management

BIZ BRIEF: Sumitomo Metal Mining establishes new...
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. has established Sumitomo Metal Mining Management (Shanghai) Co. in China to perform sales and management tasks, it was announced on July 2.
Ben & Jerry's: Forging ahead with social activism,...
Jerry Greenfield
The U.S. ice cream company Ben & Jerry's has opened its first store in Japan. Founded by two childhood friends in 1978 and now worth $300 million (23.62 billion yen), Ben &...
In pro tennis management, IMG is the reigning...
The IMG Academy training institute
IMG is a major American sports management company, representing tennis stars such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova and Japan's own ace, Kei Nishikori. What...
Success by training, developing high-caliber...
Makino does not stay at his desk for long. When he needs to think something through, he holes up in a windowless lounge nearby. 
(Photo: Yoshinori Toyomane)
On an evening in late March at the headquarters of Works Applications in Tokyo's Akasaka district, the eyes of 300 students clad in "recruit suits" are trained on an instructor....
BIZ BRIEF: New Fujitsu service allows better...
Fujitsu announced April 26 the release of its Value Added Application Assets Management Service, an add-on service that enhances application maintenance efficiency.
BIZ BRIEF: IIJ launches cloud authentication system
A new authentication system to allow corporate networks to connect with multiple cloud computing services was released in Japan on April 19.
'Charismatic hairdresser' starts over from zero and ...
Iijima considered returning to Japan during the worst period of his career, "but I didn't want to become a loser." (Photo: Yoshinori Toyomane)
The fashionable Tokyo thoroughfare of Omotesando invariably bustles with hordes of young people, but turn away from its rows of Zelkova trees and head down one of its back...
Foreign journalists club in Tokyo loses its luster
More than 200 foreign and domestic media representatives packed the FCCJ last November, when Michael Woodford, the ousted CEO and president of Olympus Corp., had a news conference. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) in Tokyo's Yurakucho district has served as a haven for overseas journalists reporting on Japan’s breathtaking changes since...
Employee solidarity the key to success; obsession...
Tony Hsieh
The U.S. Internet mail order company Zappos has managed to boost sales by running the business in a family-like manner that promotes a sense of solidarity between employees....
Japanese firms need to take risks in the global...
Oki Matsumoto
Japan's presence in the global economy is waning. Japanese companies must prepare to grab a share of overseas markets. They need to realize that in this day and age, taking no...
Fujitsu simplifies cloud management for...
Fujitsu Ltd. announced on Nov. 16 a new updated version of its ServerView Resource Orchestrator V3, which is a cloud management approach system that makes it easier for...
VOX POPULI: Olympus scandal betrays proud history...
Takachiho Seisakusho, the forerunner of Olympus Corp., was founded about 90 years ago during the middle of the Taisho Era (1912-1926).
Popularity growing for test on praising skills
Employees of Kaztec Corp. in Kyoto praise each other at the daily morning meeting. (Hayato Sakata)
When Takayoshi Nishimura was inspecting restaurants six years ago, he was quick to point out employee faults. But their service did not improve.
VOX POPULI: Loan scandal raises the ante on Daio...
The dramatist and poet Shuji Terayama (1935-1983) once observed that real gamblers enjoy gambling on the "inevitablitily of losing," not on winning by a fluke. Losing is said...
SOCCER/ Bellmare boss' passion giving back to...
Shonan Bellmare president Kiyoshi Makabe (Photo by Jun Ueda)
It can be a tough world in the J.League second division. Small markets, small stadiums and a dwindling sponsor-base often lead to financial hardships. But Kiyoshi Makabe...
TEPCO drowning in red ink, loses 1.25 trillion yen
Toshio Nishizawa, right, speaks at a TEPCO press conference with Masataka Shimizu. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Tokyo Electric Power Co. recorded a consolidated net loss of 1.2473 trillion yen ($15.28 billion) in fiscal 2010 ending in March this year, officials said May 20.
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