All Eyes on Japan
Neil Irwin says Japan is the most interesting story in global economics right now.
Reasons to Work (Too?) Hard
Interesting insights into the Japanese culture and prompt for thinking about your own work ethic.
Japan’s Strange $200 Million Girl Band
Billfold pal Jon Custer alerted us about Japanese pop phenomenon AKB48, which is less a girl group, than a $200 million annual business.
Wanted: Someone to Build Tiny Living Spaces for Singles in NYC
Can you design a beautiful, tiny space?
What It Cost Me to Climb Mount Fuji
What it costs to walk up a mountain and then walk down that same mountain, if that mountain is Mt. Fuji.
Another Strange Thing from Japan
“A toilet roll on which English translation of the short story is printed is priced at 210 yen (3,000 won), 10 times higher than ordinary toilet paper.”
— Of course the Japanese would make toilet paper with a scary story by “Ring” writer Koji Suzuki printed on it—and then go on to sell 300,000 rolls. Something to scare the you-know-what out of you, I guess. [via]
