With the world wide bee crisis continuing, and Chinese honey imports carrying risks, will Japan's honey production be dependent on old men keeping bees in their Tokyo apartments?
Although receiving little media focus, the recruitment industry is facing one of its toughest times yet. What options are left for the struggling industry?
The now ex-finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa may have been under the weather, drunk or sick, you take your pick, but one thing is for sure - the state of the economy is enough to drive anyone to drink.
With a global recession, advertisers are cutting back and many online sites are markedly suffering. We look at one company that looks as though it might just survive, and perhaps even flourish - GREE.