Terrie's Take

There is plenty of opportunity in M&A-hungry Japan for enterprising foreign entrepreneurs to sell locally.

The objective is to get readers, and particularly the SNS members, to go out and socialize in the real world.

The industry as a whole is suffering but Anytime Fitness is expanding from the USA to Japan.

The problem is that Japanese customers want to hear someone who sounds Japanese or they don't want to talk to them.

Meteorological Agency's readings taken over grass at 2m will create a reading lower than what you'll be facing in the streets.

Internships are an ideal method for foreigners to segue into a job with a Japanese employer.

Once again we are reminded that like in many other countries any talk of higher taxes is a sure way to get voted down and out.

Competing website strategies: member companies driven Guru Navi versus user driven Tabelog.

The Forestry Agency and the Ministry of Land are considering restrictions on foreign ownership of forests.

A 2006 study found that Japanese executives are paid 9-10 times LESS than their U.S. colleagues.