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Marketing Tips: Satisfy Your Thirst for Knowledge, Even a Little Bit
【We're competing for people's time online】 What’s the difference between Black Friday and Cyber Monday? As I checked them on Wikipedia, the former words came into use in 70’s; the latter was just born in 2005. I feel both are fast spre... -
Business Tips: Empathy to Others Is the Key to Survival in Business
【The business world is a battlefield where wolves are killing each other?】 In the movie "Wolf of Wall Street," Jordan Belfort sounded off “I’ve been telling you guys not to take no for an answer, to keep pushing, to not hang up the pho... -
Economy Trivia: He Is Rich That Has Few Wants
【International Division of Labor】 In these past few years, I’ve come to see many conveyor-belt sushi restaurants in any place around the world. I don’t know the price range of those restaurants overseas. In Japan, conveyor-belt sushi r... -
Worker Ant Theory: There’re No Useless Things
【Viruses are not organisms】 Did you know that viruses are not organisms? The super-simple definition of an organism is a self-replicating object consisting of a cell (cells), while viruses don't have a cell structure and can't self rep... -
Direct Marketing: The Restoration of Humanity and Communication
【The benefit of direct marketing】 Until last year, before the COVID pandemic, I traveled around the world and saw many people on business. Now, my life (work) style has changed significantly. I just go to work and straight back home. A... -
Business Tips: Which Is Better, a Generalist or Specialist?
【Survival is only for professionals with more than two skills】 How to survive in the harsh job market? Many people seem to discuss this issue a lot these days. Probably, we are afraid that robots may take over human jobs in the near fu... -
The Secret of Memory: Why Memories Are Always More Beautiful Than Reality
【Our memories are glorified】 When I was a kid, my father often took me to rivers, lakes, etc. to fish. In one of my unforgettable memories was a small river. There were some small waterfalls aligned in a row. I fished a lot! Oddly enou... -
Two Good Talkers Are Not Worth One Good Listener
【Not good tellers but good listeners】 If you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would you choose? It may sound stupid but is a very common question in Japan. People are asking each other like, if you could only ... -
Japan Travel in the Know: The Sound of Silence in Hokkaido in Winter
【Funny Japanglish by the Prime Minister】 In 2000, the then Japanese Prime Minister wanted to make greetings in English at the first summit meeting with President Clinton. He tried to cram the following exchange of basic phrases: “How a... -
What Is a Home? Where Is Your Home?
【The definition of a home】 Where are you from? Because of my work (overseas sales), I’ve exchanged this question many times with many people around the world. There have been many people living outside their countries of origin. Some o...