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Japanese Customer News
Tuesday 13th March, 2012
1. Supply security high priority for Japanese customers
“Japanese customers, who are highly concerned about supply security”
Source: Reuters
2. Japanese consumers see more and more appliances made abroad
“About a third of all Japanese electronics production is done in overseas plants of the Japanese multinationals,”
Source: Business Week
3. Japan is targeting foreign tourists to visit Japan
“(Japan) aims to achieve 18 million arrivals by 2016 according to tourism authorities”
Source: 4Hoteliers
4. Japanese customers love fish
“bluefin tuna, the highly-prized flesh used in upscale sushi, for which Japanese consumers will pay up to $10,000 for a single fish.”
Source: The Daily Beast
5. Debris from tsunami carried out to sea
“Scientists believe ocean waves carried away 3-4 million tons of the 20 million tons of debris created by the tsunami “
Source: The Christian Science Monitor