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Kyoto, Japan (CNN) — In Japan's Sagano Bamboo Forest, on the outskirts of Kyoto, towering green stalks of the famously versatile plant sway in the wind, creaking eerily they collide and twist, l…
Hong Kong (CNN Business) Shares in SoftBank fell as much as 4% in Tokyo on Thursday after the company reported worse than expected losses for the third quarter. reported operating losses of $6.5…
And he says he needs a second mega Vision Fund to make those dreams come true. "I overestimated Adam's good side" and often "turned a blind eye" to his negative side, …
SoftBankUber'sShares inwas about flat in Tokyo, trading between small gains and losses. The tech conglomerate will report earnings for the three months that ended in September after markets…
Hong Kong (CNN Business) A growing number of smaller companies are adopting a four-day workweek. Now the results of a recent trial at Microsoft (MSFT) suggest it could work even for the big…
Tokyo (CNN) — Often referred to as the world's busiest crosswalk, thousands of pedestrians scramble across Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing daily. The Shibuya Crossing serves as center-st…
Leading the charge in this regard is Hoshinoya Tokyo, owned by hospitality brand Hoshino Resorts. Located in the capital's Otemachi neighborhood -- the political and financial dis…
(CNN) The World Series is one of sport's hot tickets, but match day at a baseball game in Japan outdoes anything the MLB has to offer. On one wet summer evening in Tokyo, we saw Yakult Swal…
With the Rugby World Cup taking place in Japan, players have been asked to wear long sleeve tops when they use public gyms or swimming pools as tattoos can be associated with organized crime in Japan…
In Japan today, only a handful of artists still practice "ukiyo-e," the printing method used to produce Hokusai's famous "The Great Wave off Kanagawa." Source: CNN
