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 a recent, large internet survey by JMR of Japanese consumers we ask questions about personal and public benefit usages of time (parts of 6 representative questions shown on the right in the slide above).  Some 40% of consumers replies were consistent with an orientation toward serving the public benefit, as opposed to other personal approaches to daily activity such as group attitudes  that JMR has dubbed as epicurean, self-advancement, self-development and a mix of other orientations to self and society.