| BU041 |
Japan’s Industrial Policy (30 min.) August 1983
Criticisms of the Japanese Government’s national industrial policy have often been heard, but they may be based mainly on misunderstandings which may be used to justify trade protectionism. It is necessary to put the whole issue in a proper perspective. Three panelists express their views in this program. |
| BU042 |
Japan’s International Balance of Payments (30 min.) October 1983
Considerable overseas criticisms have been directed at Japan’s large trade surplus as a major cause of economic friction. Gene Gregory, Professor of International Business at Sophia University in Tokyo, gives us important factors to consider regarding the international balance of payments. |
| BU043 |
Foreign Affiliated Companies - Practice Makes Perfect (30 min.)December 1983
Foreign affiliated companies (FACs) in Japan face numerous problems, but none which cannot be worked out or overcome with a certain amount of diplomacy, willingness, and perseverance. This program presents three small and medium sized businesses which have prospered in Japan. |
| BU044 |
Taro-san at Work and Play (30 min.) February 1984
Taro-san, the Japanese “everyman” is a creation of the widely syndicated political cartoonist Ranan Lurie. Just as Taro-san is not “typical,” neither is the star of this program, Mr. Kumada. However, he represents a new breed of Japanese businessmen who are a part of the upward mobility group...well-educated, ambitious and dedicated. |
| BU045 |
Japanese Investments in the U.S.A. (30 min.) May 1984
With the number of the Japanese companies investing overseas rapidly increasing, this show examines their role in the U.S. The American production of Japanese brands is discussed through three Japanese companies. |
| BU046 |
Accessing the Japanese Market (30 min.) May 1984
How often have you heard the cry that it is impossible to break into the Japanese market? “Business Nippon” this week uses the recent German fair to examine the problems and possibilities in doing business in Japan. |
| BU047 |
ASEAN Trade Expansion -- A Foothold in Japan (30 min.) September 1984
Japan has always relied on ASEAN and its neighbors to provide some of the much needed natural resources other primary products. In order to make the ASEAN products more attractive to Japanese consumers, various suggestions are offered by marketing specialists and importers. |
| BU048 |
The Aging Society -- Impact on Marketing (30 min.) October 1984
The number of senior citizens is rapidly increasing, and with the Japanese lifespan among the longest in the world, many people are becoming concerned about the quality of life after retirement. “Business Nippon” explores this phenomenon from the business point of view. |
| BU049 |
The Japanese Housewife: Working Part-Time (30 min.) January 1985
More and more Japanese housewives are joining the part time labor force. “Business Nippon” takes a look at a day in the life of such a working housewife. |
| BU050 |
Conducive to Business - Factors for Achievement (30 min.) February 1985
Masaya Miyoshi, Keidanren’s senior managing director, takes the microeconomic approach to analyzing the elements which contribute to the high performance of Japanese businesses. |
| BU051 |
Education - Competitive and Expensive (30 min.) May 1985
The cutthroat university entrance examination system and the rapidly rising costs of education are putting a strain on parents, students and society. “Business Nippon” looks at education in Japan. |
| BU052 |
How to Penetrate the Japanese Market (30 min.) January 1980
Experts’ advise on how to successfully do business in Japan. |
| BU053 |
How Does a Japanese Company Train Its Employees? (30 min.) March 1980
VTR report on NEC’s language training center. How Japanese companies train their employees. |
| BU054 |
Labor Management Relations (30 min.) July 1981
The relationship between a company and a labor union in Japan is said to be smooth compared with the U.S. or European counterparts. Foreign missions have been visiting Japan to study the Japanese situation. |
| BU055 |
Vitality of Japan’s Small Business (30 min.) November 1981
“Japanese Management” applies to less than 20% of Japan’s workforce - government employees and large company workers. What is the real strength behind the majority of workers - the small business employees who make up 80% of Japan’s workforce? |
| BU056 |
How a Japanese Company Achieves High Productivity -The Way Toyota Does It- (30 min.)
Toyota’s production system makes efficient use of all production related factors to improve productivity and to reduce costs by eliminating waste. |
| BU057 |
Japanese Blue Collar Workers - A System...Not Culture (30 min.)
May 1982
Blue collar workers have been a major force in Japan’s rapid postwar economic growth. Prof. Koike of Kyoto University explains that it’s the system, not culture. |
| BU058 |
Total Quality Control (30 min.) November 1982
Products made in Japan used to be considered cheap and poor quality. However, that has drastically changed as cars, home appliances, precision instruments and other products have gained a wide reputation for high quality, due to “Total Quality Control." |
| BU059 |
Business Practice - The Japanese Way of Doing (30 min.) March 1983
A select panel discusses some of the problems dealing with “Japanese business practices” and offers suggestions on how to deal with the differences between Japanese and foreign business people. |
| BU060 |
High Productivity - How Mitsubishi Does It (30 min.) November 1983
In this program, the Matsushita group is highlighted. A rare look is offered into the usually well-guarded process of electrical appliance production at Matsushita plants here and abroad. |
