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FinanceThe 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
By Jason MaMay 12, 2024
TechSoftBank has sold off or written down $29 billion in U.S. Vision Fund assets as Masayoshi Son tries to get his mojo back by turning to AI and chips
By Min Jeong Lee and BloombergMay 10, 2024
PoliticsIndia and Japan hit back at Joe Biden’s comments calling them ‘xenophobic’ countries like Russia and China
By Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated PressMay 4, 2024
LifeJapan’s child population falls for the 43rd straight year to a fresh record low, weighing on economic prospects
By Winnie Hsu and BloombergMay 4, 2024
FinanceNippon Steel is putting off its $14.1bn takeover of U.S. Steel by 3 months because the Department of Justice wants to delve into the deal
By Yuri Kageyama and The Associated PressMay 3, 2024
Tech‘We must also confront the dark side of AI’: Japan PM unveils international framework to rein in game-changing tech
By The Associated PressMay 2, 2024
RetailU.S. fishermen poised to harvest billions of baby eels worth $2,000 a pound as authorities battle illegal sales
By Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressMay 1, 2024
FinanceThe $34 trillion U.S. debt is nearly as big as the economy and there’s (still) no plan to fix it
By Sunny NagpaulMay 1, 2024
TechJapan has had so many bear attacks in the past year it’s turning to AI to act as a warning system
By Chris MorrisMay 1, 2024
LifestyleJapanese town with near-perfect shot of Mount Fuji hates tourists so much it’s building a giant black billboard to block the view
By Akaya McGill, Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated PressApril 30, 2024
RetailJim Beam’s Japanese parent thinks it can double sales by 2030 with a focus on ‘ready to drink’ canned cocktails
By Tiffany Kary and BloombergApril 30, 2024
By Will DanielApril 30, 2024
FinanceDid Japan’s central bank intervene in the currency markets after the yen hit a 34 year low? ‘No comment for now’
By Ruth Carson, Yumi Teso and BloombergApril 29, 2024
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