or to register visit:<br>
<a href="http://www.japaninc.com/seminar" title="http://www.japaninc.com/seminar">http://www.japaninc.com/seminar</a></p>
<p></p><p></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><br>What's online this week at J@pan Inc magazine:<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br clear="all">
<a href="http://www.japaninc.com/US_will_not_become_Japan"><br>Why the US will not become Japan</a><br><br>By the Mad Hedge Fund Trader<br><br>I drove over the Benicia Bridge today, passing over ships <br>unloading
Toyotas from Japan. The company’s entire product <br>line was there, from
Lexus to Prius to Corolla, baking in the <br>sun, still wrapped in plastic,
and unsold by the thousands, <br>the victims of a 40 percent YOY sales drop.<br><br>So it was no surprise when the Bank of Japan informed us <br>that wholesale
prices in June fell a gob smacking 6.6 percent <br>YOY, confirming the most
dire forecasts that the country is <br>still in the grips of a nearly 20-year economic ice age...<br><br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><a href="http://www.japaninc.com/Hidenao_Nakagawa">Hidenao Nakagawa fights to the bitter end</a><br>
<br>By Tobias Harris<br><br>In response to the LDP's decision to convene a closed-door <br>gathering
Tuesday that will enable LDP members to "exchange <br>opinions" with Prime
Minister Taro Aso, Hidenao Nakagawa <br>demanded that the party open the event to the media...<br><br>The LDP executive dismissed his request, frankly arguing that <br>airing
the party's dirty laundry — more than it has already been <br>aired — will
have a negative impact on the party's performance <br>in the general
election.<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><a href="http://www.japaninc.com/green_bubble">The green bubble cometh</a><br><br>By Michael Green<br><br>There has been a lot of discussion in the media about the 2008 <br>
housing
bubble that we have just gone through. Economic bubbles <br>are nothing new
and have been around for a very long time. We can <br>look back the 17th
century and the Dutch tulip bulb bubble where <br>everyone was trading
tulip bulbs in a market were people thought <br>that the prices would
increase forever making everyone rich. This <br>same process has been
repeated throughout history with cycles <br>of boom and bust. Which brings
me to the next potential bubble, get <br>your wallets out and open them up
as it is time to “go green.”<br><br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
<p></p><p><a href="http://www.japaninc.com/natsu_bate">Currencies are expected to remain range-bound</a></p><p></p><p>"Natsu bate" overcomes the currency markets<br></p><p></p><p>By Ian Copsey<br></p><p>Every year around about this time the market talks about the “summer <br>
</p><p>doldrums.” It is a period when decision makers take vacation, the
amounts <br></p><p>being traded tend to get smaller and traders limit their
exposures since <br></p><p>unwinding in illiquid markets can mean larger losses...</p><p>
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<p>Event: Summer Networking Party! Open to all</p>
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