2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Winners: Full List
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle won film of the year at the 10th annual Crunchyroll Anime…
China’s top trade negotiator urges Apec to grow economic pie, divide it fairly
China’s chief trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, urged Asia-Pacific economies to reject a zero-sum mentality, grow the economic pie…
MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 Illuminates the Future of Music
With less than a month to go, the countdown is on for MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 (MAJ) —…
‘Filter of fantasy’: Japan trials anime therapy to treat depression
As a teenager struggling to fit into life in rural Sicily, psychiatrist Francesco Panto found refuge in anime,…
Japan core inflation softens to over four year low, weakening case for BOJ rate hike
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Things I wish I’d known before my Diamond Princess Japan cruise
Here are a handful of things the researcher in me would have liked to have known before I…
CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia aims to have its ‘five layer cake’ of AI and eat it too
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a keynote address at Nvidia’s GTC Conference on March 16, 2026 in…
Air New Zealand revives Christchurch as an int’l gateway to the South Is
Air New Zealand is reintroducing three non-stop international routes from Christchurch to Singapore, Tokyo (Narita) and Perth as part of…
YNAS uses canopies to reconnect Japan home with the outdoors
Local architecture studio YNAS has renovated and extended a traditional timber home in southern Japan, opening up its…
Inflation fears and Iran uncertainty lift the dollar
By Karen Brettell May 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar strengthened on Tuesday as investors focused on a…
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 |…