Companies of Japan

METAL CORPORATION (NSSMC) is a joint venture based in Tokyo (Japan) and as the name implies, it produces steel in high capacity. The company was originally known as Nippon Steel Corp but after the merger with Sumitomo Metal in October 1st of 2012, was later changed to “Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation”. In 2012, the company ranked the world second largest steel producer after the union. This report will analyze in deep the company business strategy by looking at their market share,…

beneficial for Japan as a whole. A popular and effective practice in Japan is the “name and shame” system to publicize failure which Murakami is a big supporter of. Japan’s newest tactive is the zero energy bill. They’ve even created communities of houses that can generate around 2,508 MWh of electricity a year which show cases the zero energy bill concept. Since the community produced more energy than it consumed the extra energy created is recycled back into the city wherever needed. Japan…

Interview Reflection This paper describes the reflection about the job interview with Pactera Consulting Japan (https://en.pactera.com/) , and it is divided into three parts, which are reflections about preparations, interviews themselves, and post-interview follow-up. First of all, I found this position on the Japanese job search website. Since I was primarily considering to work in Japan, this is the best way to look for the available position. At this point, I was cautiously use several…

Recently, In 2004 Softbank acquired the Japan Telecom, Japan’s third-largest fixed-line operator. (SoftBank Group, 2004) After this times of acquired, Softbank formally entering the traditional telecom business. Also, Softbank owns several different companies such as Japan Cable Co., Ltd., BB-Serve, a cable company, and GungHo Online Entertainment, a gaming company. In addition, Softbank has partnerships with Japanese subsidiaries of several foreign companies such as Yahoo, E-Trade and…

Difference between Matsushita and Sony products Matsushita products are considered more functional. Their company focuses on a customer intimate approach. Sony, unlike Matsushita, is considered a product leader. Their goods are innovative and highly technical. Since Sony is constantly coming out with new technologies, they are able to sell their prices higher than other companies. Other companies attempt to imitate Sony’s products and produce them at a lower manufacturing cost which lowers the…

industrialization in the 18th and 19th centuries, Korea was very slow in changing from its agrarian society into an industrial society with “technical enterprises and other productive economic activities” . Apart from other reasons, the domination of Japan and the Korean War which bombarded the country to its death were the most prominent ones. However despite other countries’ expectations, president Park Jung Hee, also a military general who ruled the country from 1961 to 1979, was…

The joy of creating is an overall love for what it is that is being created and done, and to believe in it as well. Some of the strategies Honda is using that have since worked and keep working include keeping their manufacturing facilities local to Japan instead of becoming globally, in case of any rising problems that may occur. Honda has also maintained to keep automation and robots to a minimum. Honda believes that inclusion of robots and decreased manual labor can discourage employees from…

“Narrative of my captivity in Japan” by Vasilii Golovnin, is a story with a unique perspective and travel experience in Japan. As the story starts us off with travelers coming under arrest after being suspect in their motive for coming to Japan, Golovnin and his companions are held captive in Japan for a little over two years, until they can be proven innocent of the allegations. This travel experience, give the reader perspective Japanese prisons, government, and foreign diplomacy, rather than…

next room, people in countries like Japan are unsure of when help will come and therefore commit suicide. The reason for their suicide is not related to any form of physical illness but rather an emotional illness that in relation to the American conception is known as depression but in translation to Japanese would be thought of as something rare. The notion of depressed is heavily discussed in Ethan Watters’ essay, “The Mega-Marketing of Depression in Japan,” in a conversation he has with Dr.…

Clinics in Japan have long lines of people waiting to get their health check up. Studies show that the Japanese citizen visits their doctor fourteen times a year. Japanese people tend to go to a hospital or clinic if they feel like they have any problems because of how cheap health care is in Japan. Doctors are not allowed to charge more than the set price that the government sets for medical procedures…