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Junichi Mori’s quartz sculptures from his “Astral Shadow” series are placed around the stone paths at Kanei Temple like stars in a constellation.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 26, 2025

Tokyo Biennale hides the art in plain sight

This year is the biennale's most ambitious yet, with 39 participating artists from Japan and abroad creating under the theme “Wander for Wonder.”
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at the 2023 U.S. Business Day and Taiwan-U.S. Supply Chain Partnership Forum in Taipei. Taiwan's leadership is advocating for a supply chain initiative among democratic nations that reduces reliance on China.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2025

How Taiwan’s ‘nonred’ supply chain might work

Proposed as an alternative to China-dominated supply chains, the initiative urges democracies to cooperate in securing advanced manufacturing supply chains.
Toyota’s new battery manufacturing plant in Liberty, North Carolina, officially opened on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2025

Toyota pledges up to $10 billion in U.S. operations investment

The announcement comes less than a month after U.S. President Donald Trump flagged that the Japanese carmaker planned such an investment.
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2025

Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue

Japan has experienced an explosive increase in overseas tourists since the COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted, and its global appeal as a travel destination has grown.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years