Comments on: BizCast Japan #10: The top 7 business stories of ‘07 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/12/26/bizcast-japan-top-7-business-stories-of-07/ Independent Podcasting from Tokyo. Featuring Seijigiri, a discussion of Japanese news and politics, as well as TPR News, our twice a week look at Japan's top stories. Fri, 16 May 2008 03:33:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Ken Worsley http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/12/26/bizcast-japan-top-7-business-stories-of-07/#comment-596147 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/12/26/bizcast-japan-top-7-business-stories-of-07/#comment-596147 <em>The unanswered, and perhaps unanswerable question, is what would have happened had Steel Partners not been foreign.</em> Oji Paper. The 'foreign' angle of it all is relevant, but overplayed. Might the judges have made a different decision? Doubtful. That would have left the door open for the foreign fund to pull off the same thing. The unanswered, and perhaps unanswerable question, is what would have happened had Steel Partners not been foreign.

Oji Paper. The ‘foreign’ angle of it all is relevant, but overplayed. Might the judges have made a different decision? Doubtful. That would have left the door open for the foreign fund to pull off the same thing.

]]> by: Garrett DeOrio http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/12/26/bizcast-japan-top-7-business-stories-of-07/#comment-594832 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:14:50 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/12/26/bizcast-japan-top-7-business-stories-of-07/#comment-594832 You guys forget the funniest/saddest part of G.communications' offer to rehire or re-employ all of Nova's employees, which was to offer some of them jobs in izakaya managed by G. Not only is it a ridiculous offer, but illegal considering the visa status of most Nova teachers. Just one more example of the obvious lack of a plan for the former Nova. Great chat about Steel Partners, too. The unanswered, and perhaps unanswerable question, is what would have happened had Steel Partners not been foreign. Any thoughts? You guys forget the funniest/saddest part of G.communications’ offer to rehire or re-employ all of Nova’s employees, which was to offer some of them jobs in izakaya managed by G. Not only is it a ridiculous offer, but illegal considering the visa status of most Nova teachers. Just one more example of the obvious lack of a plan for the former Nova.

Great chat about Steel Partners, too. The unanswered, and perhaps unanswerable question, is what would have happened had Steel Partners not been foreign. Any thoughts?

]]> by: Bumper Crop of Year-End/New Year Posts at TPR « One Fat Penguin http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/12/26/bizcast-japan-top-7-business-stories-of-07/#comment-578825 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:30:39 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/12/26/bizcast-japan-top-7-business-stories-of-07/#comment-578825 [...] Fat Penguin &#171; $99.29 per&#160;Barrel Bumper Crop of Year-End/New Year Posts at&#160;TPR January 4, 2008 Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda greets the world in English on YouTube, but thatcomes after Seijigiri does 2007 in a review of Japanese politics and BizCast Japan reports on the top 7 business stories of &#8216;07. [...] […] Fat Penguin « $99.29 per Barrel Bumper Crop of Year-End/New Year Posts at TPR January 4, 2008 Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda greets the world in English on YouTube, but thatcomes after Seijigiri does 2007 in a review of Japanese politics and BizCast Japan reports on the top 7 business stories of ‘07. […]

]]> by: BizCast Japan “Top 7 stories of ‘07″ released at Trans-Pacific Radio Japan Economy News & Blog - Business, Economy, Marketing and Economic Reports http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/12/26/bizcast-japan-top-7-business-stories-of-07/#comment-572463 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:05:12 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/12/26/bizcast-japan-top-7-business-stories-of-07/#comment-572463 [...] The BizCast Japan &#8220;Top 7 business stories of 2007&#8243; has been released on Trans-Pacific Radio. Actually, it was released about a week ago, but we neglected to promote it here. In the program, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss some of the biggest issues and trends that we saw in Japan in 2007, and speculate on how they might play out in the future. Have a listen over at Trans-Pacific Radio. [...] […] The BizCast Japan “Top 7 business stories of 2007″ has been released on Trans-Pacific Radio. Actually, it was released about a week ago, but we neglected to promote it here. In the program, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss some of the biggest issues and trends that we saw in Japan in 2007, and speculate on how they might play out in the future. Have a listen over at Trans-Pacific Radio. […]

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