Why is Japan so different from other countries?

15 Facts That Prove Japan is Not Like Any Other Country In this Alux.com video we'll try to answer the following questions: Where i...

What It's Like To Be A Billionaire In Japan

 With a cumulative net worth of $249 billion in 2021, the wealth of Japan’s top 50 billionaires has risen 48% from 2020. Yes, you read that ...

Tissue-pack marketing - Gets the ad into consumers' hands

Tissue-pack marketing is a type of  unconventional way of  marketing that is more popular in Japan. Companies use small, portable tissue...

Whether Trump joins or not - World leaders signal free-trade plans

In a pointed challenge to President Trump’s “America first” agenda, leaders of the world’s biggest economies this week are touting an ap...

Japan Companies - good growth in three years but labour shortages a concern - BOJ tankan

Confidence among Japan's big manufacturers hit its highest level in more than three years in the June quarter, a closely-watched cen...

How JAPAN is Years Ahead of the World

DID YOU KNOW Japan has bullet trains that can travel 320 km/hour? Or superior toilet seats that can heat up your butt, clean it spotless,...

Why Does Japan Still Have an Emperor?

Japan’s royal family is often forgotten about in the west. I wouldn’t be surprised if a few of you watching didn’t know that Japan actually ...

Amsterdam to be EU investment banking base for Japan's MUFG: sources

Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) has picked Amsterdam as its European Union investment banking base, sources with...

Asia will be home to 60% of world's over 65s by 2030, creating growth opportunities for business - Deloitte report

Demography -- the fundamental driver of all economies -- is shifting the balance of power in Asia, according to Deloitte's Voice ...

Growth in Asia will be led by young Indians - Deloitte Report

The third wave of growth in Asia will be led by young Indians, a report by Deloitte LLP says.  The first wave was led by Japan and...

Japan - 1500 Years of History

  We explore the remarkable history of one of the world's most unique and diverse ancient cultures, Japan, travelling through time to ex...

List of Countries Still Ruled By Monarchs

  For centuries, before the rise of parliamentary democracies in the late eighteenth century, it was normal for a country to be ruled by a r...

Global markets - Dollar weakness, China high on Asia stocks, commodities

The dollar stayed on the defensive on Wednesday as investors wagered any further tightening in the United States would be slow at best, ...