Japan’s cherry blossom parties could wilt as inflation strains wallets
Japan’s cherry trees are in full bloom, heralding the arrival of spring and the beginning of hanami picnics…
Japan demand topping capacity since 2022, revised BOJ data shows
Bank of Japan Figures showing upward pressure on prices could support moves to normalize policy Bank of Japan…
L.A. artist turns colorful sand into whimsical art (and sunae kits)
The artist who goes only by the mononym Naoshi is a master at spinning tiny grains of sand…
The great toilet paper panic is back as Japan starts stockpiling
As the U.S.-Israeli-Iran conflict rattles oil markets, Japanese consumers are stockpiling toilet paper—a product with no connection to…
Japan core inflation in February misses estimates, headline CPI eases for a fourth straight month
TOKYO, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 05: Tourists and shoppers walk through the Tsukiji shopping area on February 5, 2026…
Kim Kardashian makes surprise appearance at Walmart for glamorous photoshoot to promote her energy drink brand
Kim Kardashian made a surprise appearance at Walmart to promote her new Update energy drinks. The reality TV star, 45,…
Shockwave of War Is Rippling Through the Global Economy
Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The global economy’s first collective health check since war broke out in the…
China’s rare earth magnet exports to the US keep falling as Europe gains
China’s exports of rare earth permanent magnets to the United States continue to fall, at a time when…
DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news
Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off…
Airfares rise in China and beyond amid Gulf oil shock, with 9% increases feared
Surging jet fuel prices amid the US-Israel war on Iran are pushing global airlines including Chinese carriers to…
Japan wanted inflation and Iran war could grant that wish. But it’s not the type Tokyo desires
TOKYO, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 05: Tourists and shoppers walk through the Tsukiji shopping area on February 5, 2026…
Australia’s New South Wales State Bans Future Coal Mines
New South Wales, Australia’s second-biggest coal-producing state, will ban new mine applications for the fossil fuel and impose…