by carterjmrn | Sep 13, 2019 | Japan Market Entry
The Japanese are continuously obsessed with food–turn on the TV at any time of the day and it’s a safe bet the show will have something to do with cooking or dining. Food is an integral part of Japanese culture and will always remain so. So it is no surprise that the...
by carterjmrn | Jul 16, 2019 | Internationalization, Japan Market Entry
You have heard it before: Their diet endows Japanese people with centennially long lives, slender figures, and generally good health. The designation of washoku (Japanese cuisine) by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s...
by carterjmrn | Feb 14, 2014 | Carter Group Viewpoints
The beginning of 2014 marks the end of my fifteenth year in Japan. That’s more than enough time in one place for any self-respecting expat so, on visits back home, despairing friends and relatives will often ask what on earth I’m still doing here. I just point to my...