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Nikkei Business Associé

July 05, 2005 Issue

FEATURE Doing What You Can’t Do in the Workplace or at Home The ultimate techniques for using your commute time effectively Learning from a Master Who Puts Niche Time to Good Use - There are some effective techniques for working without a desk Hiroki Nishino: President, Mercurich Inc. Carefully Watching the Master during Commute and Travel Time - “I work when I find a seat on a train or a bus, and I study when I cannot find one and must remain standing.” Emulating a Master Who Learns While Doing Other Things - When it comes to much-talked-about books, I listen first to the audio version Kazuyo Katsuma: Employee of a foreign-affiliated financial institution, and the leader of Mugibatake, a website for working mothers Proposal from a Leading Authority on Time Management - There are certain books that should be read on the train Masaki Nomura: Author Nikkei Business Associé’s Survey of 589 Businesspeople 5.3% of the respondents responded that they are using their commuting time effectively - There are many creative ways to make commuting more comfortable and productive: describing other passengers on a train in English, consciousness-raising practices, watching DVDs, and others Books for Getting the Best out of Commuting Tsukin Densha De Suwaru Gijyutsu [Techniques for Finding a Seat on a Commuter Train] vs. Tsukin Daigaku MBA Series [The Study-While-Commuting Series] Improving Your Skills When You Get Tired of Playing Games on Your Mobile Phone - There are 14 free applications for mobile phones Gaining Access to a Wireless LAN during a Business Trip or on the Way to a Client Convenient facilities for mobile PC users Physical Exercise on a Commuter Train that Can Be Done without Drawing Attention of Other Passengers

FEATURE 2

The Impact of Blogs on Your Work and Lifestyle
The number of bloggers in Japan who update more than once a month has increased to about one million

Questionnaire Survey: 122 bloggers were asked, “What do you write on your blog?”

Starting Point: For those too embarrassed to ask, “What is a blog?”

Enjoyment: How to read blogs for the purposes of your work or your daily life

Business: Efforts by the employees of Brother Industries to communicate with consumers through blogs

Interview: Ichiro Yamamoto (known as “Kirikomi Taicho,” or a shock troop commander on the Internet)
- Even an ordinary company employee can create an interesting blog

SKILL UP

Business Management as a Job, by Tadashi Yanai, Chairman & CEO, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
- “Will a company accept an employee of a non-profit organization focusing on environmental issues as a temporary staff member?”