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We can finally sing along (paraphrasing Phill Collins): "I can feel it coming : green is in the air tonight, oh Lord And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, Oh Lord "</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-13 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Blog: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/japan-inc-blog">J@pan Inc Blog</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-12 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Tags: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/taxonomy/term/909">renewable</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/taxonomy/term/910">solar</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/taxonomy/term/911">ecology</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/taxonomy/term/645">green</a></li><li 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Entrepreneur Awards and Mentoring, ebiz news from Japan</a> </h2> <div class="meta submitted"> <div class="user-picture"> <a href="/user/2" title="View user profile."><img src="https://www.japaninc.com/files/styles/user-profile-pictures/public/pictures/picture-2-1395541000.jpg?itok=zzpqOoWk" alt="Terrie Lloyd's picture" title="Terrie Lloyd's picture" /></a> </div> Submitted by <a href="/user/2" title="View user profile." class="username">Terrie Lloyd</a> on October 15, 2012 </div> <div class=" content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>We were surprised and happy to come across a Stanford University paper, which offers some fascinating facts and figures about the make up of the Japanese entrepreneurial community.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 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number of foreign firms investigating setting up an operation in Japan.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Newsletter: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/terries_take">Terrie's Take</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-12 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Tags: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/taxonomy/term/593">business</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/taxonomy/term/569" class="active">Japan</a></li></ul></div> </div> <div class="link-wrapper"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"><a href="/tt678_structuring_a_Japan_subsidiary" rel="tag" title="TT-678 -- Ideas on Structuring a Japan Subsidiary, ebiz news from Japan">Read more<span 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particularly pleasant activity, due to the way that swimming pools are policed by imperious lifeguards.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Newsletter: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/terries_take">Terrie's Take</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-12 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Tags: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/taxonomy/term/569" class="active">Japan</a></li></ul></div> </div> <div class="link-wrapper"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"><a href="/tt673_lifeguards_with_nothing_better_to_do" rel="tag" title="TT-673 -- Lifeguards with Nothing Better to Do, ebiz news from Japan">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about TT-673 -- Lifeguards with Nothing Better to Do, ebiz news from Japan</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="node-4480" class="node node-blog node-teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/node/4480">Mastering the Deadly Art of Change</a> </h2> <div class="meta submitted"> <div class="user-picture"> <a href="/user/505" title="View user profile."><img src="https://www.japaninc.com/files/styles/user-profile-pictures/public/pictures/picture-505-1336624133.jpg?itok=bXlKt4XV" alt="The Japan HR Society's picture" title="The Japan HR Society's picture" /></a> </div> Submitted by <a href="/user/505" title="View user profile." class="username">The Japan HR Society</a> on November 24, 2010 </div> <div class=" content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Many businesses try to change...but few succeed.</p> <p>At best, a few buzzwords and new reports become part of the company’s structure. At worst, programs crash and burn, and everyone becomes irreparably disillusioned with the revolving door of new-mission statements. According to David Shaner, a business consultant with a 100 percent success rate of change at companies including Duracell, Frito-Lay, Ryobi, and Gillette, the problem is that the implemented changes don’t address either individuals or the corporate culture. They’re only on the surface.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-13 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Blog: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/japan-inc-blog">J@pan Inc Blog</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/culture-and-context">culture & context</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/employment">employment</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/executive-interview">executive interview</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/industry">industry</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-12 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Tags: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/taxonomy/term/569" class="active">Japan</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/taxonomy/term/593">business</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/taxonomy/term/712">management</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/taxonomy/term/756">culture</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/taxonomy/term/767">art</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-5"><a href="/taxonomy/term/771">East</a></li></ul></div> </div> <div class="link-wrapper"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore first"><a href="/node/4480" rel="tag" title="Mastering the Deadly Art of Change">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about Mastering the Deadly Art of Change</span></a></li> <li class="blog_usernames_blog last"><a href="/blog/505" title="Read The Japan HR Society's latest blog entries.">The Japan HR Society's blog</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="node-4423" class="node node-blog node-teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/node/4423">Should HR Get Out of the Hiring Business?</a> </h2> <div class="meta submitted"> <div class="user-picture"> <a href="/user/505" title="View user profile."><img src="https://www.japaninc.com/files/styles/user-profile-pictures/public/pictures/picture-505-1336624133.jpg?itok=bXlKt4XV" alt="The Japan HR Society's picture" title="The Japan HR Society's picture" /></a> </div> Submitted by <a href="/user/505" title="View user profile." class="username">The Japan HR Society</a> on April 28, 2010 </div> <div class=" content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Should HR get out of the hiring business and give this strategic function back to business units and managers who design, build, manufacture, market and sell a company's products?</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-13 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Blog: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/japan-inc-blog">J@pan Inc Blog</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/employment">employment</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-12 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Tags: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/taxonomy/term/569" class="active">Japan</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/taxonomy/term/653">hiring</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/taxonomy/term/664">HR</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/taxonomy/term/687">human resources</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/taxonomy/term/720">recruiting</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-5"><a href="/taxonomy/term/726">right people</a></li></ul></div> </div> <div class="link-wrapper"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore first"><a href="/node/4423" rel="tag" title="Should HR Get Out of the Hiring Business?">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about Should HR Get Out of the Hiring Business?</span></a></li> <li class="blog_usernames_blog last"><a href="/blog/505" title="Read The Japan HR Society's latest blog entries.">The Japan HR Society's blog</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="node-4411" class="node node-blog node-teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/team-building">Team Building Vs Team Recreation</a> </h2> <div class="meta submitted"> <div class="user-picture"> <a href="/user/505" title="View user profile."><img src="https://www.japaninc.com/files/styles/user-profile-pictures/public/pictures/picture-505-1336624133.jpg?itok=bXlKt4XV" alt="The Japan HR Society's picture" title="The Japan HR Society's picture" /></a> </div> Submitted by <a href="/user/505" title="View user profile." class="username">The Japan HR Society</a> on April 6, 2010 </div> <div class=" content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Understanding the difference between team building and team recreation for optimal team performance.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-13 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Blog: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/japan-inc-blog">J@pan Inc Blog</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/industry">industry</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/finance">finance</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/culture-and-context">culture & context</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-5"><a href="/employment">employment</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-12 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Tags: </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/taxonomy/term/569" class="active">Japan</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/taxonomy/term/664">HR</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/taxonomy/term/685">performance</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/taxonomy/term/687">human resources</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/taxonomy/term/688">JHRS</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-5"><a href="/taxonomy/term/712">management</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-6"><a href="/taxonomy/term/713">team building</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-7"><a href="/taxonomy/term/714">team</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-8"><a href="/taxonomy/term/715">team work</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-9"><a href="/taxonomy/term/716">power</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-10"><a 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