Have you ever been to Japan? Most people like me have only read stories, seen pictures and basically on an occasion may catch some news about the island based country. In the news lately they say Japan has an economic boost that the country seems to be getting by their factories or manufacturing facilities. For [...]

Here is an interesting article on a popular music star in Japan being convicted of having a tiny amount of drugs on her. The laws in Japan and other countries nearby certainly seem a lot tougher than they do here. Many societies believe the way to stop crime is by having harsher punishments for the [...]

Here is another great article about another Japanese industry leading the way with recycling. Nissan plans to unveil their 4R recycling plan. Basically there is a 4 part process to making sure the battery gets re-used as often as much as possible. Nissan of Japan leads the way in the automotive industry when it comes [...]

Other than some distinct architectural differences, buildings in Japan seem about the same as buildings do here in the US. They look the same on the outside and inside. Inside they appear to use a lot of the same building materials.
But in fact these buildings can actually be quite different as far as the [...]

Long ago after World War II, the US helped to rebuild parts of Japan and helped them get new industries started. One industry that really took off in Japan was the consumer electrics. Japan is by for one of the world leaders when it comes to changing what the world uses when it comes to [...]

The country of Japan has seen some pretty major cultural changes over the past 20 years or so. Within those changes the rise of professional sports has taken a hold of the country. Like most nations the Japanese are very proud of their athletes. They have always been proud of their Olympians. Now things have [...]

In a nation who has seen its worst post war economy ever, Japan has been seeing a significant rise in consumer confidence among its people. The US has not seen such a report yet. We are continuing to have ups and downs in quite a few areas of our economy. Consumer confidence is key when [...]