This is the second of a two part series on finding bilingual jobs in Tokyo that I put together to help participants in my internship program. Here in Part 2, we take a look at how to actually go about hunting for your dream job. [...]

This is the first of a two part series on finding bilingual jobs in Tokyo that I put together to help participants in my internship program. Here in Part 1, we focus on the preparation you should do before actually starting your search. [...]

Generally speaking, Japan-focused social media monitoring tools and services are less developed than those used in the English-speaking market. With most local Japanese services, there will be a considerable amount of manual consultation provided as part of the package, as the software tools themselves are still relatively primitive. [...]

Due to factors like the language barrier and preference of most users to access the Internet via mobile phone handsets unique to Japan (referred to as Galapagos phones), domestic social media network operators, such as Mixi, Gree, and Mobage Town, dominated the social media market until recently. During the past [...]

Today, I spoke about “Creating an Online Community Around Your Brand” at the ACCJ Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) Committee Meeting on November 2, 2011. [...]

It is a common mistake for small business owners to collect business cards at various networking events or social functions and add those people to their email lists.You’re damaging your efforts and reputation by sending unsolicited information to people. You violate their trust. What are the chances that you will [...]

Over the past few months, Facebook groups created prior to October 2010 have been upgraded to the new groups format. Unfortunately, once upgraded, all members of the group automatically receive email notifications by default, even if they didn't subscribe. [...]

Jason Winder is the cofounder of MakeLeaps, an online invoicing software that creates beautiful English and Japanese invoices. He interviewed me on July 8, 2011, about social media marketing in Japan. On this page, you’ll find the interview video in three parts and the full transcript. [...]

Pure Enterprise donated three 21.5-inch Apple iMac personal computers, plus three-year AppleCare Support Plans for each, to the Tyler Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides support to children with cancer in Japan and their families. The Tyler Foundation also has a great program helping kids in the areas affected by [...]

At the Social Media Marketing Seminar held at Change the World Omotesando Academy on February 24, 2011, I gave a presentation together with Ilya Sidorov, CEO of Adeptima Co., Ltd. explaining how we created HelloYoga.com, a portal website integrated with social media, particularly Facebook, that has become the hub of [...]