I’m sorry that I haven’t updated the blog in a while, but I’m sure many of you recognize that paying clients tend to take precedence in day-to-day schedules. Gomen nasai.   While we will be discussing Japanese environmental laws, regulations and standards in future blogs, I thought it would be a good idea to preface this information with some simple observations.   The concept of perception plays a key role in Japanese life. Gift wrapping in Japan is legendar ...     Read entire post

Welcome to the View from the East blog. Some time ago, Rob Barber (EDR's CEO) and I discussed the possibility of having a venue for posting relevant Asia-related topics on the commonground webpage (way back when the community was still in its formative stages). Now that commonground has some traction, it seems that the time is right to introduce an international aspect to the site and its members.   The concept for this blog will be postings of technical, regulatory and business inte ...     Read entire post