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A place you'd rather be
Executive Impact › 07:00 AM JST - 29th April
ODAWARA — Visitors to Japan often go to the usual spots like Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, etc, but there is a gem of a resort only one hour…
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Risk is their business
Executive Impact › 09:18 AM JST - 22nd April
TOKYO — For the last 10 years, the insurance industry has been undergoing many changes. Liberalization has made the Japanese market much more competitive. One of the…
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The business of education
Executive Impact › 08:30 AM JST - 14th April
TOKYO — Japan’s higher education system is undergoing major changes due to oversupply and a falling birthrate, forcing many universities to merge, while others face bankruptcy or…
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Raising the bar for accounting
Executive Impact › 02:16 PM JST - 8th April
After numerous accounting scandals and corporate crimes, laws related to corporate accounting and auditing have been amended in Japan. At the operational level, listed companies…
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Exporting Tuscan way of life
Executive Impact › 07:22 AM JST - 31st March
TOKYO — When people meet Salvatore Ferragamo for the first time, they might be surprised to learn that he doesn’t design women’s shoes and handbags. Instead, the…
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A world of culinary delights
Executive Impact › 06:24 AM JST - 24th March
The restaurant industry is now recognized as the largest leisure-related industry in Japan. Diners can enjoy a diversity of restaurants, offering not only traditional Japanese…
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Discreet elegance
Executive Impact › 09:17 AM JST - 17th March
In 1922, Alice Kriemler-Schoch sat down at her sewing machine at home in St Gallen, Switzerland, and made some aprons. That would prove to be…
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Chocolate heaven
Executive Impact › 02:35 PM JST - 12th March
Recently, shoppers at Tokyo Midtown had an extra treat when they were greeted at the entrance to NOKA Chocolate by founders Noah Houghton and Katrina…
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Redefining the hotel business
Executive Impact › 02:30 PM JST - 9th March
The recent emergence of foreign luxury hotels in central Tokyo is now redefining the hotel business in Japan. In such a changing market, Starwood Hotels…
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Home away from home
Executive Impact › 02:43 PM JST - 1st March
The Tokyo American Club opened at its temporary new location in Takanawa last month. The club will occupy its new facilities until late 2010 while…
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