Japan Shows Why - And How - All Fiat Currencies Are Doomed
A couple of decades ago, when the post-war baby boom generation was in its prime earning and tax-paying years, governments had a chance to guarantee the survival of their financial systems.…
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Japan Approves Revolutionary Stem Cell Technique to Treat Heart Disease
Japanese medical researchers just gained approval to treat patients with heart disease through a unique stem cell process. The technique is called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells -- st…
Suppose Design Office creates 21st-century take on traditional Japanese doma
The living spaces in this house designed by Suppose Design Office in Higashihiroshima, Japan, are arranged around a dirt floor, which is a modern interpretation of a traditional doma. Local stud…
Two Melons Just Sold For $29,000 In Japan
This weekend, a set of two Yubari melons fetched a record-breaking 3.2 million yen ($29,000) at auction in Hokkaido, Japan. According to Mainichi News, these melons went for twice the previ…
The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations
It is a scene that plays out each weekday morning across Tokyo. Suit-clad office workers, gaggles of schoolchildren, and other travelers gamely wend their way through the city’s sprawling rail s…
Nintendo starts selling cheaper Switch bundle without dock in Japan
Nintendo is now selling a cheaper Switch package in Japan that doesn't include the TV dock. The “Switch 2nd Unit Set” is ostensibly aimed at households that already have a Switch hooked up to th…
Japan’s Kore-eda wins Cannes Palme d’Or for family drama ‘Shoplifters’
Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda won a richly deserved Palme d’Or for his moving drama about a makeshift household of petty thieves, while Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” took the silver-medal “Grand…
The rise in tourists visiting Japan is statistically off the charts
From 1995 to 2012, the annual number of tourists going to Japan increased from 3.3 million to 8.4 million, a growth rate of about 6% each year. And then, the deluge. In its most recent repo…
82-Year-Old Proves You're Never Too Old to Code
Looking for a new hobby? Maybe it’s time to try coding. That’s what 82-year-old Masako Wakamiya of Japan decided to do this past year. Since learning to write code in early 2017, the r…
Why Anime Fans In Japan Shouldn't Miss Ikebukuro
By now, geeks around the globe are cognizant of Akihabara. Once Tokyo’s post-war electronics haven, the neighborhood has grown into a modern mecca for anime fans. As its popularity has swel…