Retro Japan: Renaissance-style former BOJ branch in Hokkaido keeps appeal as museum
A Renaissance-style former branch office of the Bank of Japan in this northern city is now serving as a museum sharing the history ･･･ ...
Japanese prints, Cirque du Soleil, and must-see spots around the Bay State
Kim Foley MacKinnon’s new book “100 Things to Do in Massachusetts Before You Die” offers 100 must-do places to see or ...
Japan's land prices rise at strongest pace in 34 years
Japan's land prices rose at their fastest pace in 34 years in 2024 with recovery spreading to regional areas thanks to sustained economic growth, in the latest sign of a pickup in the property market, ...
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What is Japanese style today?
Japanese fashion customers are becoming harder to define. They are also spending less. We asked industry insiders to explain ...
Asia wrap: While Asian and European markets show signs of life, US futures reverse course
Adding to the unease, the latest batch of U.S. economic data is flashing warning signs, with Citi’s U.S. economic surprises ...
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From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
In 1934, an American team featuring the best baseball players in the world – Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and more – ...
Latitude calls in Barrenjoey to placate shareholder unrest
The company is the largest non-bank consumer lender across Australia and New Zealand and counts KKR, Deutsche Bank, Varde and ...
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How the color of St Patrick’s Day went from blue to green
However, blue still plays a symbolic role in Ireland: Since 1945, the flag representing the president of Ireland has a gold ...
‘Paint Japan blue’: How the Dodgers’ vision of Japanese prominence became reality
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest ...