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A worker carries sacks of onions at a market as it rains in Colombo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 24, 2026
From Buenos Aires to Colombo, discontent simmers under the surface of rebounding economies
Reforms that restored investor confidence and stabilized public finances have yet to improve living standards for many.
An elderly couple visits the Tuileries Garden in Paris in 2019.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2025
Aging populations a ‘ticking time bomb’ for GDP growth, says EBRD
Countries must act now to keep slowing population growth from wreaking havoc on their long-term economic prospects, according to the EBRD’s semiannual report.
A bus driver turns people away after filling his vehicle with Ukrainian evacuees who have just crossed the border in Medyka, Poland, in February 2022.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 17, 2025
Ukrainian migrant exit could squeeze Eastern Europe’s economies
Ukrainian workers have helped the region’s manufacturing and export-driven economies expand quickly.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2024
Spurred by shared grievances, BRICS group gathers pace
BRICS’ first summit, with its new batch of members, showed clear signs of the group’s growing weight.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Fall meetings signage outside the IMF headquarters in Washington on Sunday
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2024
As poor nations’ default wave peaks, a cash shortage could replace it
The issue, and what to do about it when Western countries are increasingly loath to send money overseas, is a key topic at the IMF World Bank autumn meetings this week.
The Bank of Israel building in Jerusalem in 2020. The costs of financing Israel's conflict in Gaza has led to credit ratings downgrades, which are amplifying economic effects that could reverberate for years, while the cost of insuring the country's debt against default is near a 12-year high and its budget deficit is ballooning.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 7, 2024
After a year of war, Israel’s borrowing costs reflect burden of conflict
While Israel’s domestic bond market is liquid, foreign investors have pulled back, while global funds’ ownership of the country’s stocks is now at its lowest in a decade.
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BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2021
From Nigeria to Brazil ‘halo’ crops reap pandemic profits
Increasingly health conscious consumers have given an already buoyant global spice market a further boost during the pandemic, heightening investor interest in the sector.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
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