Browsing: Japan
Yen crashes as Japan’s debt crisis hits currency markets, and interventions are ‘doomed to fail’
Japan’s yen is resembling a slow-motion train wreck as it remains stuck near 40-year lows, and there could be even…
Japan taps Cognition’s ‘Devin-kun’ as legacy code, shrinking workforce opens market for AI coding
Japan—famously slow to adopt digital technologies common across the developed world—has become a surprisingly fast adopter of AI, as it…
Meet Micron, the chipmaker that just reported a 346% sales surge and helped stop a global AI selloff
Micron may not be a household name, but it may just be among the most important tech companies in the…
This week in the Austrian capital city, the big names of hi-fi and audio are attending High End Vienna 2026,…
Japan’s top bidet maker has been making chip supplies for decades—the stock market finally noticed
Whenever someone visits Japan, they mention the sights, the food, the impeccable transportation. Oftentimes, they mention futuristic toilets: the ubiquity…
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has done more than spike LNG prices—it has shattered Southeast Asia’s illusion of…
Japanese snack giant resorts to black-and-white bags of potato chips as Iran War literally sucks color out of the world
The biggest snack maker in Japan is making some of its packaging black and white as the Iran war disrupts…
A large oil-shipping terminal will be built in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico with funding from Japan
U.S. petroleum exports are rising to record highs amid the Iran war, and now a little-known developer will build a…
Tokyo is throwing out its strict office dress code and asking workers to wear shorts amid the war in Iran energy crisis
As the summer rolls in, many dreams of jet-setting vacations are being dashed as fuel prices spike during the ongoing…
Japan has long gone its own way on technology, even inspiring its own term, “Galapagos syndrome,” for products and services…












