... the Japanese and Americans to identify positions and rankings within an organization. The meishi should be printed in English on one side and Japanese on the other. The card is a lot more detailed than business cards we are used to in the United States. "The title printed on it must convey as accurately as possible the ... in the order discussed in the arrival section of this report. You should hand the Meishi to the Japanese associate with both hands. The card should be turned around so the Japanese side is facing them as you hand it to them. The Japanese should not have to turn your .....

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... per hour. On city streets from Los Angeles to the suburbs of New York City, the street theater that is unveiled on weekend nights sometimes turns deadly."" "On Sunday, two drivers who were reportedly racing in traffic on a street in Oceanside, N.Y., lost control of their cars. One of the alleged drag racers smashed head-on into an oncoming Volvo. The Volvo ... was not involved in the apparent race. Both drivers were killed. The other alleged drag racer involved in the accident suffered only minor injuries."" "And just last week in Union City, Calif., two cars were involved in another ap...

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... 's leading securities markets. In Japan, cash payment is upon receiving ordered goods. Payment methods accepted in Japan include prepaid electric money, virtual credit card systems, payment through monthly telephone bills or ISP bills. Many e-commerce sites offer credit card payments as the primary payment method. 2.1.5 Level of development Japan is the world's second largest economy after the United States. In 2001 Japan ... in Toronto which has the sixth largest stock exchange in the world and in Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver. Payments from outside Canada include Bank Wire...

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... Soviet Union engaged in over North Korea. The ending of Cold War bipolarity has meant the demise of not only the vaunted China card in the collapsed strategic triangle (North Korea-China -Soviet Union) but also the Pyongyang card in the old Sino-Soviet rivalry." The rapprochement between China and South Korea in 1992, as a means to establish regional peace, hinted a possible ... ...

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... keep written responses brief and simple and to keep conversations and meetings short. Apologize for not being able to converse in their first language, according to (James, 2003). The Business Card Business cards are very important in Japan, and an executive who admits that he has run out of cards is an embarrassment to himself and others. Business cards are treated ... and importance of a person and the person's organization. When distributing business cards, you always do so with both hands and always "devote your attention solely to the person receiving your card" (Romero et al., 200...

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... several markets it is possible to achieve great economies of scale from the global sales volume. This is actually the method Sony used to become the dominant of the global TV market. (Hill) Finally, exporting allows a gradual market entry in order to investigate the attractiveness of the new market. Disadvantages of Exporting The cost of transportation is the first disadvantage of ... . Since it is not always possible to maintain control over the proprietary information within the framework of a licensing agreement. An example of this is when RCA Corp. licensed its colour TV technology t...

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... goods during a particular period. For instance, take the slogans of the three sacred treasures (television, washing machine and refrigerator) of the early 60's and the three C's (car, cooler and colour TV) of the late 60's. In addition to these measures we can include a work force made docile by enterprise unionism (one union for each company), extensive subcontracting, lifetime employment and the ... ...

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... variable, and part of a brand's personality, in the sense that brands can be described in terms of their origins - Toblerone as Swiss chocolate, Foster as Australian beer, Sony as a Japanese TV - much as a person may be identified in terms of place of birth. We present the relationships described in Figure 1. We recognize that origin may be far more salient for some ... ...

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