Malaysian rapper Namewee detained in murder investigation of Taiwanese influencer
KUALA LUMPUR–A popular ethnic Chinese Malaysian rapper and filmmaker was detained Wednesday to assist police in their investigation…
Japan PM Takaichi eyes $65bn economic stimulus package
Japan’s new PM Supplementary budget to focus on inflation, growth and defense measures Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi…
Why Nepal Grows Japan’s Cash
Japan has long harvested a shrub called mitsumata for its money supply. But when mitsumata started dying out,…
iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory Deadline
Apple on Tuesday released the first beta of iOS 26.2 to developers, and it appears that the software…
Japan’s ocean lines face profit decline amid tariff impact
Japan’s largest ocean shipping lines saw Q2 profits decline on the effects of the U.S. tariff war, and…
Tokyo House Tour shows “how cities and buildings grow together”
Architecture studio SANAA‘s co-founder Kazuyo Sejima is opening three iconic homes to the public with the Tokyo House…
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley warn of a market correction
A small replica of the Charging Bull statue is seen on a street vendor stall outside the New…
New World, Vanke Debt Moves Shake Up China’s Property Sector
New World Development Co. and China Vanke Co., two of the most closely watched distressed Chinese property names,…
Japan’s $132 Billion Borrowing Binge Reshapes Global Credit
The end of an era of essentially free money in Japan, a flurry of dealmaking and the AI…
I IN creates “new form of Japanese luxury” for Ginza Lounge
Shiny aluminium, washi paper details and a reflective ceiling decorate this colour-saturated lounge in Tokyo, which local studio…
Japan’s budget restaurants, survivors of ‘lost decades’, find fans in China
Students, white-collar workers and families filled the tables during a recent dinner rush at a branch of Saizeriya…
Fan Bingbing On Mother Bhumi, Working Again in China After Tax Case
Returning to Tokyo International Film Festival 15 years after she won best actress for Buddha Mountain in 2010,…