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
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シンガポールの日本人起業家、日系ベンチャー企業を垣間見る
Produced by WASABI Creation
3.11 東日本大震災
オーストラリア人実業家の日本愛が、
この素晴らしい国に観光客を呼び戻す
Text by Jerome Lee, Manager Japan Travel (Singapore)
翻訳：村川真美 東京外国語大学
旅行業(シンガポール) きっかけは、2011 年 3 月日本を襲った巨大な地震でした。被害は拡大し続け、強力 な津波は 40.5 メートルに達し、数え切れないほどの家屋を破壊し命を奪いました。 津波は福島の原子力発電所で炉心融解(メルトダウン)を引き起こし、たくさんの外国 人が日本を去りました。日本の旅行業は大変落ちこみ、2011 年日本を訪れた外国人 観光客はたったの 6.2 百万人でした。
日本の観光業を蘇らせたいとの思いから、オーストラリア、ニュージーランドで活 躍する、常に新しいアイディアに溢れる実業家 テリー・ロイドはこの危機に商機を 見いだし、JapanTourist.jp を立ち上げました。ドメイン名変更、事業の一新をへて、 現在は JapanTravel.com の名前で知られています ー 月平均 6.5 百万ものアクセスがあ ります。
Japan.Travel.com は、情報の海とも言われる今日のインターネットサイトの中で、全 てにおいて顧客のニーズを集約するのに最適なツールであることを自ら証明してい ます。2011 年 11 月、わずかな編集者の集まりにすぎなかったのですが、今では 8000 名が記事を提供し、1500 人が常勤の記者となっています。記者にとりまして、 JapanTravel.com の魅力は報酬です。数多くの記者からポイントを集め、そのポイン トを数多くの景品と交換するのに使います。想像してみてください、書籍、ギフト 券、弁当箱、ホテルの宿泊券や航空券まで引き換えが可能なのです。
JapanTravel.com は、報道写真インターシップを主催しています。日本市場では初め てのことで、毎年 4 月から 12 月まで世界各地から 50 名のインターン生を招待し、 4 週間に渡り、インターン生は旅行の様子をドキュメンタリー化しつつ、—日本文 化・伝統などを体験します。JapanTravel は、彼らの交通費、宿泊費を援助していま す。
毎日のように新しい記事が追加され、11 言語で提供されることを踏まえると、コン テンツの質は各県の支援者によって高められる、JapanTravel の生命線なのです。支 援者は、自分の県に関係するコンテンツの質を評価し、編集者を地域コミュニティ に参加させることもしています。
日本を拠点としながら、JapanTravel は事業拡大責任者を海外(シンガポール、インド ネシア、タイ、フランス)に常駐させています。ロイド氏は、JapanTravel.com を東南 アジア地域に根付かせる必要があるとみています。彼は、観光客数増加のために日 本もタイ、マレーシア、インドネシアの観光客に対してビザ要件を緩和すべきであ るともみています。シンガポールでは、JapanTravel はテレビ局、出版社そして日本 語学校と業務提携を結び、シンガポール人を再び旅行ガイドとしての JapanTravel に 引きつけることを奨励しています。
JapanTravel.com は、日本の一番いいところを紹介するだけでなく、リアルタイムで 日本を旅行している人から、将来日本を旅行する人にとって何が大事かも紹介して います。JapanTravel.com は最大の、インターネット上の旅行情報データベースに進 化しました。
Jerome Lee, Singapore Country Manager
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