Hostile takeovers used to be so rare in Japan that most companies could comfortably assume they would never happen. A powerful taboo kept the vast majority of listed businesses untouched by these …
What Is Shochu? A Guide to Japan’s Signature Distilled Alcohol
As an adult, this love expanded to learning about alcohol from around the globe to add to my bar cart. The latest find? Shochu (pronounced show-choo). The native Japanese spirit has a long history …
Yusaku Maezawa: Japan’s Billionaire Spaceman With A Taste For Art
Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who will travel to the International Space Station as a tourist in December aboard a Russian spacecraft, is a former wannabe rock star worth $1.9 billion with a penchant …
Yusaku Maezawa: Japan’s Billionaire Spaceman With A Taste For Art
Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who will travel to the International Space Station as a tourist in December aboard a Russian spacecraft, is a former wannabe rock star worth $1.9 billion with a penchant …
Japanese tycoon planning space station visit, then moon trip
A Japanese fashion tycoon who’s booked a SpaceX ride to the moon is going to try out the International Space Station first …
Japanese tycoon planning space station visit, then moon trip
A Japanese fashion tycoon who’s booked a SpaceX ride to the moon is going to try out the International Space Station first …
Only 1% of Japan is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Is it ready for the Olympics?
Two months before the scheduled start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, COVID-19 cases are rising steeply in Japan while immunization is moving at a glacial pace. Only 1% of the population is fully …
Only 1% of Japan is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Is it ready for the Olympics?
Two months before the scheduled start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, COVID-19 cases are rising steeply in Japan while immunization is moving at a glacial pace. Only 1% of the population is fully …
Japan’s Kadokawa Aims To Produce 40 Animated Titles Per Year By 2023
Kadokawa is doubling down on anime. The Japanese media behemoth stated its intention to produce 40 animated titles a year by 2023, in a presentation covering the fiscal year that ended on March 31. To …
Myanmar will free Japanese journalist as gesture to Tokyo
Myanmar’s ruling junta says that as a gesture of friendship with Tokyo, it will free a Japanese freelance journalist who was jailed and charged with spreading false news or information that could caus …