The practical minimum to actually learn and be functional in the language, from zero, is about one year.
Japan as one of the original promoters of the Protocol, is well advanced in emissions trading.
Facebook's new "Social Plugins" could spell opportunity for Asia's SNS firms.
Molex outlined a fraud of massive proportions perpetrated by one of its Tokyo-based finance department managers.
Given that a lot of Web content revolves around bloggers, we think the Nikkei's stance in banning blogger links is short-sighted.
The propensity of Asian tourists to shop, eat, and pay for good service underlines their emerging importance to Japan's economy.
Being obese is not healthy, but are we going too far in the opposite direction?
The West's battle for IT market share in Asia
Ambitious Web marketing and export logistics firms help small and medium-sized Japanese manufacturers.
Osaka chemicals firm Kaneka's latest developments in anti-aging products might become big sellers.
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