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International marketing – San Diego’s connection to the world In the near future, some San Diego hotels, tour and tourism related businesses will survive and thrive almost entirely on Asian tourism I can say that because I’ve seen how big Asia’s market demand really is. Let me introduce myself. My name is […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →If there’s one thing I learned from living in Tokyo for 8 years it’s that my opinion on Chinese, Korean, Japanese and even Russians, before I moved to Asia, was completely wrong. I guess that realization happens every time you travel. You learn that Japanese people like to linger over dinner […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The “Keys to capturing Asian Travelers” – Advice from over 20 years of helping organizations grow their share of the Asian international traveler market. Presented by Barry Nakano of Pac Rim Marketing group, inc. And Riki Suzuki of the San Diego Tourism Authority. Held at the San Diego Courtyard Marriott, Depository Level on March […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →If you instinctively went for the axe – then it’s pretty likely that your attempts to negotiate any new plan or business in Japan will come to a grinding halt. I know. I’ve had this happen to me several times until I finally learned the right way to go about it. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →One of my big things last year was to share the opportunity that our new San Diego – Japan connection brings to our tourism businesses. Here’s why I think this is so important… VisitCalifornia.com reports that, “Japan remains California’s third-largest overseas market with 590,000 visitors in 2012, with projections for 2013 up 3.3 percent. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →It seems that recently San Diego has taken some of the wind out of their sails. Of course, that’s some very good news for us. But for the Aloha State, this has already given them reason to worry. Don’t get me wrong, Hawaii is still the unchallenged leader with a reported 128,000 Japanese visitors in […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Shake, exchange business cards and bow: When, where and how It’s true. There have been reported cases of death due to severe head trauma from exceptionally forceful bowing in Japan. You’ll also want to watch out for it as you are walking through the station at night as groups of sauced up coworker will often […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →My wife still rolls her eyes when I put soy sauce on my rice. Even though it tastes good, I’ve learned that it goes against the esthetic of Japanese food. Japanese people enjoy the presentation of a dish just as much as they enjoy its taste. So it’s very important whenever you visit a sushi […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →When visiting Japan and taking a taxi with your counterpart, there is a specific seating order to follow. The most important person sits behind the driver, for safety. The second ranking person (probably you) would take the other window, followed by the third in the middle. An assistant will sit in the front and will […]
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