Japan
LIFESTYLE
Japan’s Cherry Blossom Under Tourism Threat: Will a New Tourist Tax Curb the Surge?
Japan’s tourism hits record highs with over 36.8M visitors and ¥8.1T spent, prompting new tourist taxes to curb overtourism in 2025.
EUROPE
Switched On: Japan’s Internet Leaves the World Behind
Japan breaks internet speed record at 1.02 Pbps—16M times faster than India’s average, revolutionizing AI, cloud, and 6G potential.
BUSINESS
Emotionless Yet Cultured: Banknotes Adopt Cultural Symbols
Banknotes worldwide are ditching famous faces for cultural symbols, reshaping national identity from the UK to Japan and Australia.
US-China
Trump’s Trade War on China: East Asia Seeks New Alliances
Trump’s tariffs spark a trade war, pushing China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia toward new alliances and shifting East Asia’s power balance.
BUSINESS
Alaska Pumps America Out of a Trade Deficit
South Korea, Japan eye Alaska gas pipeline talks as Trump pushes energy exports to cut trade deficits. Project faces cost, timeline doubts.
Popular
Airports as Warning Signs, Theory into Practise
Over 2,000 flights were cancelled in a single day and Flightradar24 crashed from traffic following the strikes on Iran.
Calabria, Cuban Doctors and the Limits of U.S. Pressure
US envoy Mike Hammer flew to Calabria on 23 February to pressure Italy into dropping its Cuban doctors programme and left without the commitment he came for.
Davos Boss Exit Signals Revamp for a Tired WEF
The fall of the Davos president over Jeffrey Epstein has arrived precisely as a military standoff in the Gulf threatens to sever the world economy at the neck.
Berlinale and De Niro: Art Under Pressure from Both Sides
Germany moved to fire the Berlinale director and Trump threatened to deport De Niro in the same week, pressing on cultural speech from two opposite directions.
Israel: A One Way Ticket Out of the Holy Land
While the government focuses on immediate battles, a quieter and more permanent defeat is taking place at the boarding gates of Israel's main airport hub.
