APPLE 02/12/2014 13:25:24 Page 1 APPLE iPHONE IN JAPAN: WIRE-LESS‚ CULTURE-FULL* r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r INTRODUCTION It was the evening of January 15‚ 2009. Eric Miller‚ Apple Inc.’s Senior Vice President Worldwide Product Marketing is standing‚ waiting for the train on a subway station platform. Eric was sent to Japan by Apple CEO Steve Jobs to oversee the launch of the eagerly awaited iPhone 3GS‚ a newer‚ more powerful iteration of Apple’s revolutionary
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Confucian temples in Japan Confucian temples in Japan aren’t numerous‚ all of them are connected with a cult of the great Chinese thinker Confucius (Kun-tszy) who was living in 551 – 479 BC. After his death in Qufu (Цюйфу) near his grave was built the first temple in his memory‚ which became pilgrimage place and Chinese shrine. In the VI century according to Emperor order in honor of Confucius in every city of the country were built temples‚ where are done ritual and sacrifice. With the spread of
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managers are currently facing. Japan‚ the home country of tech giants Sony‚ Panasonic‚ and Sharp‚ has faced several talent recruitment challenges that have overturned the country’s reputation of excellence to a reputation that “is no longer considered to be on the cutting edge of cool.” The appeal to work in Japan and for a Japanese firm isn’t appealing for any longer for several reasons. For a country with companies that “were next to Western firms in popularity”‚ Japan now has a smaller economy
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Feudalism in Europe and Japan Throughout history‚ the system of feudalism is used several times in different areas in the world. Because of this form of government‚ the European lifestyle changed dramatically as the Japanese culture began to form. Although feudalism in Europe had started earlier‚ the feudal systems of Japan and Europe are somewhat alike. However‚ they are much more different than they are comparable. It is surprising that the feudal system in Japan is similar to the feudalism
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Doing business in Japan. Konnichiwa! Today I’m going to cover a very interesting topic – Doing business in Japan. At first let me introduce myself – I am Linda-san. And it would be a great pleasure to present this mini-guide of doing business in this unique country. So let’s start. Japan’s cultural identity is as strong as that of any nation in the world. Her closed door policy‚ which existed from the early 1600s to the middle of the nineteenth century‚ created an isolated society. Much of the
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Asia are disproportionately affected‚ representing 60% of the world ’s suicides (N.A‚ 2008) 3. The suicide epidemic is particularly devastating in Japan‚ a country that has seen at least 30‚000 deaths from suicide annually since 1998 (Hidaka Yasuharu‚ 2008) B. Cultural Context 1. One of the primary manifestations of suicide in Japanese culture‚ it is seppuku‚ which is “a ritualized form of suicide by disembowelment. (Toyomasa‚ 1980) 2. Seppuku spread to the samurai military aristocracy during
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a supply chain management would the handling of information. The more the information shared in between the different actors of the supply chain flow‚ the more flexible and responsive this supply chain would be. In this case we can see how 7eleven Japan applied this whole new system based on information sharing between the shops‚ distributors and suppliers. This new focus gave 7eleven advantages such as saving time in placing orders‚ delivery process. Also advantages on demand analysis as they could
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asylum seekers are placed in a position of life or death. If they do not leave the country they are at risk of being persecuted in‚ they may die. However‚ attempting to enter other countries as a refugee can be dangerous‚ and very hard. Australia and Japan are two countries that have very different positions within the refugee crisis. In Australia‚ the topic of the treatment and processing of refugees is often discussed. This is because it is a troublesome issue for the government‚ and the treatment
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Japan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the Wikipedia Manual of Style concerning Japan-related articles‚ see MOS:JP "Nippon" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Japan (disambiguation) and Nippon (disambiguation). Japan 日本国 Nippon-koku Nihon-koku Flag Imperial Seal Anthem: "Kimigayo" "君が代" MENU 0:00 Government Seal of Japan 五七桐 (Go-Shichi no Kiri ) ? Tokyo Capital 35°41′N 139°46′E None[1] Official languages Recognised regional languages Ethnic groups(2011[2])
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1800’s‚ the Western powers had advantages in this process. They led the world in technological advances‚ giving them a dominance when conquering other countries. The European Imperialists made attempts to conquer China and Japan. In this process‚ they succeeded by influencing Japan greatly. However‚ they were not as successful with China. At the end of the eighteenth century‚ China’s goods were much desired by Britain. However‚ the Chinese saw Europeans as savages and did not want to trade
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