Kuwait switches its weekend (05/29/2007 Japan Times)
The origine article can be found not on the Internet but 05/29/2007 Japan Times (paper addition).
2007年5月29日火曜日
Kuwait Swithces days of Weekend
The origine article can be found not on the Internet but 05/29/2007 Japan Times (paper addition).
2007年5月17日木曜日
Japan Rated Tops For Innovation
(2007.05.17 Japan Times)
According to Economist magazine, Japan is the most innovative country in the world.
The study ranked Japan, Switzerland, the United States, and Sweden as the top four innovators.
The main reason why the study evaluate Japan as the most innovative country is that: Japan's population is 42% of that of U.S., its ratio of patents per million population is 3.5 times higher than U.S..
A resource-poor country like Japan has no way to live except innovation. Of course the foundation of the rapid growth of the Japanese economy was innovation.
The study predicts that these ranks of top four countries will not change, but China, which is catching up with Japan or other innovative countries will be higher ranked country.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20070517a1.html
According to Economist magazine, Japan is the most innovative country in the world.
The study ranked Japan, Switzerland, the United States, and Sweden as the top four innovators.
The main reason why the study evaluate Japan as the most innovative country is that: Japan's population is 42% of that of U.S., its ratio of patents per million population is 3.5 times higher than U.S..
A resource-poor country like Japan has no way to live except innovation. Of course the foundation of the rapid growth of the Japanese economy was innovation.
The study predicts that these ranks of top four countries will not change, but China, which is catching up with Japan or other innovative countries will be higher ranked country.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20070517a1.html
2007年5月7日月曜日
Kiosks and koban
Kiosks and koban (2007/5/6, Japan Times)
According to a Japan Times' editor, Kiosks and koban are two of Japan's respected institutions. They symbolize Japan's most basic values, which are "safety" and "efficiency".
But nowadays, changing of circumstances around them changes needs for them. Kiosks lose their position as "the most useful convenience stores in stations" because of increasing "Eki-Biru" or shopping mall in stations.
About kobans, too, the demands for kobans as "the way of asking how we can get to" is decreasing because of the Internet service. Thus, the number of them are decreasing.
The editor thinks that the ever - ready convenience of Kiosks and mental security of koban are the basic certainties of Japanese life.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20070506a1.html
※There are 1613 Kiosks in area of Higahi Nihon (Eastern Japan) . By search in Higashi Nihon Kiosks website.
http://www.ej-kiosk.jregroup.ne.jp/cgi-bin/disp.cgi?frame=0&file=company/index.html
※There are 6362 koban in Japan. By search in Wikipedia.
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/交番
According to a Japan Times' editor, Kiosks and koban are two of Japan's respected institutions. They symbolize Japan's most basic values, which are "safety" and "efficiency".
But nowadays, changing of circumstances around them changes needs for them. Kiosks lose their position as "the most useful convenience stores in stations" because of increasing "Eki-Biru" or shopping mall in stations.
About kobans, too, the demands for kobans as "the way of asking how we can get to" is decreasing because of the Internet service. Thus, the number of them are decreasing.
The editor thinks that the ever - ready convenience of Kiosks and mental security of koban are the basic certainties of Japanese life.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20070506a1.html
※There are 1613 Kiosks in area of Higahi Nihon (Eastern Japan) . By search in Higashi Nihon Kiosks website.
http://www.ej-kiosk.jregroup.ne.jp/cgi-bin/disp.cgi?frame=0&file=company/index.html
※There are 6362 koban in Japan. By search in Wikipedia.
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/交番
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