BizCast Japan #10: The top 7 business stories of ‘07

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Posted by Ken Worsley at 12:03 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2007

It’s the end of the year, and nothing could sum up Japan’s biggest business stories of 2007 better than sorting them into a top ten list - except for sorting them into a top seven list and discussing them here on BizCast.

Along with a few honorable mentions, co-hosts Albrecht Stahmer and Ken Worsley discuss Krispy Kreme, Nintendo’s domination of the video game market, Burger King, Fast Retailing’s failed bid for Barney’s, the collapse in housing starts, WiMax, Toyota outselling General Motors in the first quarter of 2007, Japan’s demographic crunch, bad fiscal policy, Nova’s bankruptcy, corporate governance, scandals in the food industry, Steel Partners, J-SOX, the widening gap between income in urban and rural Japan, the Mega Mac, Triangular Mergers, the increase in land prices, Sony’s new war chest, and Scott Callon’s shareholder revolt.

Which made the top 7 of ‘07? You’ll have to listen to find out. This special double release clocks in just under 70 minutes.

Alby and Ken would like to express many thanks to everyone who has listened to the first ten episodes of BizCast Japan this year. We’ll be back again in January, and we’re sure the business news will stay just as exciting to follow, analyze and discuss.

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December 31, 2007 @ 8:05 pm

[…] 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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Comment by Garrett DeOrio

January 15, 2008 @ 4:14 pm

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?

Comment by Ken Worsley

January 16, 2008 @ 2:01 pm

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.

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