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It's not all doom and gloom here in Japan. Nintendo's sales and operating profits are rising 8.8% year-on-year. KDDI saw its net profits increasing 59% year on year. Yahoo Japan increases dividends by 22%-25% for 2008. Who are today's winners in Japan's IT industry? Gerhard Fasol will show us how and why some great Japanese companies excel in today's crisis.

The talk reviews today's status of Japan's electrical companies, the telecommunications sector and the internet sector, and introduces seven different companies, which show rapid growth of revenues, operating income and net income despite the crisis. These seven companies we introduce turn the crisis into an opportunity.

The PowerPoints of this presentation are available as the April-2009 issue of the (paid) Eurotechnology-Japan newsletter series. Subscribers receive one newsletter each month - the April issue is an augmented and expanded version of the PowerPoints of the presentation above.

To subscribe to the newsletters and to download the presentation click here (April 2009 issue of our Eurotechnology-Japan newsletter, requires subscription)

Mr Fasol is one of the best specialists of Japan's IT industry. After 12 years in Japan working for the most prestigious Japanese institutions and companies (the University of Tokyo, NTT, Hitachi...), he founded the strategy and M&A firm Eurotechnology Japan KK in 1996. Mr Fasol has advised some of the greatest companies, including NTT, SIEMENS, Deutsche Telekom, Cubic, Unaxis and about 100 fund managers on strategy for Japan, as well as the President of Germany. He helped a French pharmaceutical company acquire a factory in Japan.
He comments regularly on CNBC on Japan's tech sector.

Schedule: March 24th, 2009 (Tuesday) from 18:30
The conference will be followed by a light cocktail.
Place: French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, meeting room
Iida bldg 1F, 5-5 Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0085
Tel.: 03-3288-9624
Access map: www.ccifj.or.jp
Language: English
Fees: 5.000 yens (to pay in cash at the door)
Payment will be required for cancellations or no-show after this deadline.
Announcement on the website of the French Chamber of Commerce
read a report on the talk here in the monthly newsletter of the French Chamber of Commerce in Japan (in French)


Background reading: our J-ELECTRIC report about Japan's electric companies

and our Eurotechnology Japan Blog

Labels: business in japan, crisis, french chamber of commerce, nintendo

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura (河村建夫) gave a speech at the Foreign Correspondents Club on December 17th, 2008. Kawamura is born in Hagi (Kawaguchi-ken - a beautiful Castle Town in the west of Japan's main island, which is also host to many famous potters). Kawaguchi was Education Minister in Prime Minister Aso's cabinet.

In his speech Kawamura of course mainly talked about the current global financial crisis and stimulation programs to support the economic recovery, to support new industries and new technologies. Another emphasis is consumer protection support of the consumer agency in view of recent food scandals, and other consumer good problems.

Points which I found interesting in Kawamura's presentation where:

- A comprehensive law for decentralization is on the way for next year.
- The basic law on space development

There was quite a long Q&A with discussion. What I found interesting was Kawamura's answer to the question about the disputed Takeshima islands, that a solution in an international arbitration court is desirable.- This is the first time I heard about this possibility from Japanese leaders.
Asked also about the disputed Sentaku Islands, Kawamura mentioned the possibility of joint ownership areas for maritime resources, and the development of gas resources beyond the 200 mile territorial limits.

Labels: business in japan, chief cabinet secretary, kawamura takeo, ldp, takeo kawamura, 河村建夫

Modo Gakuen Cocoon Tower in Tokyo Shinjuku (モード学園コクーンタワー)
Purpose: shared by three Universities and schools, and others
4 underground floors + 50 above ground floors
building started: May 1, 2006
opened: October 15, 2008
Architects: Tange Associates (丹下都市建築設計)
Building company: Shimizu (清水建設)

Labels: architecture, business in japan, cocoon, cocoon tower, modo gakuen, shinjuku, tokyo

Presentation at the German Embassy, Tokyo
(12 June 2003, 18:30, Residence of HE The Ambassador of Germany, Tokyo)

Labels: business in japan, communications, industry, mobile phone

Labels: business in japan, failure, japan, market entry, stanford, strategy, success