Die deutschsprachige Japanologie hat ihr Gesicht in den letzten zwanzig Jahren erheblich verändert. Stand früher das Studium von Sprache und Literatur so­ wie z.T. auch der Geistesgeschichte des vormodernen Japan im Mittelpunkt, so existieren heute eine Reihe von japanologischen...

Multinational corporations from Japan and Western countries have played an active role in the economic development of Southeast Asia and have, during this time, undergone several developments. The recent economic crisis and efforts by the countries of the region to promote economic integration...

While the development of shopping centres has reached a certain degree of saturation in the US and in Europe, shopping centre development in Asia is progressing rapidly. This study looks at this development by introducing two recently opened urban shopping malls, one in Singapore and one in...

The deeply rooted changes in the structure of the Japanese population raise a number of critical questions that companies need to address. Demographic change is already influencing human resource management, marketing and sales in many companies today. This trend is likely to continue.Although...