Wall Street Journal (September 18)
2010/ 09/ 21 by jd in Global News
Japan is “flirting with irrelevance.” Americans are increasingly unaware of major events in Japan, including the recent election or the yen’s new highs. It would help if Japan’s political leaders were more aggressive in “showing their faces to the world.” Corporate leaders also need to do a better job. Some companies feel avoidance of the media is the safest strategy to avoid mistakes or being misunderstood. In reality, media avoidance only ensures that companies are not understood.
Tags: Japan, Media, Perception overseas