Blue on Feb 18 2008 | Filed under: Japan: News and Media
Have you ever noticed Tokyo taxis with these three stars atop? They are a type of certification of the level of the driver inside the taxi – they are designated “master taxi drivers” (優良タクシードライバー).
Teramento – Taking the wind out of the FSAGrey on Feb 09 2008 | Filed under: Japan: Business & Work
If you haven’t already heard, news broke a week or two that a small firm based in Kawasaki, Teramento (テラメント) Corporation falsely reported to have acquired a 51% stake in six large (giant) Japanese companies: Sony Corporation; Toyota Motor Corporation; Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT); Fuji Television Network Inc.; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.; and, [...]