The Trump-Xi summit endorsed a truce extension to Jan 10, 2027. What it means for Taiwan, AI and Japan, with Japanese Reactions.
The 2026 Asian Games built no athletes' village and saw accommodation and bus problems. Who coordinated the handoffs? With Japanese Reactions.
OpenAI and Anthropic cut the price of near-frontier AI on the same day. Why prices fall so fast, why power is the next limit, with Japanese Reactions.
The Bank of Japan lifted its policy rate to 1.25% on September 18, 2026, the highest since 1995, and the yen still fell past 157 to the dollar. Why a hike failed to lift the currency, and Japanese Reactions on X.
A saver with 100 million yen was told unused assets score zero in Japan's marriage agencies. The 4 percent rule, IBJ data, and Japanese Reactions on X.
Apple announced the iPhone Duo on September 9, 2026, priced from $1,999. Foldables are still about 2 percent of smartphone shipments. What Apple's entry changes, what it does not, and Japanese Reactions.
Tesla's Cybercab tours Japan from September 11. Driverless taxis are already legal, so why are there none? Three approvals, remaining costs and Japanese Reactions.
GPT-6 Astra is reaching paying users, but has it achieved AGI? Benchmarks, first impressions and Japanese Reactions reveal why the answer remains disputed.
Masami Kurumada, the creator of Saint Seiya, and three of his companies filed suit at the Tokyo District Court on September 2, 2026, alleging that about 4.686 billion yen, roughly 30 million dollars, flowed out to a former manager and associates over six years. According to the plaintiffs, the losses were found not by an internal check but by a tax inquiry. This article explains how manga rights are normally routed through publishers in Japan, why the author-owned model gave one person both the money and the information, and adds Japanese Reactions from X. No court has ruled on any of the allegations.
Shein listed in Hong Kong on September 1, 2026 at a market capitalisation of about $26.5 billion, roughly a quarter of the $98.2 billion it was assigned in a 2022 private round. This article explains why the company listed anyway, what the de minimis rule changes in the United States, the EU, France and now Japan did to its model, and adds Japanese Reactions from X, where the conversation fixed almost entirely on the size of the fall.