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Gearoid ReidyThe Japan Times |
Would you pay 99 cents to make Super Mario jump higher? In an infamous 2014 letter to Nintendo, activist fund Oasis Management proposed that the...
In South Korea, historic bonuses for chip-firm workers are reportedly leading to a surge in demand for luxury cars. In Japan, where companies in the...
Japan has long relied on innovation to beat the heat. From the invention of sensu fans that could be folded up into a kimono in the Heian era more...
Japan’s konbini are beloved — a lifeline for the country’s overworked parents and hungry salarymen as well as a must-see experience for...
To foreign audiences, Prime Minister Takaichi is one of the most recognizable Japanese leaders in recent memory. From hugging U.S. President Donald...
At Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto, there should be celebrations. Switch 2 has sold 20 million units since its release last June, becoming the...
When bond yields in Japan rose this week, the doom-mongers were not far behind. Calls of an imminent crisis have been around for decades. Recently,...
The “Indian curry” lunch is a Japanese salaryman’s treat. Two or three mildly spiced dishes, paired with unlimited quantities of slightly sweet...
As the Iran war prompts some countries to call for restrictions that hark back to the oil-shock era — Australia is urging people to take public...
Has the demise of the department store finally arrived in Japan, which has held on to them longer than most? The news of the impending closure of the...
With everything that’s going on in global markets right now, who’d want to be an investor? The answer, increasingly, is Japanese young people, who...
A platform that so often seems to promote division is bringing people together for a change — and Americans are learning the joy of one of the last...
In public policy, well-meaning but complicated ideas are often undone by a catchy name. The U.K. had its "bedroom tax,” the U.S. its periodic...
As the global fertility crisis deepens, the world keeps looking for a convenient explanation. Housing prices, perhaps. Feckless millennials, the Peter...
In the space of just 23 days three decades ago, two initially unassuming releases changed videogames forever. On Feb. 27, 1996, Pokemon Red and Green...
A Japanese maker of high-tech toilets has been causing a splash in the world of artificial intelligence. Activist investor Palliser Capital recently...
This is the face of diplomacy in 2026: A 64-year-old Japanese man with a Paddington bear plushie downing a pint and exclaiming, "That’s boss,...
Much of Asia was celebrating the Year of the Horse this month. In Japan, which does not mark Lunar New Year, attention turns to a different animal....
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