Economic Bubble

Authored by Bruce Wilds via Advancing Time blog, Based on how Japan has fared over the last several decades it is difficult to see the green shoots of a global economic spring forth as a result of lower interest rates. In fact, the next economic downturn will likely envelope the…

"U.S. Stocks Tumble 11% in Worst Week Since Crisis," read the Friday evening Bloomberg headline. A Wall Street Journal caption asked the apt question: "U.S. Stocks Were at Records Last Week. What Happened?" A Friday Bloomberg article (Lu Wang) is a reasonable place to start: "It's a stat so shocking…

This is the first of two 2020 predictions concerning COVID-19, the so-called coronavirus. This column will cover short-term impacts while my next column will cover longer-term changes that were probably going to happen anyway but are already being accelerated by the current health crisis. NOT business as usual… No, I’m…

Xbox fans finally have a chance to step into Kiryu and Majima's shoes for themselves IRVINE, Calif. - February 26, 2020 - Yakuza 0 is now available on Xbox One Game Pass and Windows 10! We're excited for Xbox fans to finally experience the drama, extreme action, and hilarious minigames…

  Yakuza 0  Now Available on Xbox One Game Pass and Windows 10!      02/26/2020   IRVINE, Calif. - February 26, 2020 - Yakuza 0 is now available on Xbox One Game Pass and Windows 10! We're excited for Xbox fans to finally experience the drama, extreme action, and hilarious minigames and sub-stories of the critically acclaimed, genre-defying Yakuza…

Tokyo (CNN) When John Dougill first came to Japan 30 years ago, he spotted an odd phrase adorning his neighborhood butcher's shop in Kyoto. Instead of "meat shop," its sign read "flesh shop." Dougill assumed shop staff weren't aware of their English-langua… Read More

As the coronavirus outbreak approaches global pandemic status, the financial markets started the week in the hole. In the case of the U.S. Stock Exchange, all of the gains for the year were erased in one day. But the cause isn’t isolated to the deaths caused by the virus. Axios…

Xbox Game Pass subscribers will get access to games like Ninja Gaiden 2, Kingdom Hearts 3, and Yakuza 0 on console as part of the subscription this month. Those titles join recently added games like Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Final Fantasy 15 on Xbox One with Game Pass. Here’s a full…

Publisher and developer Active Gaming Media have released story-driven action game Cowboy Yakuza for PC via Steam Early Access for $9.99. It supports English and Japanese language options. A full release is scheduled for spring. Cowboy Yakuza was developed with “partial support” from Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi “Suda 51” Suda,…

The Rise and Fall of Danchi, Japan’s Largest Social Housing Experiment © Tatiana Knoroz Japanese mass housing from the 1960s is a fascinating cross-cultural experiment that merged Western and Soviet modernist typologies with traditional Japanese elements. Once a symbol of a new “modernized” way of life, it has since become…