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Fast Retailing Co. of Japan will establish Uniqlo casual wear retail chains in Malaysia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian nations, starting with its first outlet in Singapore due to open Thursday, Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president of the company, said Monday.

The Singapore store, the first Uniqlo outlet in Southeast Asia, will open the way ''for us to become the No. 1 (casual wear) retailer in Asia and closer to the world's No. 1,'' Yanai told reporters, adding that Fast Retailing plans to enter markets in India, Australia and some other countries as well. ...

© 2009 Kyodo World News Service
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Why should you choose Japanese companies? There are actually several merits which are not well known by a lot of jobseekers.
 1. Technology knowhow strong
 2. Well-planned skill-training program available
 3. Welfare program splendid
 4. Chance to learn Japanese available
 5. A mixture of merit and seniority based employment system

Even during these strenuous economic times, Malaysia continued to be an attractive destination for Japanese investors. There are currently 1,400 Japanese companies in Malaysia and since the year 2000 many more Japanese have returned to this market.
The basic advantage of Malaysia for Japanese investments is its very good infrastructure and relatively high level labor force, political, economic and social stability, and high number of English speaking people.