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Lesson #4: Challenge Conventions and Break the Mould
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| In 1989, along with the outspoken Japanese politician Ishihara Shintaro, Morita co-authored a book about Japan’s economic rise called, “The Japan That Can Say No.” In it, Morita criticized American business for what he saw as the “hollowing out” of the country’s economy. Specifically, he thought their focus on mergers and acquisitions, and relocating operations overseas, was taking away from the creation of real manufacturing power. |
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Kyaizen An Old New Quality Concept
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| The Japanese word 'Kaizen' means gradual, unending improvement; doing little things better; setting - and achieving - ever-higher standards. Masaaki Imai, the author of a book with the same title in the late eighties, says that it is Kaizen that is the simple truth behind Japan's economic miracle and the real reason the Japanese have become the masters of "flexible manufacturing" technology - the ability to adapt manufacturing processes to changing customer and market requirements, and do it fast. |
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120 Billion Reasons to Sell the Yen
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| Last year, one of the few financial instruments that was headed to the moon was the Japanese Yen. Since then, things in Japan have started to unravel. GDP has declined and exporters are suffering. Shorting the Yen vs the US dollar will prove to be profitable during 2009.
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How I called the Rally on the USD/JPY Currency Pair!
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| Want to know how I knew the U.S. dollar was going to breakout against the Japanese yen? Read on and I'll show you. |
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A Process For Quality
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| A formal quality assurance process can improve nearly any type of business, as American quality assurance guru W. Edwards Deming proved with the Japanese car industry. Perhaps it's time we took the quality process as seriously as the Japanese. Here's an overview of Deming's approach. |
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Lesson #3: When we see something that could be done better, we do it
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| “We’re innovative in many small ways,” says Newmark. “When we see something that could be done better, we do it. This is the notion of kaizen, the Japanese practice of continuous business process reengineering.” |
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Groundhog Day
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| February 2nd is Groundhog Day. The tradition is that if the groundhog sees his shadows, there will be six more weeks of winter. |
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Four Minutes in the Morning
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| Amy and I created a tradition about a decade ago we call “four minutes in the morning.” We try to – fully clothed – spend four minutes together every morning 100% focused on each other.
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From Ichiban to Kaizen
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| This article describes how the Japanese were masters of customer care in the late 1990's and early 21st century. Take a leaf out of their book and apply the 7 principles to your own business. |
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The Amazing Karaoke Decades Game
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| Living in Japan, one ends up in a karaoke box every now and then. I find that singing karaoke is a great way to relieve stress and bond with friends, new and old. Karaoke is also a great place to practice your Japanese if you are a Japanese language student or someone that is on a quest of improving his/her proficiency. |
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Total Productive Maintanance Techniques
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| TPM is an innovative Japanese concept. The origin of TPM can be traced back to 1951 when preventive maintenance was introduced in Japan. However the concept of preventive maintenance was taken from USA. Thus all employees took part in implementing Productive maintenance. Based on these developments Nippondenso was awarded the distinguished plant prize for developing and implementing TPM, by the Japanese Institute of Plant Engineers (JIPE). |
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