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Lisa Monaco
Tech

Russian duo confess to cyber heist that forced $500 million in ransom payments

By David Voreacos and Bloomberg
July 19, 2024
The weak yen and ‘Instagram culture’ made tourism Japan’s second-largest export. Not everyone is happy about that
Finance

The weak yen and ‘Instagram culture’ made tourism Japan’s second-largest export. Not everyone is happy about that

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July 11, 2024
Japan rolls out new banknotes for the first time since 2004, but only 30% of the country’s many vending machines can accept them
Finance

Japan rolls out new banknotes for the first time since 2004, but only 30% of the country’s many vending machines can accept them

By Erica Yokoyama and Bloomberg
July 3, 2024
David meets Goliath: Japan and Korea make startups work with large conglomerates in a twist on the Silicon Valley model
Commentary

David meets Goliath: Japan and Korea make startups work with large conglomerates in a twist on the Silicon Valley model

By Robyn Klingler-Vidra and Ramon Pacheco Pardo
June 30, 2024
Warren Buffett–backed BYD’s ultra-affordable EVs are struggling in one market: Japan
Finance

Warren Buffett–backed BYD’s ultra-affordable EVs are struggling in one market: Japan

By Nicholas Takahashi and Bloomberg
June 25, 2024
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during the SoftBank World 2023 on October 04, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.
Tech

Imagine selling your Nvidia stake, now worth $160 billion, 5 years ago: One tech investor rues the deal of a lifetime slipping through his fingers as ‘the fish that got away’

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June 21, 2024
Japan’s exports last month grew at the fastest rate since November 2022, thanks to the weak yen
Finance

Japan’s exports last month grew at the fastest rate since November 2022, thanks to the weak yen

By Yuri Kageyama and The Associated Press
June 19, 2024
Microsoft’s Japan head thinks the aging country needs AI: ‘We don’t have enough people’
Tech

Microsoft’s Japan head thinks the aging country needs AI: ‘We don’t have enough people’

By Vlad Savov, Shery Ahn and Bloomberg
June 17, 2024
computer illustration of bacteria
Health

A rare flesh-eating bacteria that can kill people in 48 hours is spreading in Japan and could have a ‘terrifying’ mortality rate

By Akemi Terukina and Bloomberg
June 15, 2024
Newly constructed Tokyo apartment block will be demolished because it blocks people’s Mt. Fuji views
Finance

Newly constructed Tokyo apartment block will be demolished because it blocks people’s Mt. Fuji views

By Sarah Hilton, Mia Glass and Bloomberg
June 12, 2024
Tokyo’s government plays matchmaker with new dating app to reverse its plunging birth rate
Politics

Tokyo’s government plays matchmaker with new dating app to reverse its plunging birth rate

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June 6, 2024
What I learned about dealmaking (and mascots) in Japan
Newsletters

What I learned about dealmaking (and mascots) in Japan

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June 4, 2024
Chart shows the top equity markets in the world
Magazine

American stock markets have dominated global trading for most of the last 120 years. Here’s how other big economies measure up

By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer
May 18, 2024
Japan may have escaped deflation only to risk stagflation instead, as the country’s economy slumps for 3 straight quarters
Finance

Japan may have escaped deflation only to risk stagflation instead, as the country’s economy slumps for 3 straight quarters

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May 16, 2024
Abandoned apartments in Japan
Finance

The housing crisis in the U.S. is flipped upside down in Japan, where each home that’s occupied could be next to an empty one by 2033

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May 12, 2024

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