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Japan released treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. Experts say it's safe, but one would avoid the fish.

Thu, 08/24/2023 - 16:59

Fukushima — A Tokyo Electric Power Co. employee wearing a protective suit and mask near storage water tanks.
REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama/Pool

Science, Fukushima, radioactivity, pacific, Ocean, Fishing, Japan

China risks a debt deflation loop but could avoid a lost decade if it plays its cards right, Morgan Stanley says

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 15:07

Tech Insider : Economy

China economy — China's economy fell into deflation the past quarter, and falling prices could get worse, Morgan Stanley said.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

economy, Markets, china-economy, china-economy-and-markets, china-slowdown, china-growth, Deflation

China's economy is hitting a wall after years of optimism, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says

Mon, 08/21/2023 - 07:10

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Larry Summers — Lawrence Summers, then Director of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council, participates in a question-and-answer session during a luncheon with the Economic Club of Washington at the J.W. Marriott April 9, 2009 in Washington, DC.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

economy, economy, china-economy-and-markets, global-economy, us-economy-outlook, Markets, larry-summers

China's economy is stumbling, but it still isn't as dire as Japan's 1990s collapse

Mon, 08/14/2023 - 10:12

Tech Insider : Economy

Pedestrians walk by China's national flag in Beijing. — Pedestrians in Beijing walk by the national flag of China.
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

economy, Markets, China, Japan, China's economy, Economic Data, Demographics

China's economy is showing signs of serious trouble — and the problems are still mounting

Sat, 08/12/2023 - 08:30

Tech Insider : Economy

China's economy hasn't rebounded from the pandemic as expected. — China's economy hasn't rebounded from the pandemic as expected, and now it faces a slate of obstacles.
Kevin Frayer/Stringer

economy, Markets, China, China Economy, Deflation, Inflation, Recession

Japan's military is thinking about how to drop long-range cruise missiles from its biggest panes

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 08:59

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kawasaki C-2 airdrop Palau — A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kawasaki C-2 drops a package on Angaur in Palau in February 2021.
US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Ryan Brooks

Military & Defense, The Aviationist, News Contributor, Japan, cargo aircraft, cargo plane, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

A 2020 hack of the Japanese military was tied to cyberspies from China's People's Liberation Army

Mon, 08/07/2023 - 19:36

Chinese People's Liberation Army — Marching honor guards shout as US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford is welcomed by his Chinese counterpart, chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Gen. Fang Fenghui
Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP

Military & Defense, News, Japan, China, US intelligence, Military, Hack

Behind the rise of GU: The Uniqlo offshoot loved by millennials and Gen Z is the latest cool-kid brand

Mon, 08/07/2023 - 05:00

an exterior view of the GU store in Soho showing the door and window displays — GU opened its first store in the US in October 2022.
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins/Insider

Retail, uniqlo, GU, Japan, japanese fashion, Gen Z Trends, Retail Trends

I moved to Japan to teach on a US military base. The whole experience cost me thousands when the job didn't work out.

Mon, 08/07/2023 - 05:00

a woman stands next to a rainbow sign that says Okinawa on a beach — Brianna Stultz in Okinawa, Japan.
Courtesy of Brianna Stultz

Careers, BI-freelancer, Teachers, Japan, Arizona, Military Bases, Working Abroad

Haunting photos show the day the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Fri, 08/04/2023 - 15:59

An aerial photograph of Hiroshima shortly after the — An aerial photograph of Hiroshima shortly after the "Little Boy" atomic bomb was dropped in 1945
Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty

Science, Features, News Visual Feature, Oppenhemier, Hiroshima, ww2, Atomic Bomb

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