Center for Global Communications

Three articles translated from GLOCOM's periodical "GLOCOM Chijo". From the April/May 2008 issue the selections are:

Essence of Personal Networks in Japanese Society and Their Transformations (PDF)
Interview with Professor Eiko Ikegami, New School for Social Research, New York. Born in Japan, Professor Ikegami has spent her adult life and academic career in the United States studying comparative historical sociology and Japanese society. In this interview with GLOCOM researchers Masahiko Shoji and Akito Inoue she discusses the history and modern role of personal networks in Japanese society.

Japan's Version of Silicon Valley as Viewed from Inter-firm Networks (PDF)
Paper by Kou Yukawa, Senior Associate, Fujitsu Research Institute and GLOCOM Visiting Research Fellow. Yukawa describes his research on Japanese venture companies and innovation and the nature of relationships between new ICT ventures and established ICT companies.

User Behavior in Consumer Generated Media CGM Services (PDF)
GLOCOM Research Fellow Akito Inoue develops a hypothesis to assess the success and failure of CGM services, the nature of user behavior and development of communities around CGM services.