Terrie's Take

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

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

High on the strategic energy agenda apart from solar cells and wind turbines are Li-Ion batteries and smart power grids.

In December 2009 there was an uptick in the number of deals indicating that we may be in for a strong year of M&A activity.

A longer term view and a pick of some trends that we think will crystallize or accelerate during 2010.

The last Terrie's Take of the year, a quick review of events that have shaped Japanese business in 2009.

According to Symantec, the spam-busting software company, 87 percent of all unsolicited email was spam...

The Wall Street Journal's new Japanese online edition launches on December 15th here in Tokyo.

The nation's leading seller of condominiums in Japan in 2007, filed for bankruptcy this last week...

A restaurant chain, Watami, is providing people with a way to enjoy themselves but at a much lower price than a year ago.