Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand
Success

As Tokyo embraces a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork,’ Japan’s new prime minister just called a 3 a.m. meeting

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November 17, 2025
A Japanese father holds his daughter's hand walking down the street
Asia

Tokyo is turning to a 4-day workweek in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’

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November 4, 2025
Tokyo Metro shares jump as high as 47% after Japan’s biggest IPO since 2018
Finance

Tokyo Metro shares jump as high as 47% after Japan’s biggest IPO since 2018

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October 23, 2024
A Ferrari NV 488 Pista Spider vehicle
Finance

Tokyo’s tax office is auctioning off a $390,000 Ferrari and a golf course

By Reina Sasaki and Bloomberg
August 23, 2024
Japan is planning the biggest minimum wage hike since it set a pay floor in 1978
Finance

Japan is planning the biggest minimum wage hike since it set a pay floor in 1978

By Erica Yokoyama and Bloomberg
July 25, 2024
Lisa Monaco
Tech

Russian duo confess to cyber heist that forced $500 million in ransom payments

By David Voreacos and Bloomberg
July 19, 2024
Newly constructed Tokyo apartment block will be demolished because it blocks people’s Mt. Fuji views
Finance

Newly constructed Tokyo apartment block will be demolished because it blocks people’s Mt. Fuji views

By Sarah Hilton, Mia Glass and Bloomberg
June 12, 2024
Formula E racers Jake Dennis (L), Pascal Wehrlein, and Nick Casside.
Retail

F1 remains the dominant motor racing franchise in the world, but concerns around sustainability, cost and convenience may prompt Formula E to steal the crown

By Reina Sasaki, Nicholas Takahashi and Bloomberg
April 17, 2024
Taylor Swift could get to the Super Bowl from Tokyo in time, but she might not be able to find parking for her private jet
Lifestyle

Taylor Swift could get to the Super Bowl from Tokyo in time, but she might not be able to find parking for her private jet

By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
February 2, 2024
Japan Airlines jetliner collides with hurricane relief mission from coast guard, killing 5 crew members in fiery crash
Finance

Japan Airlines jetliner collides with hurricane relief mission from coast guard, killing 5 crew members in fiery crash

By Danny Lee and Bloomberg
January 2, 2024
Demand for urban real estate will be challenged for the rest of the decade. Here’s how the world’s superstar cities are projected to fare by 2030
Commentary

Demand for urban real estate will be challenged for the rest of the decade. Here’s how the world’s superstar cities are projected to fare by 2030

By Jan Mischke, Olivia White and Aditya Sanghvi
July 20, 2023
Fender

Fender guitars is opening the ‘first flagship store’ in its 77-year history—in Tokyo

By Yuri Kageyama and The Associated Press
June 29, 2023
Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami devastated about Tokyo’s plans to tear down historic baseball stadium that inspired him to become a novelist

By Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated Press
June 26, 2023
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is ‘alive’ and ‘happy’ insists top Alibaba executive—in fact he’s now teaching university classes

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is ‘alive’ and ‘happy’ insists top Alibaba executive—in fact he’s now teaching university classes

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June 19, 2023
YouTuber-turned-politician kicked out of parliament for never going to work

YouTuber-turned-politician kicked out of parliament for never going to work

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March 14, 2023

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