Terrie's Take

Thousands of foreign workers in Japan are continuing to lose their jobs, and with it, their homes. One of the worst cases involves a mother turfed out of her home with her baby. Luckily, there is an organization to help - but they need your support. Find out how.

An end of year round-up of M&As in 2008

Against a bleak backdrop of a failing auto industry, it appears that a silver lining can be found in a new system - car sharing.

Who says print is dead? The future of publishing will lie in free papers and more engagement.

With a decrease in demand from China, Japan's waste trade is going downhill.

If this recession develops into a global depression, what are some of the more extreme changes that Japan could face?

After a shocking number of reports about patients being turned away from emergency care and inevitably dieing, it is clear that the medical system is in a dire condition. But what exactly is going wrong?

Harsh economic times call for harsh cost cuts. What is on offer to aid tighter belts?

Although the government report on the unemployment rate in Japan does not look too bad, upon closer inspection, it may not be as good as it seems...

With the yen so strong against other major currencies, what may be good for the housewife FX trader is proving a nightmare for the Japan-based owners of Australian and other international mortgages. Read Now