Softbank chief Masayoshi Son estimated Japans richest man with $16.6 billion

 

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"..Softbank chief Masayoshi Son ($16.6 billion) has surpassed Fast Retailing Co. Chairman Tadashi Yanai ($16.2 billion) as Japan’s richest man."



Source: Small Print: October 1, 2014
Death for meth, gangster golf, May J. and more...
By Steve Trautlein Posted 2 days ago | Issue 1071
http://metropolisjapan.com/small-print-october-3-2014/

88 percent of electricity in Japan generated by LNG and coal according to report

Picture: Japanese electricity plug & outlet 

"Japan has more than doubled soalr capacity to about 13,500 megawatts since beginning a clean energy incentive program in July 2012. ...Fossil fuels such as liquefied natural gas and coal now account for 88 per cent of power produced in Japan...While renewable sources that also include wind and geo thermal account for just 2.2 per cent of electricity generation"

Source: Farmers reap solar benefits 

By Aya Takada & Chisaki Watanabe

Bloomberg

Thursday May 29th 2014, p22

Will the new iPhone 6 be able to compete with mobile payments in Japan?

Picture: Japanese customer in kimono 

"Mobile payments have been around in Japan for more than a decade. The country is often considered to be the birthplace of mobile commerce, largely due to the high adoption of smartphones and other mobile devices among Japanese consumers....Many mobile devices in Japan are equipped with an NFC chip called Felica. This chip was first introduced to the market in 2004 and now has a home in nearly every mobile device sold in the country. The iPhone had been one of the very few devices sold in Japan that did not have a Felica chip installed in it. "

Source: APPLE MAY FALL BEHIND IN JAPANESE MOBILE PAYMENTS

Stephen

September 16, 2014

http://www.mobilecommercepress.com/

http://www.mobilecommercepress.com/apple-may-fall-behind-japanese-mobile-payments/8513916/

Australian businesses must get serious about North Asia opportunities according to Catherine Livingstone, Business Council of AUstralia

Picture: Japanese Green tea with Manju

(Australian) "Business needs to devise implementation strategies to maximize the opportunities that will arise from getting preferential access to North Asian markets and managing costs and increasing productivity in order to be genuinely attractive to our regional customers" 

Catherine Livingstone, President Australian Business Council of Australia

Source: Asia in no doubt Australia means business

By Catherine Livingstone

The Australian Newspaper

Monday 28th APril 2014, page 12

Read full article here

http://www.bca.com.au/newsroom/north-asia-trade-opportunities-article-by-catherine-livingstone-in-the-australian