Japan vs Mexico in Numbers

As part of our "Japan in Focus" week, we do a Mexico and Japan data comparison, from demographics to GDP to legislatures to earthquakes. ( read original story ...)

Save your spare change with this coin bank

Japan has always been a cash-based society. While there’s been some recent progress on the cashless front, many local eateries still won’t accept any cards. With that, most of us are left with coins ...

Chobani Yogurt Founder Buys Anchor Brewing Company

Hamdi Ulukaya called the craft brewer, said to be the country’s oldest, a “grand jewel.” Anchor’s former owner, Sapporo, put it into liquidation last year, citing the effects of the pandemic. By Emily ... ( read original story ...)