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America can solve its housing crisis by following Tokyo’s example

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 05:30

Tech Insider

A large Japanese building in the middle of a U.S. city — What's Tokyo's secret? Liberal and centralized land-use policies that give developers a lot of power to build what they want, when they want.
Tyler Le/Insider

Real Estate, Discourse, Japan, tokyo, Housing, housing-prices, Discourse

China won't end up like Japan - but it's headed for a 'grinding deceleration' with a narrow path to avoid stagnation, research firm says

Tue, 10/03/2023 - 11:52

Tech Insider : Economy

economy, Markets, china-economy, china-economic-outlook, china-slowdown, lost-decade, china-debt

A 90-year-old McDonald's employee in Japan swears working is the key to her health, and she doesn't plan to stop before age 100

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 05:02

Tech Insider

A customer leaves a McDonald's restaurant with his order in Tokyo in 2022. — A 90-year-old McDonald's employee in Japan swears working is the key to her health, and she doesn't plan to stop before age 100
Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Retail, Careers, Japan, Aging, aging-population, aging-workforce, McDonalds

The CEO of a Vietnam-based company explains why his team has a hybrid schedule when most companies in the country are back in the office

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 06:01

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Daan van Rossum moved to Ho Chi Minh City eight years ago and started multiple companies. — Daan van Rossum, in the middle of the back row, moved to Ho Chi Minh City eight years ago and started multiple companies.
Daan van Rossum

economy, Careers, Vietnam, Hybrid, remote-work, return-to-office, Japan

How to buy one of those cheap, abandoned houses in Japan, according to a Canadian dad of 2 who did it

Sun, 09/24/2023 - 08:47

Tech Insider

McAskill standing on the side of the akiya.
Eric McAskill

Real Estate, insider-life, real-estate, Japan

Why Kamebishi 20-year-aged soy sauce is so expensive

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 12:23

Tech Insider

Kamebishi's 20-year-aged soy sauce is the most expensive soy sauce in the world, sometimes selling for $125 for less than 4 tablespoons. The soy sauce has been made using the same family recipe since 1753 and follows the traditional mushiro koji method, in which each step takes years to complete.