AArts and design Read More Studio Aluc renovates 100-year old townhouse in KyotoNovember 19, 2025 Japanese design firm Studio Aluc “deliberately retained traces of past craftsmanship” to transform a historic machiya residence into…
MMental health Read More Japan and South Korea: Illegal gambling surges among teensNovember 19, 2025 Teenagers in South Korea and Japan are learning the hard way about just how addictive gambling can be.…
AArts and design Read More 16 famous architects came together in Japan to design the world’s most beautiful… public toiletsNovember 19, 2025 We might not talk about public toilets enough. Most of us need them now and again, and sometimes…
WWorld Read More Japan’s Takaichi Has Few Options to End China’s RetaliationNovember 18, 2025 (Bloomberg) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is facing her first major diplomatic test less than a month…
EEconomy Read More Japan’s economy contracts as exports get hit by US tariffsNovember 17, 2025 TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy sank at an annualized rate of 1.8% in the July-September period, government data…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Goldman Sachs unveils 10-year playbook, AI is at the heart of itNovember 17, 2025 Artificial intelligence and emerging markets are set to define the next decade, according to Goldman Sachs. The Goldman Sachs…
WWorld Read More Japan protests after China tells citizens not to visit in escalating feud over leader’s Taiwan remarksNovember 15, 2025 Japan raised objections Saturday after China advised its citizens to avoid visiting Japan, as a feud over the…
MMental health Read More Japan steps up the fight against illegal iGamingNovember 14, 2025 The cabinet of Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has a strategy intended to combat the rising tide of…
AArts and design Read More UNC Studio’s Challe cafe in Kyoto fuses Japanese and Mexican designNovember 14, 2025 Interiors firm UNC Studio has transformed a traditional wooden house in Kyoto into a Japanese-Mexican fusion cafe and…
WWorld Read More U.S. issues unusual warning to Americans in Japan: Beware of bear attacksNovember 13, 2025 The U.S. State Department is warning Americans in Japan to be alert as bear attacks and sightings rise…