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.

Don Quijote is an interesting company, growing by leaps and bounds both through M&A and also through continuing store openings.

Numazu based craft beer brewery Baird Brewing won gold medals at the World Beer Cup.

There has been a lot of speculation about cloud computing, in its many guises, and what sort of impact it will make in Japan.

Noritsu Koki announced that it would buy Tochigi-based telemedicine company called Doctor NET.

Unoccupied homes, otherwise known as "akiya" in Japan apparently account for about one in eight dwellings.