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Net-book v.s. NOKIA N900

November 15, 2009

Nokia's N900 Maemo device starts shipping | www.totaltele.com

NOKIA N900 is unique smart phone. His competitor is Net-book PC.I compare N900 & Net-book PC.

HPTCJ + home use Fuel cell = More enegy save

September 29, 2009

HPTCJ (Heat Pump & Thermal Storage Technology Center of Japan) | www.hptcj.or.jp

In Japan, many companies develop home use Fuel sell; Tokyo Gas, Shin-Nihon-Oil & Kyocera,  Toshiba, etc. 

Timminco merge with Winca

September 28, 2009

UPDATE 1-Timminco to merge magnesium business with Winca | www.reuters.com

Roughly, I agree this Merge.  It is consolidated in the following remarks of Timminco. Then, I think the most important thing is business operation between Canada and China. I describe this matter.

Okayama Facts (Date & Etc.)

September 27, 2009

Micro Manufacturing Okayama | www.optic.or.jp

Total area: 7,113.00 K㎡Total Population: 1,957,264 Households: 732,346 Population Density: 275 people / K㎡Number of days with precipitation below 1 mm :  276 days / year Perfect Mediterranean climateHuge sunlight amount area in Japan Okayama International Airport & Mizushima Port International Container TerminalGeopolitical connection with China/Taiwan and KoreaWorkforce: :Agriculture, fishery and forestry: 6.4%, :Industry: 29.2% :Service: 62.9%

Heat Pumps Save the Earth with Solar Power

March 3, 2009

HPTCJ (Heat Pump & Thermal Storage Technology Center of Japan) | www.hptcj.or.jp

Please see attached URL of HPTCJ. Japanese Heat pump technology is very well. And, advanced Japanese Green enagy companies prepare the great products. The name is "Ecocute". It use Heat pump technology.When that products or technology with Solar Thermal use overseas Japan, especially large amount of sunlight region, those save the Earth on the Verge of Global Warming.

Hope to escape from Galapagos of the Japanese rail business

February 27, 2009

Among weighty issues of the day, Shinkansen ranks high | www.asahi.com

Prime Minister Aso also finally started top sales of Shinkansen. Seemingly, this looks like a good action.  But, Japanese rail business has been concluded only in Japan.It is like a monitor lizard on the Galapagos island. I describe why is the Galapagos monitor lizard just like the railway envilonment in Japan. And, I try to propose solving though it is likely to become a general tone of argument. 

Enel & Acciona will get crystalline PV technorogy through Endesa

February 23, 2009

Enel, Acciona reach deal on Endesa stake: report | www.reuters.com

My main business fields are PV/semiconductor/FPD manufacturing. And current those fields are related to Energy industrial. Then, I describe Enel & Acciona's deal of hold Endesa through PV manufacturing.

Much caution does no harm: Southern Copper's decision And...

February 23, 2009

Southern Copper withdraws Frontera takeover offer | www.reuters.com

In this case, Southern Copper adopted the careful plan. I describe the reason concisely from the point of PV/semiconductor/FPD manufacturing. And I propose another plan. Japanese copper mine companies wants overseas mine.

"Tariki Hongan" Japanese companies follow the great major of Royal Dutch Shell

February 23, 2009

Shell eyes more Russian projects with Gazprom | www.reuters.com

First of all, this important news is hardly reported in Japan. And, this is very interest news for Japanese business person.  But they does not concern about that if this news is reported to frequent. That's why ? In this important phase, their mind is still salvation by faith. That is said "Tariki Hongan" in Japan. I live in Japan so I describe about this news source as an avarage Japanese business person of Industrial or Energy.

The sleeping great giant of Okayama will focus green energy solution

February 19, 2009

Micro Manufacturing Okayama | www.optic.or.jp

Okayama has fertile and huge land. And there is traditional & old manufacturing, like Katana (Ex; Bizen-Osafune sward) and Bizen-Yaki ceramic art. But they slept in the inheritance of history after Edo period.After A.D. 16th, they have freezed voluntary effort. They switch to the salvation by faith, and arrive now.  The person who can be abundant becomes lazy.  (Hiroshima Industrial sosiety had made by Japan imperial Navy and Army after Meidi period, so Hiroshima was not rich from ancient to the End of Edo period = after 130 year)    However, Okayama has many strength for Photo voltaik power plant. I describe my comment why Okayama is very good for PV plant construction place.   

Honda Powered suits: Robotic Walking Assist Device

November 17, 2008

Honda Demos Robotic Walking Assist Device | techon.nikkeibp.co.jp

I feel walking assist device is available to not only welfare but also military affairs.What is the fetter of the spread to the commercial like welfare?In this time, I'd like to introduce this news and to consider how to penetrate it simply.    

