In Japan, the biggest acts of protest occured against the Japanese government this summer. Tens of thousands of people repeatedly gathered outside Japan's parliament building to demonstrate against the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) bill to allow Japanese armed forces to have a more pronounced presence in foreign military operations. One "Why" Behind Recent Protests.

In this month's issue, Petra Trudell interviews a very interesting entrepreneur, Mr. Nicolas Soergel, who runs a legacy Umeboshi (plum) business in Odawara, Japan, and Lee Reeve writes about growing tourism in Japan and how that is affecting construction activities. Jarman also posts a few consulting project listings for non-Japanese who live in Japan.