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August 03, 2014

"Japanese.. wabi-sabi values character and uniqueness over a shiny facade" Rework Jason Fried




"the Japanese principle of wabi-sabi..values character & uniqueness over a shiny facade. it teaches that cracks and scratches in things should be embraced.It's also about simplicity. You strip things down and then use what you have"


Source: Rework - Change the way you work forever
By Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
Page 182
Vermilion books, 2010

July 21, 2014

"Japanese automakers...focus on core principles that don't change: reliability, affordability and practicality" Rework - Jason Fried







"Japanese automakers...focus on core principles that don't change: reliability, affirdability and practicality. People wanted those things thirty years ago, they want them today, and they'll want them thirty years from now"

Source: Rework - Change the way you work forever
By Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
Page 85
Vermilion books, 2010

June 22, 2014

Australian cheese is one of its largest agriculture exports to Japan

Home made pizza in Japan Copyright 2007
Picture: Home made pizza in Japan 



"Dairy products, predominately cheese, are one of Australia's biggest agricultural exports to Japan"




Source: FTA with Japan hinges on TPP
BY Philip Coorey & Greg Earl
Australian Financial Review
Friday 4th April, 2014, page 3


June 20, 2014

Japan has completely liberalised the retail electricity market

Electric bath control panel Copyright  2005
Title: Electric bath control panel 




"We have implemented complete liberalisation of the retail electricity market" and scrapped a 40 year old subsidy to cut rice planting, Mr. Abe said"




Source: BOJ puts the ball in Abe's court
By Gerard Baker, Jacob.M.Schlesinger
The Wall Street Journal
The Australian
Monday May 26th, 2014, page 20