Kuma&Elsa arranges apartments around translucent “huts”
Architecture studio Kuma&Elsa has renovated the top two floors of an apartment block in Japan, creating enclosures that…
China joins global sell-off of US Treasuries in March as Iran war prompts panic
Mainland Chinese investors shed their holdings of US Treasury bills in March, joining many overseas institutions and central…
Japan economy grows at annualized rate of 2.1% in the first quarter, beating expectations
Residential and commercial properties near the Shibuya district of Tokyo on May 4, 2023. Richard A. Brooks |…
China losing trillions as new home sales crash, analysts say home ownership dream is slowly fading
The housing problems facing dozens of nations across the developed world continue to branch outwards. As millions push…
Under pressure: Tracking the pain in G7 government debt
By Yoruk Bahceli, Ben Welsh, Dhara Ranasinghe and Rocky Swift LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) – The world’s major…
Japan considers compiling supplementary budget to fight fuel costs
Politics Summer’s high electricity and gas bills concern Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Sanae Takaichi speaks during a meeting…
Exclusive-Japan’s extra budget to include funding from fresh debt, source says
By Tamiyuki Kihara and Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s government will likely issue fresh debt…
G7 ministers to meet amid warning of consequences of Hormuz closure
An aerial photograph shows the Greek-flagged crude oil tanker “Asahi Princess” off the coast of the Syrian Baniyas…
Atelier Write converts Tokyo warehouse into Unravel hair salon
Japanese studio Atelier Write has transformed a warehouse in Tokyo into a hair salon, suspending mirrors, shelves and…
At home with the Japanese ambassador in Dublin’s Foxrock: ‘The house itself has a very important role’ – The Irish Times
Japan’s newest ambassador to Ireland Manabu Miyagawa does not suffer from homesickness. You can understand why when you…
What do China’s plans for ‘comprehensive’ new AI law mean for future of technology?
China has confirmed for the first time that it is drawing up a “comprehensive law” on artificial intelligence.…
Foreign correspondent Sally Hayden: I wrote a book about love to remember there is goodness in the world – The Irish Times
I was 24 and on my first professional journalistic assignment abroad: covering the 20th anniversary of the genocide…