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Business telephone Japanese - 1 2008-11-10 09:18:35 Basic Business
Telephone Japanese
1) Calling for the first time
Real Japanese
. はい、ABCかいしゃです。
マーク: はい、ABC会社です。
. とうきょうげんこう の なかむらともうします。 いつもおわ 取引先: 東京銀行 の 中村 と申します。 Read more:telephone
Understanding earnings reports - 2 2008-11-09 09:14:20 Learning Financial Terms - Translating from Japanese to English
This is NOT a news item, it is for study purposes only.
ABCは３０日、二〇〇九年三月期の連結経常利益が前期比四九％減の二百九十億円にとどまる見通しと発表した。従来予想を二百三十億円下回る。世界的な景気減速で航空需要が急激に落ち込んでいるため。
ABC Read more:Understanding
Housing market in Japan continues to decline 2008-11-07 09:47:09 According to the newspaper edition of the Nihonkeizaishibun on October 16, the fallout from the financial crises is continuing to spread. The housing market in Japan
is facing hard times.
Real Japanese
国内住宅市場が一段と低迷し始めた。米国発の金融危機で世界的な株安が進んだ九月以降、消費者心理の後退や融資環境の悪化で売れ行きがさらに Read more:Housing
“Mom and Pop” electronic stores are struggling in Japan 2008-11-07 08:13:18 These sentences were taken from “ガイアの夜明け”. It’s a television program that offers some interesting insights about business and market trends in Japan
. I don’t always have time to watch every show so while reading about recent past programs I came across these sentences.
Apparently, the “Walmart Effect” is alive and well in Japan.
Real Japanese
家電量販店の圧倒的 Read more:stores
Central banks make emergency rate cuts 2008-10-27 19:15:53 These are two sentences from the top story in the October 9th, 2008 newspaper edition of the Nihonkeizaishinbun. The top story this week was the chaos that happened in world markets, including Japan.
Real Japanese
米連邦準備理事会や欧州中央銀行など欧米六中銀は八日、協調して緊急利下げに踏み切ると発表した。米欧発の金融危機に伴う世界的な Read more:banks
, Central
Examples of Japanese business letters - Notification of damaged goods 2008-10-26 10:18:38 This is an example of a typical Japanese
business letter. The choice of words and expressions, level of politeness and format are all very important. I have tried to keep my translation as close to the original meaning as possible. As you can see below, the same kind of letter written in Canada or United [...] Read more:damaged
, Examples
, goods
What happens next after the “Leman Brothers Shock” 2008-10-23 09:02:39 This week the Japanese press was filled with dire predictions of the American, Japanese and world economy. This translation is from an article in the Sunday Mainichi magazine published on October 5th about the “Leman Brothers
shock” and its implications for Japan. Ten potential problems that could affect Japan were listed. I only mention two [...] Read more:Shock
Slightly expensive, premium products are selling well in Japan 2008-10-06 08:53:07 This is from the September 21st edition of the Sunday Mainichi magazine
These are a few sentences taken from an article which looks at 20
hit products that are selling
well in Japan
’s slowing economy. Why are certain products selling well in Japan despite the economy?
Real Japanese
物価は上がるのに給料は上がらないため、財布のヒモは固くなるばかり。しかし
Japanese puns 2 2008-11-27 10:38:46 Learning more Japanese
puns
駄洒落 [dajare]
These are a few more interesting Japanese puns I have come across recently.
タスマニアのレタスマニア [tasumania no retasumania]
Crazy about lettuce in Tasmania.
金正日、近所にいる [kimujoniiru, kinjo ni iru]
Kim Jong-il is in the neighborhood.
「生卵」の発音が訛った孫 [“namatamago” no hatsuon ga namatta mago]
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Manga can now be delivered on loan to any location in Japan 2008-11-14 08:45:41 It was reported in the paper edition of the Nihonkeizaishinbun on November 4th that it’s now possible to have Manga
delivered to avid readers . So now in Japan
you don’t even have to leave your home if you want to read your favorite Manga.
Real Japanese
CD*DVDレンタル最大手のTSUTAYAは四日、マンガの単行本の宅配レンタル事業を始める。インターネットで予
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