Japan fights to remain the king of wagyu beef

But Stephen Kelly, the shop's owner, knew that Kagoshima wagyu -- beef from the black cattle raised in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture -- had hardcore fans. "They sold out quickly," Kelly said. ( read original story ...)

QE Party Is Drying Up, Even At The Bank Of Japan

Despite repeated speeches to the contrary. As of September 30, total assets on the Bank of Japan's elephantine balance sheet dropped by ¥5.4 trillion ($33 billion) from a month earlier, to ¥537 ... ( read original story ...)

How to revive Japanese innovation

Populism and social unrest is the result. If today's U.S. is at one extreme of the innovation/stability spectrum, Japan lies at the other. Long gone are the days when Japanese inventions such as ... ( read original story ...)