Business & Finance
Can You Escape The Credit Crunch By Working at a J-bank?, eFinancialCareers, August 2008
The Flair of a Certain Restauranteur, Weekender, August 2008. An interview with Eddie Quinlan of Tableaux.
Real Estate Fund Managers are Still Hot Property, eFinancialCareers, July 2008
Nabbing The Yen, Weekender, July 2008. An interview with Dr. Greg Story of National Australia Bank.
Tax Reforms May Create More Expat Banking Jobs, eFinancialCareers, June 2008.
Happy Birthday: The BCCJ Turns 60, Weekender, June 2008. An interview with Ian de Stains OBE, executive director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
*For a full list of Rob's stories for eFinancialCareers, please click here. Rob's eFinancialCareers.jp's articles are also published through Nikkei Net Interactive and Finance Asia.
Travel & Japanese Culture
Asia's Best Resorts & Hotels, Insight Guides, 2007 edition.
Tokyo section for Insight's guide to the most exclusive hotels and resorts in Asia.
48 Hours in Tokyo, Changi, Singapore, May 2007.
A whirlwind tour of Tokyo for the magazine of Singapore Airport, with parts written by me.
Is The Tomb of Jesus in Aomori, Hiragana Times, May 2008.
A look at the legend of Herai and Jesus' resting place in northern Japan.
Tsukiji Fish Market, Hiragana Times, March 2008.
This cover story looks at the Tsukiji area of Tokyo.
Maid Cafes, Tokyo Journal, 2007. A look at the rise of the maid cafe.
Akihabara, Hiragana Times, January 2008.
This cover story takes in the electronic and geek centre of Japan.
Nakameguro: The Hip Heart of Tokyo, Silkroad, October 2007.
A piece for the in-flight magazine of Dragonair that explores the ultra-hip streets of Tokyo's Nakameguro.
Japanese Society & Social Issues
Japan's New Immigration Measures Further Alienate Foreign Residents, Hiragana Times, February 2008.
A look at the motives behind the introduction of biometric checks for the majority of non-Japanese entering Japan that began in November 2007.
Parklife, The Big Issue, February 2005.
An old clipping, but one I still like. A feature centered on an interview with two street vendors that looks into the lives of Tokyo's homeless community.
Second Harvest Japan, Hiragana Times, June 2007.
An interview with Charles E McJilton of Second Harvest Japan
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