As I understand it Abaxis " distributors " are responsible for obtaining the required approvals in each respective country ( in most cases ) what I can't find is what cost the distributor ( sino ) would face in this venture. It could be a drain to sino to fund this. This is a pr announcing Japans approval of thier products... " Mr. Severson, chairman and chief executive officer of Abaxis commented,"We want to thank everyone at Chatani for their persistence, patience anddedication that it took to achieve these clearances. We look forward toworking very closely with our esteemed colleagues in Japan and we areconfident in our combined abilities to create a thriving new market for ourleading-edge products."