Last week we had a manager's meeting of quite some significance since we are starting to solidify the plans for the coming year. The plan was for all the department heads to outline the general direction and strategy for the year ahead. In addition to the... ...full story at Adventures of a Salaryman
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| 09 Jan 09 |
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Pounding Mochi »
YouTube video The first week of the new year is the most important holiday of the year in Japan. Among the things done at that time is eating mochi. Mochi is made from pounded rice. Our office had a mochi pounding party during the first week of the new year. |
| 08 Jan 09 |
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Inspiring the troops! » Adventures of a Salaryman As is custom in most corporate environments, in Japan and in other countries as well, I would believe, at the start of the new year it is customary for the management of the company to outline the strategy for the year ahead of us and highlight any... |
| 29 Sep 08 |
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Can I leave the meeting now...? » Adventures of a Salaryman In my little company we regularly hold a manager's meeting on Monday mornings first thing to check on activities last week and upcoming activities for the week. It's not a really heavy meeting and each department head goes through anything that other... |
| 21 Nov 07 |
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New Academic Year Start Plan » Gaijin-in-Japan Gov’t to let university heads decide when to start academic year The government has decided to revise regulations on the implementation of the School Education Law to let university heads decide on when to start the academic year. Mainichi Hmmm. Are... |
| 14 Apr 08 |
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Happy New (School) Year! » Life as a Gaijin Last week, here in Japan, the new school year began. As an Aussie, having grown up with the school year starting in line with the new calendar year, I find an April start a little strange. Having just come out of a horribly depressing Japanese winter... |
| 27 Sep 09 |
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Politics › 1st meeting of ruling party heads set for Monday on budget, JAL » Japan Today Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama plans to convene the first meeting of the heads of three ruling coalition parties on Monday to discuss basic policies on… |
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