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DATE Fri, 19 December, 2008
Carl Kay named President of Harvard Club of Japan
Carl Kay named President of Harvard Club of Japan
Carl Kay was named President of Harvard Club of Japan, an alumni organization serving a
community of 4,000 Harvard-affiliated members in Japan.

www.harvardclubofjapan.org
DATE Wed, 26 December, 2007
The Future of Japan
The Future of Japan
British economist Phillipe Legrain writes in a new book "Immigrants" (Princeton University,
2007): "Foreigners don't just slot into vacancies left by local people: They bring
different skills, varied views, diverse experiences and a zeal for self-improvement that
combine with talents of local people to boost innovation, productivity and economic
growth." Sounds like things Japan could use....

Meanwhile an article by Ian Fisher in NY Times on Dec 13th describes Italy's funk: small
business competitiveness and population decline, people in their 20's live with their
parents, the country lacks global reach in cinema, literature and other cultural areas. Use
"replace all" to subsitute "Japan" for "Italy" and the article still reads pretty
coherently. Scary....

See more at book author's URL
DATE Tue, 3 April, 2007
No Lines at the Gas Station (No Gas Stations....)
No Lines at the Gas Station (No Gas Stations....)
One can argue about the start date, but Post-Oil society is surely coming. As author James
Howard Kunstler says in the article Ten Ways to Prepare for a Post-Oil Society, "the best
way to feel hopeful about our looming energy crisis is to get active now and prepare for
living arrangements in a post-oil society."

article (free) at AlterNet.org
DATE Thu, 15 February, 2007
Innovative Service for Cleaning Your Most Special Garments
Innovative Service for Cleaning Your Most Special Garments
Happy is an innovative clothes cleaning and maintenance service in Kyoto. Their patented
technology combines the benefits of water washing and dry cleaning, with none of the
environmental damage of the latter. You send your garments by ground courier to their Kyoto
factory where specialists examine them and call you to confirm what they will do, what it
will cost and any risks in doing the work. Only with your "informed consent" do they
proceed. They photograph each box going in and out for verification, and when you get back
the flawlessly clean garments, you'll be, well, happy.

Happy's website (in Japanese)
DATE Thu, 15 February, 2007
Japanese site promotes patient-centered care
Japanese site promotes patient-centered care
With 6 staff from Daishinsha I attended Healthcare Design 2006 in Chicago. The report of
our visit and a lot of information (in Japanese) about patient-centered healthcare can be
found on a new website Daishinsha has launched-- healthcaredesign.jp

Healthcare Design web site
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