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Fri, 19 December, 2008 |
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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
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Wed, 26 December, 2007 |
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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
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Tue, 3 April, 2007 |
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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
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Thu, 15 February, 2007 |
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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)
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Thu, 15 February, 2007 |
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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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