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.

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.