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AI‘No one’s raising their hand’: Japan’s labor crisis is making the case for robots taking the jobs you don’t want
By Catherina GioinoApril 6, 2026
Toryo Ito, the vice abbot of the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto
SuccessBuddhist monk says workers struggle to wind down from fast-paced office culture—he shares a 30-second tip to reset your nervous system
By Emma BurleighMarch 29, 2026
Toilet paper on empty supermarket shelves, lockdown panic buying
EconomyThe great toilet paper panic is back as Japan starts stockpiling
By Eva RoytburgMarch 23, 2026
How an MBA internship led Mitsubishi to e-commerce platform Yami—and into the U.S. snacks market
AsiaHow an MBA internship led Mitsubishi to e-commerce platform Yami—and into the U.S. snacks market
By Nicholas GordonMarch 20, 2026
Asia faces an energy shock from the Iran war and a closed Strait of Hormuz, as governments halt exports and draw down stockpiles
EnergyAsia faces an energy shock from the Iran war and a closed Strait of Hormuz, as governments halt exports and draw down stockpiles
By Angelica AngMarch 5, 2026
Japanese companies are paying older workers to sit by a window and do nothing—while Western CEOs demand super-AI productivity just to keep your job
SuccessJapanese companies are paying older workers to sit by a window and do nothing—while Western CEOs demand super-AI productivity just to keep your job
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 27, 2026
Trump warns countries they could face something ‘far worse’ if they try to renegotiate trade deals. What options do they have?
AsiaTrump warns countries they could face something ‘far worse’ if they try to renegotiate trade deals. What options do they have?
By Nicholas GordonFebruary 25, 2026
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EconomyIndia joins U.S. ‘Pax Silica’ semiconductor alliance easing tariff and energy tensions
By Rajesh Roy and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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CryptoJapan’s first female prime minister wants to be Trump’s close ally on rare earths
By Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
Investor Warren Buffett, pictured during a trip to Japan in 2011.
InvestingWarren Buffett’s big bet on Japan earned Berkshire Hathaway $24 billion in just 6 years
By Tristan BoveFebruary 10, 2026
Japanese prime minister’s landslide win gives her party a lower-house supermajority and more room to enact a right-wing agenda
PoliticsJapanese prime minister’s landslide win gives her party a lower-house supermajority and more room to enact a right-wing agenda
By Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
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Travel & LeisureHow Japan replaced France as the country young Americans obsessively romanticize—they’re longing for civility they don’t see at home
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 5, 2026
This ‘mutually assured destruction’ threat in the $7.3 trillion JGB market helps prevent Japan from triggering a debt crisis — for now
EconomyThis ‘mutually assured destruction’ threat in the $7.3 trillion JGB market helps prevent Japan from triggering a debt crisis — for now
By Jason MaFebruary 1, 2026
Nobuo Hayasaka, president of Kioxia Holdings Corp., stands for photographs during the company's listing ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.
AIA Japanese company you’ve never heard of walloped every major US company to become the best-performing stock of 2025
By Eva RoytburgDecember 31, 2025
Nintendo’s secret to becoming a design powerhouse? Developers who have stayed at the company for decades
AsiaNintendo’s secret to becoming a design powerhouse? Developers who have stayed at the company for decades
By Nicholas GordonNovember 28, 2025
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