Japanese company bribes Filipino officials, and FBI investiagtes?

[cindy25]

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/01/12/13/fbi-takes-probe-universal-payments-manila-sources

I could understand if a Japanese company bribed an American official, or maybe even if an American company bribed a Filipino official

but how is it FBI business if a Japanese busiessman bribes someone in a foreign government?