Includes an overview of the import market, the commercial environment and business attitudes towards the US.

Info for those interested in corporations and financial institutions in Japan. With a searchable company database.

Brian Bremner takes a look at the effects of globalization on this country's economy and politics. Focuses on newsmaking companies and people.

Includes up-to-date information from the Japanese Government's Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

Discusses openness to foreign investment, conversion and transfer policies, dispute settlement and political violence.

Information on doing business in Japan, such as negotiating, distribution and successful case studies.

Provides a archived database on company bankruptcies in Japan. Includes details of its products and services.

Includes a description of the Japanese banking system, the trading companies and the consumer financial environment.

US Department of Commerce provides guide to doing business in Japan, and information on the US Trade Center in Japan.

Article covers the use of distribution channels, agents, franchising, direct marketing, licensing and joint ventures.