"I thought it would be perfect for the Japanese market, " Wong recalls, noting that in Japan girls embrace cartoons and other childlike art.
"For 2013, the company will capitalise on the increasing popularity of cruising in Asia with the deployment of a second Costa ship in China and the launch of a new Princess Cruises program for the Japanese market, " it said.
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There were times where I said, you know what, perhaps that's a great idea for the Japanese market or the European market, doesn't know if that really works here in the US. Snd other times I think the Europeans felt great about strategies for North America, but it doesn't really work in Europe, et cetera.
China remains Japan's second-largest trading partner after the U.S. and a key market for Japanese exporters.
That is why western companies are benefiting most from the new market for Japanese managers.
The market for Japanese shares is also big and liquid and disproportionately owned by foreign investors.
There is no better emerging market for Japanese fixed income investors than Brazil.
The crisis has hurt confidence and dented consumer demand in Europe, which is a key market for Japanese goods.
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Brazil is a major market for Japanese fixed income investors.
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The market for Japanese food imports in India is pretty small, so unclear whether this means other countries will be called to supply India while Japan is off limits.
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Market watchers say that, although the turmoil in Japan's markets will probably lessen, activity is likely to stay high particularly in the market most affected by the BOJ's easing measures: the nearly quadrillion-yen market for Japanese government bonds.
Market-watchers say that, although the turmoil in the Japan's markets will probably lessen, activity is likely to stay high particularly in the market most affected by the BOJ's easing measures: the nearly quadrillion-yen market for Japanese government bonds.
The word for furniture in Japanese is kagu, the word for stock market, kabu.
So now, backed by Norway's government, they're determined to face off international opposition and get that lucrative Japanese market open for the blubber.
As seen with Itochu and Marubeni above, the strategic target market for much Japanese acquisition is a growing and more prosperous Asia, particularly China.
The optimism is based not on an expectation of rapid or large increases in domestic sales, but rather on confidence in the continued strength of overseas market demand for Japanese products.
That created fresh worries for the Japanese government-bond market.
The future belongs to those companies that can succeed at investing and manufacturing abroad in countries like China, Thailand, Mexico, and the U.S. And not only manufacture abroad for foreign markets, but also for export to the Japanese home market.
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Akinori Koto, general manager of Digital Garage's U.S. operations, says the space will house a new incubator for U.S. startups interested in the Japanese market and serve as a home away from home for startups from its Tokyo-based incubator.
Toyota's good year notwithstanding, the Journal reported on Tuesday that the American market has become less comfortable for Japanese mid-sized models than it used to be, and they are losing market share in some market segments.
The Xbox 360, which has been on the market for nearly a year, is making inroads into the Japanese market.
For 2012, bearishness on the Japanese market seems to be the contrarian view.
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"We do not think that the yen depreciation is the only traction for the rally of the Japanese stock market, " said Mr. Takeuchi.
The Japanese market is looking for brights and plaid, which is clearly a contrast from the subtle, traditional palette that the German's choose.
Slated to hit the Japanese market next month for a currently undisclosed price, Citizen's latest VIRTs will be landing in blue, black, and the female favorite, pink.
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In the 1980s, Japanese buyers dominated the market for Impressionist and Modern art.
The prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, has pointed out that China represents a potentially huge export market for high-priced Japanese farm goods.
Behind the hiring is increased optimism toward the Japanese market and consequent demand for buy-side equity research from overseas institutional investors.
At a time when demand in developed markets has declined, stagnated or settled into slow growth, the fast-growing China market has become for many Japanese companies an imperative for current and future growth, or even survival.
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