Most of our clients are interested in Japan/U.S. business opportunities. The following links provide interesting overviews on current market conditions in Japan.

Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) -- covers a wide range of industrial fields, including basic industries (steel, new chemical materials, bioindustries, etc.), machinery and information industries (electronic equipment, robots, automobiles, information processing, aerospace, etc.) and consumer goods industries (textile, fine ceramics, household goods, housing materials, etc.). At the same time, MITI is in charge of affairs related to foreign trade, high technologies, environmental protection and industrial location, energy and other areas.

Japan National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) -- is a technological specialty group which brings a technical perspective to the administrative end of the work performed by the Ministry of international Trade and Industry (MITI) covering a wide range of administrative fields requiring advanced testing and evaluation and expertise.

Japan Agency of Industrial Science and Technology -- belongs to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, MITI. It superintends 15 laboratories, eight of which are in Tsukuba, while others are located in seven major cities of Japan. These research institutes are known for their R&D which serves as the bases of technological innovations in the future, as well as for their numerous original researches. Their scientific initiatives in the development of industrial technology and economy of global level are highly celebrated.

Nikkei Net -- includes free access to IT and business news from Japan.

Asia-Links Tech Business -- portal covering Asian business.

Nikkei bp -- includes free access to IT and business news from Japan.

IBJS -- an A–Z list of Japanese companies with English websites. Also searchable by industry.

Japan Inc. -- the leading magazine of the new economy in Japan.