After 4 World Cups, Thompson sees bright future for Japan

After almost 20 years in Japan’s professional leagues and after four World Cups with the Japan national team, the New Zealand-born lock Luke Thompson has been uniquely placed to observe the growth and development of rugby in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Crypto Was Always Smoke and Mirrors

Block, a vehement crypto skeptic, has spent the past 18 months doing forensic blockchain research. He uses open-source tools to follow flows of money between crypto companies, repeatedly demonstrating how shadow banks and nefarious scammers inflate the value of worthless assets in order to generate enormous wealth that exists only on paper.

Osaka office rents dip 1% in Q3

Rents are expected to fall further as supply grows in the next two years. Gross office rents in Osaka averaged JPY 22,667 per tsubo per month at end-3Q22, decreasing 1.0% q-o-q and 3.9% y-o-y, ... ( read original story ...)

What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? What Happened?

What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? Between 1991 and 2001, Japan’s once red-hot economy was in trouble. An asset bubble had formed in both its housing and stock markets, and when the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)