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Anime-themed gold accessories captivating young women in China

SHENZHEN, China (Kyodo) -- Anime character-themed gold accessories known as "tongjin" are captivating young women in China, with the bean-sized ingots

SoftBank’s PayPay to buy T&D’s life insurer for $840 million

PayPay, Japan's dominant payments app, said it will take a 70.2% stake in privately held T&D Financial Life Insurance.

South Korea pledges action to curb volatility as won nears 2009 low

South Korea joins authorities in Indonesia and the Philippines in stepping up measures to defend currencies as elevated oil prices hurt the region's importers.

(Research Paper) Aging-Related Depreciation of Office Rents and Renovation Effects

Nippon Life to invest $9.4bn in Blackstone private credit deal

Haiku in English: June 4, 2026

the old man's wool sweaterheavier than himself--Salvatore Tempo (Bron, France)Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

South Korea's conservative fortress becomes an election battleground

Vietnam and Philippines elevate ties, discuss South China Sea

Vietnamese leader To Lam's trip to the Philippines comes as both countries grapple with an increasingly assertive Chinese presence in the South China Sea.

Hanazumi wins third term as Niigata governor

The 68-year-old governor was backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the prefectural chapters of the Japan Innovation Party, the Democratic Party for the People and Komeito.

Japan's April naphtha output falls 22.8% amid Hormuz disruptions

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's domestic production of naphtha, an oil derivative necessary to make chemicals used in a wide range of products, fell 22.8 per

Japan voices concern over rice imports in white paper

Private-sector rice imports experienced a sharp increase after retail prices roughly doubled year on year in May 2025.

Editor's Choice: When sanctions drive innovation, Huawei's 'Her's Law' challenge

Japan and Philippines elevate ties amid China security concerns

Japan and Philippines agree to elevate ties to new level amid China concerns

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also said they would begin formal negotiations on a key intelligence-sharing pact.

Japan's IHI receives first images from observation satellites

Japan told that universities are a key to startup success

The dean of the University of California's business school explains how innovation infrastructure can be developed.

Thai beer heir sexual abuse allegations ignite rare public reckoning

The high-profile case within the wealthy Thai beer brewing family has prompted a wave of painful accounts from survivors of unconnected abuse in the conservative country.

Pakistan offers up 3 state-owned power distributors in privatization push

Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans

A signed presidential determination said white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity face an emergency situation ‌due to the "incitement ‌of racially motivated violence."

China expands travel curbs to top AI talent at private firms

Government agencies have begun imposing restrictions on individuals involved in advanced AI work and considered strategically important to the country.