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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A busy chart in which the span of over 37 years of consumer life are highlighted.   In the recent past in the "Lost Decade" column are listed some of the defining characteristics of the post--economic-bubble era period in which Japan fell into a financial and consumer dark hole.