Features
-
August 30, 2010
Interview with Mikio Katayama, president of Sharp Growing the Market for Portable Devices the “Apple Way”
Sharp is launching a succession of new electronic devices such as smartphones and tablet-style readers. Emulating the Apple model, the company aims to develop a user market by providing content. In anticipation of a downturn in television sales next summer, it is stepping up sales capabilities in China.・・・
-
August 23, 2010
What's Behind the Increased Competition in Vaccines?
Major pharmaceutical companies are rushing to strengthen their vaccine business. Because of a structural shift in the industry they are now trying to strengthen technologies they had previously given up on. Will they be able to overcome the "2010 problem" and catch up with major European and American companies?・・・
-
August 9, 2010
Microsoft Makes a Last-Ditch Stand against the Alliance of the 2 Powerhouses
Alliance between Yahoo! and Google, Japan’s two leading search engines. Microsoft vehemently opposed to this completely unforeseen development. What will be the outcome of the complaint filed with the Fair Trade Commission?・・・
Backnumbers
-
News in depth
August 30, 2010
Interview with Mikio Katayama, president of Sharp Growing the Market for Portable Devices the “Apple Way”
-
News in depth
August 23, 2010
What's Behind the Increased Competition in Vaccines?
-
News in depth
August 9, 2010
Microsoft Makes a Last-Ditch Stand against the Alliance of the 2 Powerhouses
-
News in depth
August 2, 2010
Toray and Uniqlo―the Hidden Risks in a Successful Partnership
-
News in depth
July 26, 2010
Demand for Semiconductors is Recovering―But That May Not be Good News
-
News in depth
July 20, 2010
Manufacturers Focus on the Medical Field
The latest issue
This week's other headlines of Nikkei Business Magazine
-
Feature
Bureaucracy Still an Obstacle to Economic Revival
The Democratic Party of Japan has been in power for a year, but it has yet to tackle corruption, inefficiency, and incompetence in government.
-
Feature
Indomitable Innovators
Budget and manpower reductions, and now the over-valued yen are sapping the energy of many Japanese corporations, but some business leaders are still forging ahead to meet their goals.
-
Beating deflation
Culture Convenience Club Company
Its video rental business is caught up in a price war with rival GEO, but the company is seeking to increase revenues from customized services and its retail-group purchase points program.
