US tariffs tighten screws on Japanese and South Korean captive finance
As US auto tariffs bite and global competition intensifies, the finance arms of Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, and…
Tokyo department store seeking post-WWII photos of ‘Taka-chan’ the elephant raised on rooftop
“Taka-chan” the elephant performs tricks for the audience on the…
Chinese researchers lodge concerns over US debt as Beijing limits exposure
Calls for China to gradually reduce its exposure to US dollar assets are growing louder as Washington’s national…
Citizen-Led Campaign Proposes New Use for Kenzo Tange’s Kagawa Gymnasium, Facing Demolition
Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium / Kenzo Tange. Image © [TETSU Snowdrop] / Shutterstock Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest…
Wall Street’s New Obsession? Japan’s Market Just Went Vertical
Japanese stocks are on a tear. For the third time this week, the Topix Index closed at a…
Evolving Urban Playgrounds: 5 Design Strategies and 31 Projects Around the Globe
© Matias Bercovich Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1033124/evolving-urban-playgrounds-5-design-strategies-and-31-projects-around-the-globe Urban playgrounds are evolving from simple…
Japan pension whale GPIF reins in bond yields — but for how long?
Bonds Fund’s portfolio allocation for bonds currently above stated investment limit Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund is one of…
More Singaporeans are living paycheck to paycheck
Customers buying groceries at a supermarket in Singapore. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s reputation for financial…
Nikita Tszyu reveals bizarre breast milk, placenta diet before return vs Lulzim Ismaili
New father Nikita Tszyu has revealed he’s been drinking his wife’s breast milk and using her frozen placenta…
Pale Blue teams up with Mitsubishi Electric to advance water propulsion
TAMPA, Fla. — Japanese water propulsion startup Pale Blue is exploring jointly developing systems with Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric,…
SpaceX rival AST SpaceMobile soar on report of satellite deployment
Jaque Silva | Lightrocket | Getty Images Satellite designer AST SpaceMobile said it’s preparing to deploy nearly five…
NYK joins space race with unmanned offshore rocket recovery vessel
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is following compatriot Mitsui OSK Lines in targeting space exploration as a new…