For those eagerly awaiting an exciting read, here’s the most recent draft of the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.”

Japan’s markets are closed for the national holiday, and Steven Towns explains why that’s a good thing over at Seeking Alpha. Still, Tuesday might not be much better.

According to Tokyo Shoko Research, the number of bankruptcies in Japan increased 4.2% in August against last year, to 1,203. The total value of debts left behind, however, fell 0.2% to about 867.98 billion yen.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan’s average household spending fell by 0.5% in July. Once again, the drop was smaller than had been generally forecasted. However, it does represent the fifth consecutive...

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan’s household spending fell by 1.8% in June. Although the drop was smaller than had been generally forecasted...

Back in May, I laid out a plan by which the Japanese government could waste tremendous amounts of public money by simply issuing brand new bank notes of radically different sizes and shapes, while outlawing the use of current bank notes. While the...

According to Tuesday morning’s Nikkei, Japan’s nonfinancial listed firms earned greater sales from Asian markets than from the US for the first time ever in the six months to September 30. Let’s take a look at what they mean by “earnings...

It has been projected that in 2009, Japan’s housing starts will fall below the one million mark for the first time in 42 years. In response to this, and in a seeming attempt to spur economic recovery, the government has revealed plans to roll out a...

Online Colleges recently published their list of the “100 Best Blogs for International Business Students.” I definitely recommend checking it out, though it might be a bit dangerous and time consuming if you have some actual work to do. The majority...

Earlier today, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that it plans to kickoff a campaign to collect used mobile phones from November 21. During the campaign, which is scheduled to last until February of next year, consumers will be able...