Mark Schreiber
Author and translator based in Tokyo since 1966, Schreiber is a former media analyst in market research.
Contributions
What’s past is prologue
What’s past is prologue
What Japan thinks of Brexit and BoJo
JAPAN NEWS
Japan news
Expected favourites of 2015; an oral care star is born; new efforts to keep customers happy
Japan News
Consumer hits for 2014; suburban wives set new trends; container cooperation yields savings
JAPAN NEWS
Unsure plight of general retailers; buyers get savvy about e-commerce; poll: more students of foreign languages
UK-Japan News
Sharp changes foreseen in e-commerce sector; evolution of "big three" convenience stores; supermarkets, foreign beers grab more sales
Japan news
Legal changes eyed for all-night dancing; self-service set to help customers and shops; theme parks diversify to gain new revenue
Japan news
Hanako magazine brings London to Japan; Staff shortages spawn "monster workers"; Ageing lorry drivers fuel fear of labour pinch
Japan news
Mid-year round-up of consumer favourites; Tricks of the trade when taking paid holidays; Weather could dampen summer sales
JAPAN NEWS
Boom in outlet malls; Burger shop's recruit plan; Firms offer novelty business cards
JAPAN NEWS
Mackintosh shops expand product lines; Retail deals counter tax hike; Growth seen in food delivery; More people enjoy drinking wine at home
japan news
New products for new markets; Poor posture hurts job hunt; Tax hike spurs spending cuts
Japan news
Poll: Visitors' Top 10 Complaints; Local Wheat Stock Rising; Boost for Public Housing; Report: Foreign Labour May Not Be Enough
what you missed in the japanese press
Forecasts for 2014; Tax Rise Prompts Shopping Rush; Jobs Shortage Seen; Late-night Bus Service Launched
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Car Dealers Host English Lessons; Debate on Lower Adult Age; Baby Boomers Seen as Top Marketing Target; 2013 Product Ranks
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New Retail Trend for Low-Cost "Fast Sundries"; Worker Turnover Highest in Hotel, F&B Sectors; Convenience Stores Leading Coffee Market; Return Rate Rising for Mail Order Items
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Historic Market's Tenants, Visitors Going Global; Overseas Tourists to Receive More Tax Breaks; Korean Influence Seen Rising on Home-cooked Meals; Debate Rages over Price Display Methods
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Website Targets South-East Asian Tourists; Business Travellers Rank Favourite Hotels; Trading Raises for Recognition; Omotenashi Push for 2020 Games; McDonald’s Nabs Top Spot in Poll
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Brand Loyalty: The Best Products and Services; Discount Drugstores Target Thrifty Shoppers; "Photo Antics Harmful, but not Illegal"
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Motorways: Shop When You Stop; Are You Anti Social Media?; Meals on Wheels: Now, That’s Convenient; New Word Aims to Protect the Pregnant
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Bling and Home Loans Are Midyear Hits; “Moonlighting” Mini Cafes Perk up Coffee Sales; Putting the Alpha into Accommodation; Gearing Up for New Wardrobes
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Abenomics at Work?; Working to Reduce Waste; How Diets are Developing; Cheaper Models Drive Bike Boom
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After Dark: Times Still Hard; Parental Presents; Will New LDP Policies Foment Clock-watching?; Getting Them Young
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Rise of the Herbivorous Spender; More Singles Forgoing the Group to Go It Alone; Poll: Public Cool on Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bid; Demand Grows as Camping Cars Shrink
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Targeting Insular and “New Yankee” Consumers; Cycling Overnighters; Department Stores, Railways Cater to Foreigners; Taxman Targets Expats; and Pack Rats: Enemies of the Economy
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Recession Bites into Lunch, Drink Budgets; Edgy Kanto Consumers Shun Shopping; Net Poll Reveals Buyer Trends; Remote Rules Eased for Domestic Devices
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Surge of Private Brands, In-house Training Preferred, Bailing Out of Tokyo, IC Cards to Be Accepted Nationwide
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Hitto Products Despite Tough Times, Duty-free System to Be Streamlined, Thirst for UK-style Pubs, Do You Walk on Escalators?
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Leisure Consumption Still Falling, Where the Dankai Money’s Flowing, Snapping Back at Whingeing Clients, Geek Market Still Growing
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Bosses Forced to Coddle Costly Quitters, What's So Bad about North Kanto?, Snazzy Stations Push up Property Values, Latest Top 10 Hotel Ratings Reveal Surprises
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When Diversity Upsets the Workplace, Who Gives the Best—and Worst—Service?, Konbini Wired for Sales, Items Sold Abroad Online
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Fears Grow over Industrial Spying, Auditing Housewives, Now It's One-coin Car Rentals, What "Buried Treasure" Do You Have at Home?, Hotels Get Creative
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The "Other" London, Trend towards Bland Flavours, Pre-Consumption Tax Rise Sales Rush?, How to Spend My Summer Bonus, It's the Thought That Counts
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Stick Your Job!, Foreign Visitors Return, Exchange Rate Blues, Olympics Survey, Vanishing Bookstores
What You Missed in the Japanese Press
Over the past half decade, e-commerce transactions in Japan doubled, reaching a total value of ¥7.8trn in 2010. Following the 11 March, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, disaster-related products enjoyed particularly high demand, with sales via internet service firm Rakuten alone posting a six-fold rise between March and August.
What You Missed In The Japanese Press
To reduce fixed costs, more firms have been relocating away from Tokyo’ s high-rent areas by delegating their back-office functions such as accounting, administration, personnel, procurements, etc., to outside the metropolitan area, or in some cases outside Japan.
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Catching on, according to the Sankei Shimbun (26 February), is the idea of "collaboration rooms", an arrangement according to which hotels tie up with manufacturers and direct-marking businesses to promote their products.
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In its predictions for 2012, the magazine Nikkei Trendy (December) notes that Japan’s music fans are expected to mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ cutting their first single. “Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You” was recorded in June 1962 and released in the following October.