From the wooden mosaic to the pure wood: Next Applied Materials formation

November 14, 2008

Applied Materials to cut jobs as profit sinks | www.iht.com

"There are too many projects that got pushed out. Some projects got canceled." said an Applied Materials management leader.This is simply and correct comment when people say their situation.Diet is good for them. And Applied Materisls has tried to offset the swings in demand for chip machinery by entering the market for solar-energy equipment.I consider their own change. And I describe their stance of Solar cell business.

Sleeping Golem wake up at last :Tokyo Electron's photovoltaics strategy

November 13, 2008

NanoGram, TEL Enter Thin-Film Photovoltaics Agreement | techon.nikkeibp.co.jp

Current Tokyo Electron has enough cash flow in spite of resession.  If they have still same mind, they might have shut themselves up in the husk in this phase. But, they had changed by themselves.I focus on the strength of TEL for Photovoltaics process and their opportunity.  

Moving living room Car is bad for environment

November 12, 2008

Fully Loaded | www.nytimes.com

People wants ease. As the result, "The moving living room Car" was born.Please see the image of source article. This picture tells everything. I describe the problem of moving living car again. Because I think those styles car should spoil the root charm of car and Those movement will decrease car sales business. 

Silicon Valley move hard again!

November 12, 2008

Washington lawyers' advice to Silicon Valley: Don't sit on sideline | www.siliconvalley.com

As well you know, Silicon Valley has many business seeds. I reconfirm their seeds and opportunity. They have human resourse, R&D terminal, Universities, Venture capital, and, the Fame.Remember, Japanese people are still holding the attention of the yearning and respect in Silicon Valley. Mainly, I describe Japanese feel to Silicon Valler in this time. 

Mutant Ninja Turtles: Japanese old economy

November 10, 2008

Value of M&As leaps as Japan goes shopping | search.japantimes.co.jp

Japanese Old economy goes to do worldwide  M&A market use their handheld cash. But, If If they does not change yet, and if they are still in their mind before "Lost Fifteen years at 1990's" , they only do great waste again. This is the time of International cooperation. Social importance is requested from their M&A actions. I think whether it is possible.        

This is the time Japan leaves the empire of utility pole : expansion of domestic demand

November 7, 2008

Environmental Load Pricing | www.mlit.go.jp

Expansion of domestic demand in Japan should be contribute to worldwide economy circulation. In this time, I describe utility pole issue in Japan and that problem solving effectonly. If Japan goverment deside to solve so inconvenient issue like that, Japanese Sitizen's Quality of Life will be increase and  it contribute to expansion of domestic demand. Chain of positive should be needed.       

Even under the turbulence, but they are fine: For Fujikura

November 6, 2008

Fujikura FY2008 1st & 2nd Quarter group accounts | www.fujikura.co.jp

Fujikura announced FY2008 1st & 2nd quarter group accounts at 11/4/08.Gross profits were five times corresponding ratio to the previous year (4.6 billion yen). Profit improvement of the electronic parts business unit(Optical fiber cable and Flexible Printed Cable) contributed to positive earnings. However, depression of cable & equipment business unit such as industrial electric wires is assumed by the construction slowdown in demand. And, Fujikura set the consolidated net profit forecast in FY2008 3rd & 4th quarter to 5.5 billion yen of 22% increase compared with 1st & 2nd quarter.This is reduced from the expectation of the past 5.5 billion yen.  I describe the company culture of Fujikura and consider common corporate value of manufacturing. 

Customer doesn't want the car like refrigerator : New vehicle sales hit 40-year low in Japan

November 6, 2008

New vehicle sales hit 40-year low | www.asahi.com

New vehicle sales great decrease in Japan, problem and improvement idea will be derived from the topics.I describe any problems of Japanese vehicle sales issue and I think the proposal.

Marriage of different cultures = Source of unexpected success

November 4, 2008

A beautiful cultural blend: African kimono | search.japantimes.co.jp

Anyway, I was surprised at an attached URL news. And I read the comment of that African-Kimono deginer. I felt he is wise because he said one side of the common truth. He said "I do not want the end result to belong to Africa, nor should it belong to Japan. It is not a 'fusion,' " says Mouangue, who was born in Cameroon and grew up in Paris. "I want it to be something else. It should transcend the boundaries of both cultures. It is a third aesthetic."  Third aesthetic, it has depth of meaning. In other words, it is "Marriage of different cultures". I consider its example and background.

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