5+ hour, 54+ min ago   (138+ words) Nikkei Asia Australian luxury bootmaker RM Williams' next step is Japan Brand aims to build on European growth with Asian sales push ADELAIDE, Australia - Australian luxury brand RM Williams, whose boots made for cattlemen are now worn by Hollywood stars…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (93+ words) Nikkei Asia Ai Weiwei bears witness to a brutal world In Okinawa, a showcase for Japanese art brut Pop modernist Keiichi Tanaami shares his technicolor memories Legendary Japanese artist Tadanori Yokoo is still going strong at 87 Books: 'Traveling in Bardo…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (179+ words) Nikkei Asia Japan's hotel industry checks out of big projects as costs soar Labor shortages and rising materials prices force rethink, pivot to refurbishments The new design pictured for Tokyo's Imperial Hotel aims to rebuild its tower and alter the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (131+ words) Nikkei Asia Japanese life insurers expand investments in property amid inflation Meiji Yasuda to double property holdings to $13bn by 2040 TOKYO -- Japanese life insurers are expanding and bolstering their real estate investment businesses in a bid to secure assets that can…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (162+ words) Nikkei Asia Sumitomo partners with Sakana AI to push Japan-built AI model Trading house will support AI adoption across its 100,000-client network TOKYO -- Major Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. has partnered with Sakana AI to bring the startup's artificial-intelligence models…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (440+ words) Chinese exports of textiles, chemicals, plastics, machinery, batteries and EVs to the EU have sharply increased EU leaders asked the Commission in June to produce results from dialogue with China BRUSSELS (Reuters) -- The European Commission will seek commitments from China…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (161+ words) Nikkei Asia Citi to offer instant cross-border payments for Japan firms via blockchain US bank says service would be first for Japanese clients by a foreign financial institution Citi moves about $6 trillion in funds each day, with the total for…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (173+ words) Nikkei Asia Japan's large-ship hydrogen engine cuts CO2 emissions 95% Model for tankers and container ships is a world first, Japan Engine says Japan Engine's first hydrogen engine is set to be installed on a Mitsui O.S.K. Lines vessel as early as January…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (152+ words) Nikkei Asia Inflation threatens to snap Japan's 7-month streak of real wage growth Rising food and energy prices poised to hammer households this autumn TOKYO -- Real wages in Japan have exceeded year-earlier numbers for seven straight months through July, but…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (364+ words) Real wages rose 2.4% in July, marking the biggest increase since May 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's economy grew faster than initially estimated in the April-June quarter from the previous three months, supported by business spending that was not as soft as first…...