Showing posts with label Marketing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marketing. Show all posts
August 29, 2015
Japanese chocolate maker Royce now popular in USA
"Japanese
(Chocolate maker) rival, Royce’, with a very different approach to
chocolate-making. …the Nama, vaguely truffle-like and alluringly creamy. Green
tea, bitter dark, mild milk and white are some of the options, all made with
fresh cream from farms near the factory in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost
region. ..Royce’ makes…novelties like potato chips covered with fromage blanc,
cocoa-dipped marshmallows and flat chocolate squares called Prafeuille with
gooey fillings of honey, berries and caramel"
Source: From
Japan, a New Approach to Fine Chocolates
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Published: January 15, 2013
New York Times
August 28, 2015
August 24, 2015
August 15, 2015
How to keep up to speed with Japanese words and terms used in business?
Canon Wordtank S501E Japanese English Dictionary for self studying Japanese
A pocket Japanese English dictionary is a very handy reference for self studying Japanese and for studying out of home.
Positives:
* Lightweight and fits easily in your hand, pocket and bag
* Allows you to study outside home
(you don't need to carry a large paper dictionary)
* Back lit screen so its easy to read
Negatives
* Does not have every word you need
* Japanese manual
Overall, consider it as a good tool for self study
Features:
Dictionaries included:
Japanese to English - Wisdom Dictionary with 88,000 entries
English to Japanese - Wisdom Dictionary with 90,000 entries
Japanese
Gakken Kanji Dictionary with 6,355 characters
Super Daijirin Japanese Dictionary with 252,000 words
Features
* Back lit for easy to see display.
* Convenient bookmark function
* Multiple dictionary search
* Wildcard entry for both '?' and '*'
* Jump key to quickly go to or from all 4 dictionaries.
* Wild card searches
* Adjustable text size (12/16/24pt)
* Large history function and more!!
* Batteries 2 AAA batteries last 80 hours
* Dimensions: Size 76 mm x 142 mm X 16.3 mm
* Weight: Approximately 117 g (battery included)
* Display Size 2.4" (50.8 mm x 28.2 mm)
* Letter Input Method Romaji (English) input
* Character Display Size - Japanese and English are available
sized 12/16/24/48 dot
* Accessories - 2 AAA batteries
* Accessories - 2 AAA batteries
* Japanese manual
Summary
Summary
The Canon Wordtank S501E is a dictionary for those with Japanese experience. This is a great reference for studying out of the house. It has English menus and you have to be patient with a Japanese manual. Do your research to make sure this product is right for you.
August 14, 2015
Video: Japanese Customer Service - Automated Car Parking
In this video you can see the attention to detail of Japanese Customer Service.
As the customer leaves the car park, the attendants bow to thank them for their patronage.
August 10, 2015
August 08, 2015
August 01, 2015
Video: Japanese Customer News August 1st 2015
Video: Japanese Customer News August 1st 2015
Mitsui Australia CEO Yasushi Takahashi
Source: Japanese trading giant Mitsui confident of Australia-India FTA, July 29, 2015 by Jared Lynch, The AGE Newspaper
http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/japanese-trading-giant-mitsui-confident-of-australiaindia-fta-20150729-gims45.html#ixzz3hiS59vUI
2. ¨the Japanese media company Nikkei announced that it was the new owner of the 127-year-old paper, an institution in economic journalism and a prominent global brand. The price was an eye-popping US$1.3 billion, one of the biggest newspaper deals ever, dwarfing other recent sales.¨
Source: Financial Times sold to Japanese media group Nikkei for £844m, July 24, 2015 Ravi Somaiya, Jonathan Soble and David Joly
http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/financial-times-sold-to-japanese-media-group-nikkei-for-844m-20150724-gijxsq.html#ixzz3hiSa6vvc
3. ¨In June, catalog shopping company Senshukai Co. released hoodies, leggings and arm covers with anti-insect properties. These products use materials that maintain bug-proof capability even after repeated washing.¨
Source: Japan Times, August 2nd 2015, Japan Times, Jiji News,
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/02/national/insect-repellent-clothes-now-popular/#.Vb7XQlWlykp
