What’s happening in Japan?
Business is bad for the most part, but there’s a plan for those companies that start with a To—
Toto Toilets has teamed up with a house maker (Daiwa) to have toilets installed …

Foreign investors are continuing to sell Japanese shares. Three such companies with high foreign ownership ratios have been declining considerably.Of the 40 firms listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange with high …

Tama is likely the highest earning cat, animal-type, in Asia.
Tama is a “stationmaster” at Kishi Station in Wakayama Prefecture Japan.
It is estimated that the cat’s economic impact on the area is about Y1.1B ($10 million).
1. …

The Top 3 Fashion Designer Restaurants in Tokyo By Floor
It's not what you eat but where you eat that matters in Tokyo. 
#1)
Armani Ginza Tower, 12 floors: Italian restaurant and a members-only bar.
#2) …

A survey conducted by Mizuho Research Institute learned that 62% of Japanese companies doing business in China plan to increase the money they are pouring into the country for research and development.
The same survey revealed …

Thailand’s new government is planning to pick up where ousted Prime Minister Shinawatra’s left off.
The old government negotiated a free-trade agreement with Japan. The new government plans to have an answer by early next year.
Japan …

A group of workers in America was asked to rank the most recognizable Japanese person they know.
Not a tough problem, generally speaking, unless you are American.
Jackie Chan and Jet Li, will be happy to know, …

At a recent forum on cartoons held in Qingdao, Shandong province it was announced that there are about 500 million cartoon readers in China.
Abt 60% of them are aged 14-17. 30% are over 18 years …

Transparency International has ranked 163 by an international graft index.
Transparency International is an international graft watchdog operating out of Berlin.
In the Asia-Pacific Region the top Six countries are:10.  Thailand  – #63 overall
9.   Malaysia  – …

Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg want to submit a joint bit for the 2018 World Cup. Do they really plan hosts that far in advance?
The three countries are preparing to submit a bid in January to …