The cold war is over – and Japan won. ‘ (US presidential candidate campaign slogan‚ 1992)’. Why was the ‘Japanese model’ of economic growth so respected/feared in the 1980’s and why did this respect fade in the course of the 1990’s? In the 1980’s ‘the Japanese model’ of economic growth had two particular aspects that were unique and had not been cultivate by the western world. Firstly the Japanese had an incredible work ethic and secondly they were able to blend the free market with state direction
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Levi Strauss Japan K.K. 1993 Marketing Strategy Levi Strauss Japan’s marketing strategy in 1993 had served the company well to gain market share up to this point in time. LSJ focused on the young male consumers of Japan. The company portrayed the jeans as fashion-forward American wear through TV commercials and men’s magazines. The distribution channels were also increasing‚ including urban specialty jean shops and suburban national chain stores. LSJ also sold vintage American jeans as well as
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everything else.” This week’s discussion topic may not be about the price of tea in China but instead may I lead in my response to this week’s discussion topic with some background concerning the price of fresh salmon in Japan? In the 1980’s‚ the price of fresh salmon in Japan was around 1‚600 yen/kilogram. 98% of Japan’s supply of fresh salmon in the 80’s was from wild sources. By 2001‚ 62% of the Japanese demand for salmon was being supplied from aquaculture or salmon farms. The significant
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office of JETRO (Atlanta‚ Chicago‚ Denver‚ Houston‚ Los Angeles‚ New York‚ and San Francisco) on behalf of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)‚ Tokyo‚ Japan. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice‚ Washington‚ D.C. Misunderstandings caused by different communication styles often lead to lost business opportunities for foreign businesspeople dealing with Japan. This booklet is intended to fill such gaps. We asked Dr. Ernest Gundling‚ an intercultual specialist‚ to
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(ideally) service more than one outlet. The reduction in transportation costs become direct savings to the owners‚ unlike product savings (that run through the production and sales process leading to a few %). Seven-Eleven’s supply chain strategy in Japan can be described as attempting to micro-match supply and demand using rapid replenishment. What are some risks associated with this? Micro-matching supply and demand using rapid replenishment has plenty of risk associated with it. It assumes each
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seamless system allows UNIQLO to consistently offer its customers high-quality products at reasonable prices. UNIQLO Japan b UNIQLO CO.‚ LTD. UNIQLO Operations UNIQLO International b UNIQLO(U.K.)LTD. b FAST RETAILING(CHINA)TRADING CO.‚ LTD. b UNIQLO USA‚ Inc. b FRL Korea Co.‚ Ltd. b UNIQLO HONG KONG‚ LIMITED b UNIQLO FRANCE S.A.S. b CABIN CO.‚ LTD. b G.U. CO.‚ LTD. Japan Apparel Operations b ONEZONE CORPORATION b VIEWCOMPANY CO.‚LTD. (Listed on JASDAQ Securities Exchange‚ equity-method
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Shinto in Modern Japan Religion is a constant variable in today’s world as well as the past. In order to understand Shinto in modern Japan first Shinto must be looked at from the past. Native Japanese religion states Shinto is the way of the gods. Going into depth of Shinto history and the modern view of Shinto now will bring up where Shinto originated from‚ it’s comparison to other religions‚ and Shinto’s role in modern Japan. Like many main religions‚ Shinto originated from prehistoric times
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in section 3 “Transportation”. • Question 6 is discussed in section 6 “7-Eleven in the United States” EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The case study reports about the Supply Chain Strategy of Seven Eleven Japan (SEJ)‚ the largest convenient store operator and franchisor in Japan. Seven Eleven Japan provides several helpful understanding about achieving supply chain strategic fit in the convenient store industry. In this industry‚ responsiveness of the supply chain is the most important factor. Firstly
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transcribing of religious writing was a spiritual thing. The characters are written in a same style which is balanced. Every strokes are clearly displayed. interpretation: This is an evidence that buddhism was spread in Japan during Nara period. This may also imply the kanji’s development in Japan. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1981.75 B) Biography Fujiwara no Michinaga 966 – January 3‚ 1028 During the heian period‚ he was the highlight of the Fujiwara clan’ ‚ a family which controlled
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by Char4U.com The Chinese civilization was a much older civilization than the Japanese civilization. The Chinese and the Japanese had cultural and commercial relations that date back to 200 A.D. Chinese culture flowed out of China and into Japan to influence Japanese culture in several waves. The degree to which the Japanese adopted Chinese cultural influences depended on the receptivity of the latter at that particular historical juncture. Chinese influence on Japanese culture is readily
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