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

1958 - 1961

1958 - 1961

1.  Subaru 360 car / Daiwa prefab housing / the hula-hoop is hot / Keio Dept. & Odakyu Dept. stores open for business / construction of Tokyo Tower completed /

2. Japan Supermarket Association founded /B&W TV spreads through Japan  / A.C. Nielsen introduces it machines in Japan to track home TV viewing  / Japan Marketing Association, JMA  (kyokai)  setup /

3. Japan Marketing Research, core of the JMR Group,  founded in Osaka  / JMR undertakes first marketing research projects / JMR launches psychometric based research in 4 fields: overseas consumer; Japan consumers; psychographic marketing research; statistical analysis  / 

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