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Inventor vengeance: Japan's top inventors go to court
NESTLED among the glitz of the world's wealthiest investment banks and most expensive hotels, the polished granite exterior of Doctor Yoshiro...
Japan, Inc., 05/01/04 by Leo Lewis · More from publication -
Anime attacks: as Disney dithers, Toei takes on the world
IF you haven't heard of Mr. Muscleman, Digimon Tamers, or Cutey Honey, listen up. They are the first attack wave in a new Japanese army of...
Japan, Inc., 04/01/04 by Leo Lewis · More from publication -
Honda president Takeo Fukui: a JI exclusive
THE Nikkei has just named you the No. 1 company in Japan for corporate excellence. How do you feel? THE Nikkei has just named you the No. 1...
Japan, Inc., 04/01/04 by Leo Lewis · More from publication -
Man of steel: an exclusive interview with Japan's steelmaking giant; JFE president Yoichi Shimogaichi on Chinese futures, US failures—and the secrets of his own sterling success - Feature
THE JAPANESE STEEL INDUSTRY has stormed into a period of major change. Two companies, JFE (Japan Fe [the chemical symbol for iron] Engineering) and...
Japan, Inc., 02/01/04 by Leo Lewis · More from publication -
The Blackmans return to a dangerous Japan: the killing and brutal dismemberment of a young English hostess in Japan shocked the world. As the trial begins, the shock deepens - Red Light Reckoning - Cover Story
THE FATHER AND SISTER of Lucie Blackman, the ex-British Airways flight attendant who was abducted and slain in Tokyo three years ago, broke down in...
Japan, Inc., 02/01/04 by Leo Lewis · More from publication -
Patient profits: Meisei hospital bonds add another incentive to invest in the "silver society." - Upfront
A CRAMPED HEALTHCARE CLINIC for the aged in the suburban outskirts of Tokyo has made Japanese financial history by issuing the country's first ever...
Japan, Inc., 02/01/04 by Leo Lewis · More from publication -
No longer sure about Sony: how Japan's global electronics giant fell asleep at the wheel - Upfront
THE DAYS WHEN THE Sony brand was known worldwide as a sure thing are gone, and the company's recent fall from grace (its run of sub-par results and...
Japan, Inc., 01/01/04 by Leo Lewis · More from publication -
Selling safety gets serious: security giant Secom soars on a mix of media hype and menace - Upfront
YOU DON'T HAVE TO observe Japan for very long to realize how powerful its media can be. Newspapers, TV and magazines play a central role in...
Japan, Inc., 01/01/04 by Leo Lewis · More from publication -
And justice for all … Nick Baker is imprisoned in Japan. Should he be? The Japanese justice system is in crisis. As with many of the country's darker problems, it has taken a foreigner to bring the rot to light
THE DRUG SMUGGLING CASE of Nick Baker, a 32-year-old former sandwich-shop manager from the small British town of Cirencester, has many flaws deeply...
Japan, Inc., 11/01/03 by Leo Lewis · More from publication -
Japan's coffee kings and the Starbucks effect: how domestic roaster Doutor basks in Starbucks' success - Upfront
MODERN MYTHS ARE VASTLY more efficient than their ancient rivals. In the old days, a story had to be embellished and retold, generation after...
Japan, Inc., 11/01/03 by Leo Lewis · More from publication
