Japanese Customer News December 26th 2015
1.
“Japan is famous for its high-tech,
derriere-washing, tushie-warming toilets. These are now such a valued part of
Japanese culture that Toto, the beloved Japanese brand, has just built a $60
million museum devoted to its renowned product, at its home base in
Kita-Kyushu, on the southern-most of Japan's four main islands.
Source: Japan, where the toilet is also a
shrine, by Anna Fifiel, December 16, 2015, The Age Newspaper online, Washington
Post
http://www.theage.com.au/world/japan-where-the-toilet-is-also-a-shrine-20151215-gloga4#ixzz3v06HMb76
2
“Toshiba Corp said Monday (21st
December) it plans to cut 7,800 jobs, mostly in its consumer-electronics
business, as it reorganizes in the face of projected record losses for the
current fiscal year….
The job cuts will affect about 30% of the
consumer-electronics business and represent about 3 percent of Toshiba’s
overall employees…. The cuts involve about 6,800 jobs in the consumer
electronics, or “lifestyle,” segment and another 1,000 positions from Toshiba’s
corporate staff.
Source: Toshiba to cut 6,800 jobs, by Yuri Kageyama, Japan Today,
Associated Press. December 22nd,
2015
3
“a recent survey by the agency suggests
that many tourists from overseas who had intended to buy SIM cards after
arriving in Japan were apparently unable to do so. The survey found that 28.6
percent of 6,971 travelers had planned to purchase SIM cards, but only 13.2
percent actually did.”
Source: Japan tries to improve tourists’ access to SIM cards, Wi-Fi, by
Kazuaki Nagata, December 21st, 2015, Japan Times
4
“facial recognition technology…...the
technology has already been used at concerts of other popular performers such
as Momoiro Clover Z and Mr. Children with satisfactory results. Source: J-Cast
News”
Source: Facial recognition tech may be
used at Arashi concerts, by Kay, RocketNews24, December 2nd, 2015,
Japan Today.com
5
“The finale of the hit Japanese TV series
“Shitamachi Rocket” drew the highest rating for a prime time drama this year
Sunday night, attracting 22.3% of viewers in the Kanto region, according to
Video Research.
The story focuses on Kohei Tsukuda,
who dreams of developing a rocket engine at his 200-employee factory, but
spends a great deal of time fighting arrogant executives at Imperial Heavy
Industries, stingy lenders, and a Japanese business culture that always seems
to look down on the little guy.”
Source: ‘Shitamachi Rocket’ Goes Out a Big Winner, by Atsuko Fukase, Wall
Street Journal Japan, December 21st 2015
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