I tried making viral Japanese soufflé pancakes and boy was it worth it – The Irish Times
In Maura Laverty’s seminal 1960 cookery book Full and Plenty, she describes men coming home quickly from the…
Japan’s fragile Q4 economic recovery poses early test for Takaichi
By Makiko Yamazaki and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Japan’s economy limped back to meagre growth…
Japan’s economy avoids technical recession, but fourth-quarter rebound misses expectations
Pedestrians stand in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on…
Inflation fears loom over yen, Japan bond markets under Takaichi
Markets Postelection rise of currency masks concern over side effects of fiscal expansion Investors are concerned about the…
UAE ‘surpassing Hong Kong’, challenging Singapore for global trade crown
The United Arab Emirates is rapidly eclipsing Hong Kong and emerging as a credible rival to Singapore as…
Tokyo’s CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show Starts February 26 and Will Be Biggest Ever
The CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show is both the largest photography event in Japan and, with the…
Japanese Archipelago Was Once a Refuge for Cave Lions
Between 73,000 and 20,000 years ago (Late Pleistocene), the Japanese Archipelago was inhabited by cave lions (Panthera spelaea),…
China overhauls consumer price basket, with never-before-seen unveiling of its composition
Beijing has for the first time revealed the intricate composition of China’s consumer price index (CPI) basket, and…
Reality behind Trump’s tariffs, AI job losses and Japan’s debt
Welcome to another roundup of interesting news and events from around the econosphere, from my traditional, 100% handcrafted…
PayPay set to list on Nasdaq
Japan-based mobile payment app PayPay is preparing to list its shares on the US Nasdaq to reinforce its…
Denizen Works designs Japanese house with “enigmatic quality”
UK studio Denizen Works has exclusively revealed its first house in Japan, which features an almost entirely blank…
Japan’s wage squeeze undermines Takaichi’s ‘trickle down’ plans
Despite a decisive election victory built on promises to ease Japan’s cost-of-living crisis, fresh government data released this…