Guest Speaker
Business Seminar
For Osaka Innovation Hub: Expanding startup businesses in Singapore
Sep 2018
20 startup entrepreneurs and students from Osaka Innovation Hub visited WASABI Creation as part of their one week study tour in Singapore. Tong (Founder, CEO), together with Yuta Morita (Intern, SMU MBA student) conducted a seminar for the group on how they can expand their businesses from Japan to Singapore. They covered topics such as incorporation in Singapore, Singapore's demographic, consumer behaviour, influencer marketing, popup store marketing, etc. The participants were very interested in these topics and asked many questions such as "What are the common difficulties and errors Japanese companies have when doing business in Singapore." Tong was glad to have shared his experiences and expertise in these areas.
Japanese Lessons
For foreign domestic workers & caretakers
Sep 2018
WASABI Creation was requested by a nursing training school to conduct Japanese lessons to its students comprising of foreign domestic workers and caretakers. The students are attending the school to step up their skills in nursing care for the elderly. As Japan is seriously facing the hit of aging population, and lack of manpower in providing care to the elderly, they have opened up working opportunities in Japan to foreign caretakers.
In view of this, these foreign domestic workers are trying out learning Japanese to equip themselves with the language skill that will enable them to work in Japan in the future.
Guest Speaker
Seminar to Ryokoku University: How Singapore's policies have shaped a multiracial and international society.
2 Sep 2018
A group of 40 students from Ryokoku University, Japan visited WASABI Creation as part of their educational tour in Vietnam and Singapore. WASABI Creation founder, Tong conducted a seminar on Singapore policies that have shaped the country's multiracialism, and built an international society.
More and more Japanese companies realise the need to venture overseas market as its domestic market continue to string due to aging population and depopulation, however there is a lack of talent within Japan who has the experience, skills, and know-how to bring business across boarders. We hope the seminar will be able to share with the students some ideas and tips on how to be a global talent.
Guest Speaker
Seminars to Business Schools in Delhi, India
Aug 2018
WASABI Creation was invited by our partner, Intraversity in Delhi, to conduct talks to students of various business and management colleges in India. Over the week, we visited and met students from Jaipuria School of Business, JK Business School, Institute of Technology And Sciences, and Accurate Institute of Management & Technology. We shared with the students about our business, market trends in Japan and Singapore, and answered the students' questions on entrepreneurship.
WASABI Creation is also in talks with the schools to work with our partner in bringing students to Singapore for educational tour and internship.
Guest Speaker
"How SMU MBA Students can prepare themselves in working with the Japanese?"
6th Jul 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong was invited by SMU MBA Class to speak at "Japanese Business Night". Tong shared about his experiences when he was working as a fresh graduate in Japan, and talked about Japanese business culture that is unique and special to non-Japanese people.
Tong also talked about basic Japanese business etiquette, such as exchanging business cards, and seating positions for Japanese business meetings. The MBA students shown great interest with many questions.
The event ended with a party serving Sushi for everyone.
Entrepreneurship Training Camp 2nd edition
"Partnership with SAI International College Bubhneshwar, India"
June 2018
WASABI Creation hosted 8 Indian students from SAI International College Bubhneshwar over 4 days for an intensive Entrepreneurship Training Camp at WASABI Creation's office. The students worked in groups of 2 on various topics such as coworking space business, India market entry, Japanese F&B market research, as well as overseas travel trends for India.
An extensive research in in these were done by the students, who also came up with creative proposals to implement new business into the fast growing market. Many presentations and discussions were held with the students to finalise the proposal.
At the end of the program, each student received a certificate of participation for their enthusiasm during the program.
WASABI Consulting
"What can Japanese students do to become international professionals?"
16th Mar 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong was contacted by a group of students from Tokyo University, who are interested to learn about doing business internationally, as they planned their self-funded trip to Malaysia and Singapore. A sharing session was conducted over web conference, where Tong answered questions from the students, shared his own experiences, and gave advises to the students what they can do to groom themselves into international professionals.
Here are the reviews and comments from the students.
WASABI Insight vol.10
Business in Japan~
"Japanese Business Culture & Manners"
1st Mar 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong held a seminar sharing his experiences and insights on doing business in Japan, in particular on the topic of "Japanese Business Culture & Manners".
