By Terrie Lloyd

Founding an office in Japan and hiring a local CEO is not only expensive, but fraught with risk. We take a look at an economical yet safer option.

By Jesper Koll

The re-regulation and nationalization of the US banking system is a far cry from the dark days here following the bubble era.

By Brett Bull

With stricter enforcement of the adult entertainment law, hostess clubs are having to think of new ways to do business.

By Ken Worsley

The real estate industry is crumbling, taking down the recently created guarantor services with them. Will the trade survive?

By Benjamin Brown

Although rural Japan has long been in decline, Hiroshima’s Onomichi is a hidden pearl in a rusting landscape.

By Kevin McGue

Swiss-made wristwatches have long been known for precision, craftsmanship and reliability. So famed is Switzerland for its timepiece exports that one could almost be forgiven for thinking that watches aren’t made in any other country. However, with longevity, technological perfection, and innovative design, Japanese-made watches have much to offer its European rivals.

By Sarah Norbakhsh

Good things come in little packages; the phrase is oft overused, but wine bar WW takes it for another spin with their electric oasis hidden in Tokyo’s Shin-Marunouchi Building.

By Sarah Noorbakhsh

For a crash-course in Swedish cuisine, Tokyoites can now turn to newly opened Aquavit Tokyo.