Source: Japanese trading giant Mitsui confident of Australia-India FTA, July 29, 2015 by Jared Lynch, The AGE Newspaper
http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/japanese-trading-giant-mitsui-confident-of-australiaindia-fta-20150729-gims45.html#ixzz3hiS59vUI
2. ¨the Japanese media company Nikkei announced that it was the new owner of the 127-year-old paper, an institution in economic journalism and a prominent global brand. The price was an eye-popping US$1.3 billion, one of the biggest newspaper deals ever, dwarfing other recent sales.¨
Source: Financial Times sold to Japanese media group Nikkei for £844m, July 24, 2015 Ravi Somaiya, Jonathan Soble and David Joly
http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/financial-times-sold-to-japanese-media-group-nikkei-for-844m-20150724-gijxsq.html#ixzz3hiSa6vvc
3. ¨In June, catalog shopping company Senshukai Co. released hoodies, leggings and arm covers with anti-insect properties. These products use materials that maintain bug-proof capability even after repeated washing.¨
Source: Japan Times, August 2nd 2015, Japan Times, Jiji News,
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/02/national/insect-repellent-clothes-now-popular/#.Vb7XQlWlykp
4. ¨5G is the next-generation mobile communications system that Docomo aims to introduce commercially in 2020. It is being developed for ultra-high-speed data transmissions of over 10Gbps and 1,000 times the capacity of LTE, which will help address the proliferation of connected items in the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), as well as to support the increasingly diverse range of mobile services.¨
Source: Docomo to collaborate on 5G with five additional vendors, August 1st, 2015, Japan Today,
5. ¨The percentage of 1-year-olds who had used an Internet device was 17%, and the number nearly doubled for 2-year-olds, at 31%.¨Japan’s internal affairs ministry
Source: Many Infants Use Smartphones, Tablets: Survey,
Jun Hongo, Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2015.
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/07/29/many-infants-use-smartphones-tablets-survey/
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July 31, 2015
Video: Japanese Vending Machine Convenience
Source:
Japan Vending Machines are AWESOME 日本の自販機すごい!
Sharla in Japan, You Tube Channel
Learn more:
Vending Machines: Coined Consumerism
Labels: Culture, Customer Service, Industry, Lifestyle, Marketing, News, Technology, Trends
July 27, 2015
Video: Japanese television commercials in Japanese
Please note video is "in Japanese"
Source:
Japanese TV Commercials
[ 2014 weeks 03 & 04 ]
[ 2014 weeks 03 & 04 ]
JPCMHD
You Tube Channel
July 25, 2015
Video: Japanese Customer News July 25th 2015
Video: Japanese Customer News July 25th 2015
Video: Japanese Customer News July 25th 2015
1. “fast food restaurants need to localize their products for Japanese tastes, and to ensure its brand image is associated with safe food.”
Source: Burger King to press ahead with expansion despite increasing competition: CEO, by Kauaki Nagata, July 28th, 2015. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/07/28/business/corporate-business/burger-king-press-ahead-expansion-despite-increasing-competition-ceo/#.VbeFBVWlyko
2. “In Japan, though, rice omelets (which are actually made from more than just rice and eggs) are a favorite of kids across the country, and often bring up happy memories of Mom’s delicious home-cooking.”
Source: Pixar alters 'Inside Out' visuals for Japanese release, removing broccoli,
By Casey Baseel, RocketNews24, July 28th, 2015. http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/pixar-alters-inside-out-visuals-for-japanese-release-removing-broccoli
3. “Panasonic’s rice cookers for Japanese consumers come with a “takiwake” function enabling users to adjust steaming patterns to best fit the rice being cooked”
Source: Forecasting the Weather From a Bowl of Rice, by Takashi Mochizuki, The Wall Street Journal http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/07/28/forecasting-the-weather-from-a-bowl-of-rice/
4. “Anpanman (an-bread man), a superhero who has a renewable head made of a bun filled with "an" or bean jam, is one of Japan's most popular anime characters.”