Tong shared from his own personal experience overs the years while he has been working in Japan, and doing business with Japanese companies. As he grew up and went through the education system in Singapore, knowing the language didn't seem to have prepared him enough to work in Japan as a fresh graduate. Tong talked about the episodes he had encountered all these years, and cover some of the basics about "Japanese Business Culture & Manner".
Topics:
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Japanese business culture 101, how are the Japanese thinking?
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Exchanging business cards
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Visiting & hosting a Japanese company
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Useful Japanese expressions for business
More information: Business in Japan~ "Japanese Business Culture & Manners"
Guest Speaker
The Japan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, Singapore (CLAIR, Singapore)
Feb 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong was invited by The Japan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, Singapore (CLAIR, Singapore) to share about WASABI Creation's business and its expertise in helping Japanese companies go global
Tong shared about his past, present, and future projects on how WASABI Creation is bridging Japan, Singapore, and the rest of Asia in terms on Business, Culture, and Tourism. In particular, Tong talked about his observation of how many Japanese companies are facing difficulty in presenting their products to the local markets overseas, and what could be so the solutions to better communicating with local consumers and making online connections for building relationships.
About CLAIR, Singapore
WASABI 企业专栏~
一览日本企业家和创业者在新加坡的那些年，那些事
Produced by WASABI Creation
即使日本经历了311大地震
这个澳大利亚企业家仍将以他对日本的爱
将游客重新带回到这个充满魅力的国家
Text by Jerome Lee, Manager Japan Travel (Singapore)
翻译：王伟璇，新加坡国立大学，机械工程本科生
一切的一切都从2011年3月那场带着雷霆之势席卷了全国的东日本大地震开始，灾难就像是滚雪球一样不断升级——海啸带着滔天巨浪冲上四十米的高空，所到之处摧毁了无数人的家园，带走了无数条曾经鲜活的生命；大海啸的威力又引发了福岛核电站泄漏，大批外国游客和常住人口从日本撤离。日本的旅游业经历了前所罕见的低潮期——2011年的日本，只迎来了620万游客。
怀着想要把大批游客重新带回上日本土地的初衷，在澳大利亚和新西兰拥有多家连锁公司的企业家Terrie Lloyd在这场浩劫中发现了商机，开设了JapanTourist.jp。经过一系列域名和经营战略上的调整，成为了现在每月平均浏览量超过650万人次的JapanTravel.com。
在现今信息严重饱和的网络媒体上，JapanTravel.com正是一个建立在用户反馈的内容之上，高效筛选并提供全方位资讯的平台。2011年11月网站刚建成时还只有一小批使用者，但成长至今，JapanTravel.com已然坐拥超过8000个资讯提供者，而其中有超过1500个活跃用户。吸引这些用户的正是JapanTravel.com的奖励机制——通过提供不同的资讯来收集奖励点数，然后用这些点数去换取网站提供的种类繁多的奖品：书，心意卡，日式便当盒，甚至免费的酒店住宿和飞机票！
JapanTravel.com还开展了一个为期四周的摄影新闻报道实习项目，作为日本市场的先行者，它每年4月到12月在全球范围内招收50人左右的实习生。在这四个星期内，这些实习生将会一边深入体会日本的文化和传统，一边在这个过程中记录他们的旅程，而JapanTravel则会为他们提供交通和住宿方面的资助。
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每日都有大量资讯的涌入网站，而且是以11种不同的语言书写的资讯，这些大量的资讯内容和质量都是由JapanTravel的生命线——各地区的合作伙伴负责审核。这些合作伙伴不只审核关于该地的资讯以保证其质量和准确性，同时还在当地帮助网站招募能提供更多的资讯的作者。
除了位于日本的总部，JapanTravel也积极在海外开展业务，在包括新加坡，印度尼西亚，泰国和法国等地都常驻有业务拓展经理。随着近期日本为吸引更多游客，放宽了对于泰国，马来西亚和印度尼西亚等地的签证要求的政策出台，Terrie看到了JapanTravel.com开拓东南亚地区市场的需求和必要性。在新加坡，JapanTravel通过同电视台，杂志和日本语言学校合作，鼓励新加坡人重新启用JapanTravel.com作为去日旅行用的参考指南。
JapanTravel.com不仅代表了日本的最高水准，而且为计划旅途和在旅途中的游客都提供了最贴心，最切实的资讯。JapanTravel.com现在还拥有日本最大的线上游客信息数据库！
Jerome Lee, Singapore Country Manager