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BizCast Japan #12 Released

This is just a quick announcement that BizCast Japan #12 has been released over at Trans-Pacific Radio. In this edition of the show, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss Japan’s tourism industry, the government’s attempt to subsidize the conversion of part-time workers to full-time status, Blu-Ray, Panasonic, Seiyu, capital injections at Japan Air Lines and increasing wheat prices.

Please have a listen and let us know what you think.

BizCast #11 released at Trans-Pacific Radio

The first BizCast Japan of 2008 has been released over at Trans-Pacific Radio. In the program, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss the battle between Toyota and General Motors, Mizuho’s purchase of $1.2 billion of preferred shares in Merrill Lynch, blogging, inflation, real estate and G.communication. Have a listen over at Trans-Pacific Radio.

BizCast Japan “Top 7 stories of ‘07″ released at Trans-Pacific Radio

The BizCast Japan “Top 7 business stories of 2007″ has been released on Trans-Pacific Radio. Actually, it was released about a week ago, but we neglected to promote it here. In the program, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss some of the biggest issues and trends that we saw in Japan in 2007, and speculate on how they might play out in the future. Have a listen over at Trans-Pacific Radio.

BizCast Japan #9 Released at Trans-Pacific Radio

BizCast Japan #9 has been released over at Trans-Pacific Radio. Albrecht Stahmer and I sat down to discuss what’s going on in Japan’s business scene, and we think this is by far our most comprehensive discussion yet. Topics covered include the migration of Japanese brands overseas (Muji, Uniqlo), Toto’s marketing push in the US, misleading mobile phone advertising, the decline in construction of new houses and condos, Sony Financial’s IPO, what the effects of fingerprinting all foreigners might have on Japan’s international business hub aspirations, and…

…the last 20 minutes are a discussion of Japan’s English language teaching market and some thoughts on how it got into the current mess and why there seems to be no way out.

We would be flattered if you’d give us a listen.

BizCast Japan #8 Released

BizCast Japan #8 has been released over at Trans-Pacific Radio. After a bit of a long break, Albrecht Stahmer and I sat down to discuss what’s going on in Japan’s business scene. We’d be flattered if you’d have a listen.

BizCast Japan #7 Released

Just a quick announcement for tonight…BizCast Japan #7 was released over at Trans-Pacific Radio a short while ago. Once again, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss a range of business issues, including cell phone price wars, Uniqlo’s failed bid for Barneys New York, and the state of the Japanese workplace. We hit on a few issues outside the purview of this site…

Bloomberg Radio: Michael Auslin on Shinzo Abe

In 2004, then Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe spoke at the American Enterprise Institute, where he had this to say:

Japan has become, for the most part, allergic to any discussion of security. It is not logical; it is an allergy like a physical response. Afraid of bringing on this allergic reaction, each administration has avoided discussing matters which they were actually required to address.

We haven’t heard Mr Abe phrase things in exactly this way when speaking to a domestic audience. That, however is neither here nor there. Last last week, I received this email from Bloomberg:

On Bloomberg Radio ®, “Bloomberg on the Economy” host Tom Keene spoke for an hour recently with Michael Auslin of the American Enterprise Institute. They discussed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the outlook for Japan’s political economy, Japan-U.S. relations and defense policies, Japan’s unique relationship with China, and his take on the Liberal Democratic Party and the Upper House elections on July 29. We thought you might find the interview of interest. Please feel free to follow the link below to listen to their conversations:

http://www.bloomberg.com/tvradio/podcast/ontheeconomy.html

I’ve listened to the interview and it’s very much spot-on, and fully recommended as an update on the status of the Abe administration, what makes it tick, and what we can expect from it in the future. Must-listen material for those keeping up on the ties between politics and economy in Japan.

BizCast Japan #6 Released

This is a quick announcement that BizCast Japan #6 has been released at Trans-Pacific Radio. In this edition of the show, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss various issues that have come up on this site, as well as a few that haven’t. Some of the topics discussed include the real estate building boom in Japan, media portrayals of investment funds in Japan, corporate social responsibility, the marketing success of Billy’s Boot Camp in Japan, inefficiency in the IT sector, and Fast Retailing’s bid to acquire Barneys New York. We would like to say thanks to anyone who listens, and you can always give your feedback at Trans-Pacific Radio.

BizCast Japan #5

A quick note: BizCast Japan #5 was released today at Trans-Pacific Radio. In this edition of the show, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss You Tube’s Japanese localization, shareholder meetings, anti-takeover measures, prices at McDonald’s Japan, and the Urban Renaissance Headquarters. After that, we have a twenty minute interview with Brett Nelson concerning the hedge fund scene in Tokyo.

We’d be thrilled if you’d have a listen.

BizCast Japan #4 Released

BizCast Japan #4 has been released over at Trans-Pacific Radio. In this edition of the show, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss problems with English language school NOVA, Toyota’s dominance in sales and pretax profit numbers, office rents in Tokyo, issues at Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group, Steel Partners and President Warren Lichtenstein’s visit to Japan, the Comsn scandal, and the return of Burger King to the Japanese market.

We think you’ll like it.

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