Source: First overseas Anpanman shop to open in Taiwan this fall, July 28th, 2015.Mainichi Shimbun, http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150728p2g00m0fe029000c.html
5. “Of the nation’s 1.71 million care workers in fiscal 2013, including part-time workers, men accounted for only 20 percent.”
Source: Photo book of male caregivers aims to attract young men into elderly care, July 28, 2015 By Haruko Kagenishi, http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201507280005
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July 21, 2015
News: Japanese customer demand for 40 year mortgages increasing as a way to enter housing market
Picture: Apartments in Tokyo, Japan |
¨Demand for 40-year mortgages maybe set to rise as buyers try to get a foothold in the housing market.....demand for the longer period mortgages is rising in Canada, the UK and Japan
Source: Forty-year terms for first timers
By Larry Schlesinger
Australian Financial Review
Saturday 22nd February 2014, page 10
July 18, 2015
July 14, 2015
Video: Innovative Japanese consumer advertising
Please note video is in Japanese
Source:
Japanese TV Commercials [ 2014 weeks 03 & 04 ]
JPCMHD
You Tube Channel
July 11, 2015
Article: Lean is not a word, it is a mindset
Lean is not a word, it is a mindset
Copyright. 2014.
All Rights Reserved
Picture: Japanese bath cover |
Lean. The new western buzzword that borrows from the Japanese word "mottenai", no waste. But lean is more than just a word in Japan it is a mindset that impacts every aspect of daily life not just manufacturing or business.It applies from when you sit down to breakfast and leave your rice bowl with three grains of rice in it and someone at the table will inspect (probably everyone at the table) and someone will say to you directly, finish all your rice "mottenai". It continues when you throw out the waste paper basket and other household members will inspect the contents and take out things they can use and will say to you "mottenai".
When you finish taking a bath in Japan at the end of the day which you share with all the other members of the household.You have to get in and out quickly and replace the bath covers (boards that cover the bath and keep in the heat in) so the next person also enjoys a hot bath, "mottenai".
Bath water in Japan is typically used for up to three consecutive days before the bath is cleaned. The water in the bath is used in the washing machine, "mottenai". Nearly all Japanese households have a pump and a hose unit . This unit takes the bath water and fills the washing machine with a push of a button. Bath water is recycled, "mottenai".
So you may now be getting a picture of how deep the meaning of "mottenai" or lean thinking goes in daily Japanese life.
Japanese do not just apply this concept to manufacturing and business , they apply it to everything!
For western companies to really compete with Japan they must not only understand the concept but apply it and Japan has had over a thousand years head start.
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July 10, 2015
Videos: Japanese customer Thursday July 9th 2015
Picture: Japanese summer fireworks Tokyo
Japanese Customer videos
July 07, 2015
Video: Japanese pizza business impresses Australian chief of Dominos Pizza, Don Meij
Source: JapaneseCustomer.com
¨Japan has well and truly exceeded our expectations...we have gained further knowledge of the competitive landscape in Japan...the Japanese managers are quick to adapt and to make decisions¨
Don Meij , Domino's Pizza Chief
Source: Extra toppings for Domino's
By Tim Boreham, Criterion
The Australian Newspaper
Thursday February 13th 2014, page 19 and 23
July 06, 2015
Japanese television show gains 44 percent of audience in one night
Source: ウェルワナーラックワニシャカーン
You Tube Channel
Title: Sexy Zone Kohaku NHK 2013-12-31
Note: video in Japanese
"It was reported that NHK’s year-end Kohaku Uta Gassen song contest earned a 44.2 audience rating, making it the most-watched TV broadcast of 2013."
Source: the small print
January 31, 2014
Thrown shoes, declining populations and other worries
By: Steve Trautlein
Issue: 1036
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