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BBusiness Read More Bond Yields Are Surging Around the World As Macro Concerns SpiralSeptember 2, 2026 The pros said “let the bond market speak.” But investors don’t like what it’s saying on Tuesday. After…
TTokyo Read More Udon billionaire aims to turn thick noodles into America’s next fast-food crazeAugust 19, 2026 Takaya Awata went from a college dropout to a billionaire selling bowls of chewy udon noodles across Japan.…
JJapan Read More Korean, Japanese restaurant in Cincinnati announces closure after 12 yearsAugust 17, 2026 Korean, Japanese restaurant in Cincinnati announces closure after 12 years CINCINNATI — An Oakley restaurant that specialized in…
TTokyo Read More Pink’s Hot Dogs is headed to Tokyo with fluffy soufflé pancake companyAugust 14, 2026 Los Angeles’s iconic Pink’s Hot Dogs, a local favorite for more than half a century, is setting up…
BBusiness Read More He Left His Job to Help Farmers Keep Rural Japan Alive Through TourismAugust 10, 2026 This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daisuke Fujii, the cofounder of Farm & Firm Company,…
JJapan Read More Millennial Couple Sold Their Dream Home for a $49K House in Rural JapanAugust 7, 2026 This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sia and Mikael Lilja, who moved from Sweden to…
JJapan Read More Dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventionsAugust 3, 2026 The U.S. dollar weakened sharply against the Japanese yen on Monday after President Trump and Japan’s finance minister…
EEconomy Read More Inside the Shohei Ohtani Economy driving an auction for his cleatsJuly 13, 2026 How much would you pay for a pair of shoes? Someone else’s shoes, I mean. Would you pay…
TTokyo Read More Tokyo Lifestyle Co., Ltd. to Report Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results on Friday, July 10, 2026July 8, 2026 Earnings Call Scheduled at 8:30 am U.S. Eastern Time on July 10, 2026 Tokyo, Japan, July 08, 2026…
BBusiness Read More AI boom poised to help Japan firms log record profits for 6th straight yearJuly 6, 2026 Agencies Major Japanese companies are expected to post record net profits for the sixth straight year in the…