Richard's Eye

Japan's Seasonal Factors
Seasonal income flow & impact on consumer spending
Arbitrage & Consumers
Law of "One Price" in consumer  product markets
Japan Viewed from the Outside
"Gai-jin,"  outsiders, views of Japan uncover new insights
Mobile phone usage habits -- Japan, China, U.S.
JMR study finds culturally influenced patterns
Richard May -- interview on iTV
Video clip -- marketing research
trends in Japan now
Software-as-a-Service
SaaS changes how you acquire software

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In pale green are shown the major economic and consumer areas of Asia, (ex. India for ease of display here).  On the right side is the outline of Japan with the key economic blocks of Tokyo (red) Osaka (blue) and Nagoya (orange) shown with the "high-tech island" area of Kyushu to south-west shown in verdant green.