Terrie's Take, J@pan Inc Newsletter

Japan is the number 3 importer of coffee globally. Per capita consumption, however, is putting the country at Number 41.

With Google Buzz, the world's largest search engine has finally tipped its hand.

Voice of American interviewed a senior government researcher who stated that up to 15% of Japanese children now live in poverty.

Japan's Personal Import system allows for the simple import of private consumption mail order goods.

... and an ossified Japanese hospital system in a state of financial crisis.

Copyright concerns once held by Japanese media give
way to progress.

Denying foreigners the right to vote in local elections -- child abduction in divorces -- Toyota's PR crisis -- proposed ban on Bluefin tuna

Toyota struggles to deal with a worldwide recall of millions of its vehicles.

Will bankrupt JAL tie-up with Delta's Skyteam or American's Oneworld to meet the Open Skies criteria?

Analysts expect Steve Jobs to unveil the next generation of tablet computing.