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