Japan’s populist debt-fuelled spending plan alarms economists
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defended her 21.3 trillion yen (US$136.5 billion) stimulus package in parliament on Wednesday,…
Osaka Castle informs interiors of Blue Bottle Coffee Shinsaibashi
Architecture studio Keiji Ashizawa Design looked to Osaka Castle’s triangular forms and the shape of the city’s Tsutenkaku…
Junya Ishigami creates kiosk for Hiroshima Architecture Exhibition 2025
Junya Ishigami is one of three Japanese architects to have designed sculptural, mobile kiosks for the Hiroshima Architecture…
Sour grapes? European wines left on the shelf as China chases cheaper tipples
As China’s traditional spirits and premium wines grapple with declining consumption, a significant shift is under way across…
Quantum Algorithm Targets Metabolic Networks in Step Toward Biological Modeling
Insider Brief A Japanese research team demonstrated that a quantum algorithm can solve a core metabolic-modeling problem, marking…
K-pop singer’s social media post fuels diplomatic row between China and Japan
A 2022 social media post by Ningning, the Chinese member of K-pop group Aespa, has become an unexpected…
Japan woman marries AI partner, wears augmented reality glasses during ring exchange
A Japanese woman turned to ChatGPT for comfort after ending a real three-year engagement, then found herself in…
A Traveler’s Guide • YeahThatsKosher
(Disclosure: Author of this article is related to Dani Klein of YeahThatsKosher) In November 2024, I co-ran a…
Impact of Springboks, All Blacks wins
South Africa will end 2025 in the same position as they began the year, at the top of…
Japan approves $135B stimulus package to help revive sluggish economy
Japan’s Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the economy through…
Japan’s exports to the world rise, but Trump’s tariffs dent its shipments to the US
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s global exports rose 3.7% in October from a year earlier while imports from the…
Wolf Warrior diplomacy returns as China bares its teeth in clash with Japan – The Irish Times
Two weeks after an unscripted remark about Taiwan from Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi drove relations between…