Japan

President Joe Biden invited leaders from across business and tech to a lavish event at the White House.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed the prime minister of Japan for a state dinner.

Microsoft's largest investment in Japan includes AI training for 3 million workers and a $9.9 million research lab, Nikkei Asia reported.

China's foreign ministry said it is "gravely concerned" over reports that Japan could join the AUKUS agreement.

"NATO should think about recruiting a few new members from outside its traditional boundaries," says retired US Navy Adm. James Stavridis.

Gold's recent rally has puzzled as macro headwinds typically weigh on gold prices. But David Rosenberg sees a 30% more upside ahead.

Companies in Japan are offering workers with bad seasonal allergies subsidized trips to tropical locations during peak hay fever season.

"We are like hogs compared to the Japanese," Kimmel said after returning from a seven-day trip to Japan.

Costco has 33 warehouses in Japan, where the groceries, food court, and appliances are a bit different from what shoppers in the US are used to.

China is facing the same kind of economic collapse that hit Japan in the 1990s. But it might get even uglier.

With fewer babies being born in Japan and the population aging fast, a leading company is halting baby diaper production in favor of adult diapers.

A pastry chef left a two Michelin-starred restaurant in Tokyo to open her own dessert shop, specializing in kakigori — Japanese shaved ice dessert.

Ikigai Fruits claims to have the best fruit on the market — and it's charging an eye-watering price for it.

Researchers came upon a social media post that led them to the discovery of a new species of sea squirt.

Morgan Stanley's wealth CIO Lisa Shalett said investors should prepare for a "US dollar regime shift" with implications for stocks.

The Japanese central bank's policy is quite different from those of the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, both of which have been moving to lower interest rates.

A couple in their 20s bought a home in the Japanese countryside to raise their family with more space and safer streets, and they're ditching their car.

Shigeichi Negishi, the inventor of the world's first karaoke machine, the Sparko Box, has died in Japan. He was 100.

Improved longevity means the world is facing a retirement crisis. Flexible work and a focus on sustainable health would help, says Andrew J. Scott.

Wharton's Joao Gomes said he's worried the debt-to-GDP ratio could double in the next 20 years.