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BBC News - Sony Plans Massive Job Cuts
The consumer electronics giant is to shed 13% of its workforce to combat its resurgent rivals and prop up profits. (October 28, 2003)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3219667.stm |
Biotech Japan
News and business information on Japan's biotechnology industry, pharmaceuticals, bioventures, medical, and technology transfer resources. Funded by the Japanese government.
http://www.biojapan.org/ |
Bureaucratic Corruption in Japan
Essay delves into corruption in Japan's government ministries and police.
http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp76.html |
Forbes - The Pride That Killed Sony
Article stating that hubris caused plunging sales and profits, and led to a major restructuring. (November 5, 2003)
http://www.forbes.com/technology/personaltech/2003/11/05/cz_bf_1104sony.html |
Forbes: The Panic Spreads
Documents Japan's continuing economic decline and demonstrates Japan's industrial crisis is reaching Great Depression levels.
http://www.forbes.com/global/2002/0218/022.html |
Gaijin Investor
English-language financial site for investors of Japan stocks, featuring daily news, message boards, online broker comparisons, Japanese-English glossary, and tips.
http://www.gaijininvestor.com/ |
J@pan Inc
Business magazine focusing on e-business, consumer products, and the changing economy.
http://www.japaninc.com/ |
Japan Country Analysis Brief
A US Dept. of Energy report on Japan's energy sector, with information on oil, gas, coal, electricity and nuclear power industry.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/japan.html |
Japan Entrepreneur Report
A monthly newsletter devoted to covering new business activity in Japan. With online archive.
http://www.japanentrepreneur.com/ |
Japan Rice Market
Provides regularly updated news on Japanese rice, as well as monitoring current prices. With news archive.
http://www.japan-rice.com/ |
JapanConsuming: Monthly Newsletter
Analysis and reporting of Japan's consumer and retail markets to help overseas companies gain access to the Japanese market.
http://www.japanconsuming.com/ |
Japanese State - Market Relations
Short college essay on different views of the Japanese market and system, and argues that the market has not been in a purely subservient role in Japan.
http://www.anime.net/~roba/PS431-2.htm |
Making Some Sense of the Japanese Economy
Offers some thoughts on what has been happening and how economists have viewed Japan's continuing economic woes. (September, 2003)
http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp94.html |
No More Games in Japan's Referee-Free Capitalism
Argues that legal reforms are also needed for Japan's economic woes to end, but current structural reforms may worsen the situation.
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Kaneko.html |
Sarjam
Japan's satellite cable broadband internet information site.
http://www.sarjam.com/ |
Saving Japan
A collection of essays by MIT economist Paul Krugman on the Japanese economy.
http://web.mit.edu/krugman/www/jpage.html |
Terrie.com
Weekly news and information about technology and e-business in Japan.
http://www.terrie.com/ |
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