Company announcements and commentary on current issues.
I hope Japan can bridge the gap at the other end of the world’s day, from North America on to Europe via Asia, but it will take flexible working hours...
How learning origami at an early age improves customer service...
I am not in the slightest bit surprised by this research showing that Japan's Cool Biz policy - a government "recommendation" since 2005 that companies don't switch on the...
At a recent talk I attended on how the founders of the modern Japanese state and business had fearlessly travelled and lived abroad, there was a keen discussion afterwards as...
Following on from her article on why Germans work less hours than Japanese employees, Professor Ulrike Schaede takes a look in a second article at the need for a German...
Europeans often ask me if it is worth trying to learn Japanese. I usually say yes, but that it is important to have realistic expectations. Adults who have...
LinkedIn is not just for recruiting, but managing the employer brand...
The typical image of a woman entrepreneur in Japan as someone who worked at Recruit (Japan's biggest recruitment agency) and then did an MBA overseas, is wrong, according to
The World Cup spurs some thoughts on diversity....
Remembering a valued member of the JIC team....