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* * * * * * * * TERRIE'S TAKE - BY TERRIE LLOYD * * * * * * * * Helping foreign business figure out Japan. By Terrie Lloyd, a long-term technology and media entrepreneur living in Japan. (http://www.terrielloyd.com) General Edition Monday Nov 14, 2022, Issue No. 993 - What's New -- Akiya, [...]

* * * * * * * * TERRIE'S (TOURISM) TAKE - BY TERRIE LLOYD * * * * * * A bi-weekly focused look at the tourism sector in Japan, by Terrie Lloyd, a long-term technology and media entrepreneur living in Japan. (http://www.terrielloyd.com) Tourism Sector Edition Sunday, July 08, 2019, Issue No. 992 SUBSCRIBE [...]

Getting employed by smaller Japanese companies can sometimes be more than just mere culture shock. Such companies are typically run top-down, and the patriarchal atmosphere is very evident. This often means that you need to deal with the CEO directly to understand what is going on in the organization, and [...]

I get lots of email about visa and immigration questions. Unfortunately, apart from the general visa definitions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website (http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/appendix1.html#5)and a book on the subject I recommended some years ago, called A Japanese Visa Handbook: From Tourist to Permanent Resident by Motoko Kuroda, there is [...]