Predictions about what we think will happen on a macro level here in Japan or globally that will affect Japan.

Events that we think will have repercussions and benefits for Japan for years to come.

Another Japanese corporate scandal is in the works, involving the international subsidiary of Japan Tobacco.

A ministry think tank released that more than half of single Japanese men and women aged 18-34 have no partner.

Most Japanese SI firms are looking at going abroad in some shape or form.

Since the announcement there have been over 100 million searches on Google for terms relating to free tickets to Japan.

Given what is happening, in a way Olympus is the magnitude 9 earthquake of the commercial world.

Now the rumors circulating around town are that Olympus could have been the target of Yakuza extortion.

Major manufacturers hit by the floods in Thailand can bring their Thai workforces to Japan for up to 6 months.

An amazing story is unfolding before us here in Japan involving over a billion dollars of potential fraud.