Cluster amaryllis has blossomed

The cluster amaryllis "HIGAN-BANA" has blossomed yesterday in my house. It was a little late this year because of the hot weather in this summer. This flower lead and get us aware of the changing of season and our feeling. It is one of the blessing we can receive.

Negotitation skill

How to improve the skill of negotiation?  The answer is to practice negotiation more and more. This types of skill is related to just experience,not so related to literacy. It is said that Japanese do not have advantege of negotiation. This may be caused by educational system.

I bought a new dictionary

I bought "LONGMAN Active Study Dictionary" last week. The purpose is to change the English dictionary because the last one become old and out of date. This new one is published with colorful pages. Also with CD-ROM.This will help me to study productively.

John Lennon Museum

I visited John Lennon Museum yesterday. There were many visitors because this Museum are going to close on September 30. It's a pity this closing but the fan's memories about this Museum never become diminished.
http://www.taisei.co.jp/museum/index_e.html

Over 400 comments

In this Brog, The number of my comments has reached 400! Thank you for visiting and reading this Brog. I would like to publish e-book in English in the near future, quoting this Brog. 

What we need is "contents"

There are competition in e-book market. Several company group are challenging to develop new device to receive and read electric books. But still more important thing is what we need is contents rather than the device itself. And the most expected change is that customer makes their own books that reflect their own experiences and thinking to give message to other customers.

TOB rule is going to be eased partly

According to NIKKEI, the Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry are going to ease the condition for starting TOB(Take Over Bid) of using their own stock"JISHA-KABU". It will stimulate some companies,which has amount of cash, to buy their own stock in order to prepare for succeeding with M&A in the near future.

Job hunting hunts the time for studying and traveling

According to Today's news,Japanese excessive job hunting and searching gets students lack of time for educating  themselves through university life. Many student may graduate without proper and plenty of experiences. And they may be interested in small and internal matter rather than big and external matter.This mind and thinking is not suitable for today's business in Japan.Great change of mind and doing is needed.

Demands not always lead market

There is a mystery. In some category of business, there is real demands but the market is getting smaller. This is a "business mystery". The business loan for small and medium sized enterprise and English conversation schools are the examples. What is the reason of this? It is difficult question. I think that this is because of the weakness of creating the new business. This means that in Japan there are a lot of chance to grow new business with "sleeping needs".

Business struggle to get home loan

According to NIKKEI, Japanese commercial banks are willing to get home loan customer strongly because the demand of getting home goes down nowadays and this competition gets harder and harder. Banks discount the home loan rate to get demands. But is it a good trend to banks business?

8million over 80 years old

According to the governmental research,the number of people who become over 80 years old in Japan increased over 8million. Over 65 years-old is 23.1% of all Japanese. We should think and do to it. For example, let's create the new idea which activate elder people through supporting young people to be educated and become leader of society.

Cool Sale

I went to Outlet store"Sano Premium Outlet" yesterday with my family. There were a lot of people who had bought branded clothes, shoes and other items. September(and March) is the settlement of accounts for many companies. So the Sales in those months is very popular in Japan. Under this depression in economy,those Sales gather and attract many people.

New Cabinet's slogan

The new cabinet has been formed yesterday.The slogan of this cabinet is "Do what is decided.", Prime Minister Kan said. This slogan suggest just to do and realize something, not what to do. The important thing is what to do. Doing what the government decide to do is just their of course duty and commitment. 

Die maker M&A

Japanese two big die making companies(which produce KANAGATA) are going to merge as governmental arrangement. Those companies have to merge in order to survive, because in Japan there are excessive struggle between Japanese many same trade companies.It also means that downsizing is very difficult because of too solid labour system.

Selling yen to moderate the monetary change

Yesterday Japanese government and BOJ(the Bank Of Japan) has started market intervention. The yen fallen down and the stock rose.This policy may be effective to moderate the trend and support export business. But we also need how to rise the demand  internal Japan.

Taking part in Society

Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Kan was elected as the president of the Democratic Party of Japan. He said that employment is most important policy because people can take part in society as employee especially young age.I think that this is true but we should also become aware of the alternative participant. For example share holder or consumer management.

Autumn atmosphere

Autumn has come at last. The air around the house seems changing mostly to new-autumn air. I would like to change mind,clothes and thinking to the new season. Seasonal changing give us the chance to change ourselves. In Japan we have four seasons, so we have four times chance to change ourselves. This is good point of Japanese.

Substantial work

Business persons are likely to do substantial work and live a full life.Then what is needed to do so?  I think that watching and watching and watching concrete "fact",not abstract. And people with higher education should take care of this because they may value abstract rule rather than fact itself once in a while. 

Confortable nothing

Nowadays, Japanese companies management is rather difficult because the atmosphere of Japanese society become not proper for business growth. There is "comfortable nothing" atmosphere nowadays in Japan. For business growth, many actions and doings is needed. 

ISO29990 has been issued.

ISO29990 for non-formal education and training has been issued. It will bring us one criterion to choose proper school to go. Nowadays Japanese people seek to educate oneself because the social and economic situation is changing drastically. But on the other hand, they cannot find proper school to go and sometimes buy textbook as substitute for school. This is good news for studying hard-worker.

Bar examination result

The new bar examination' result was announced yesterday. Fewer people has passed the exam. It is very ambiguous how many people are expected to passed per year. The government was announced "3000person is going to passed the exam in 2010" about 8years ago. But 2074 is real result.Where the bar exam is going for?

Late summer mystery

As research company announced, there is no company which goes bankrupt with over 10 billion yen loan in August. This is mysterious because the Japanese economy is not good recently. One reason is the easy-money policy and another reason may be easy-"living without challenge" policy.

Educational budget is lowest in main 28 countries

OECD announced that Japanese budget for education per GDP is lowest in 28 countries. I think that it is very serious for the Japanese future. And also we should need and create more demand for education. It means that opportunity is demanded to suggest people to study more for their own living. Nowadays people also spend not so much to study because they cannot have the chance to be aware of the importance of study.

Excessive avoidance

After the global financial crisis, companies strengthen the rule and compliance. And many companies are not likely to take risk and avoid going to new stage. Under this circumstances, individuals should not avoid taking risk because people can experience and learn by taking some risk, not by just avoiding it.

SHU-KATSU goes abroad

According to ASAHI,Japanese who find job in China is increasing nowadays. Those people are searching job which bring valuable experience and skill rather than salary.

Please satisfy your customer not yourself

In any business we should be aware of what is the purpose of our business. That is some satisfaction because business needs demand and demand will come from satisfaction. But whose? Any person? No. The president of the business? No. The answer is the customer who could use the business. That is the point.

DBJ's challenge

According to IR, Development Bank of Japan has signed business and capital agreement with PARCO,Japanese famous fashion-retailer. I think that this type of agreement is brandnew because in the past Japanese governmental Bank is only loan-supplier or capital supporter ,not business supporter. This agreement may raise argument about the governmental sector's role. But nowadays we should do everything able to activate Japan and Japanese. 

Debate skill

Debate is not only to beat someone but also to consider thoroughly. Thinking itself is not always the hint for solution. Debate is supporting some conclusion. This supporting process makes people aware of any other reason for same conclusion.

Vacuum in the politics

The Democratic Party of Japan are going to do the presidential election. This may make the vacuum in the political world in Japan.I think that what we need is political power to manage Japanese living to be sustainable and get better rather than who is the president.