Why ‘Suits’ Japan Swapped Drugs for Cash: NBCUniversal, TBS Format Chiefs on Localizing Hits at Taiwan Creative Content Fest

In the pilot of “Suits,” the briefcase that springs open during a job interview is full of marijuana, and it stays that way in the show’s Korean and Mongolian remakes. In Japan, the drugs became money, because drugs can’t be shown on Japanese TV, according to Linfield Ng, VP of format sales and production, Asia