Singaporeans hit the malls on smart shopping spree before sales tax hike
By Chen Lin and Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singaporean Soif Noor has already bought furniture and appliances for his new home, four months before he can move in. Like…
Prevalence of infectious diseases in preterm infants: a 2-year follow-up from the Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Study design and participants Features of JECS have been published comprehensively in terms of model and design elsewhere27,28,29. In brief, the JECS is a cohort study about birth, funded by…
Where to find cherry blossoms in Japan
Belonging to Japan’s most prestigious university, Tokyo University, Koishikawa Botanical Garden preserves and exhibits special tree and plant species for academic research and botanical work purposes of the university’s Graduate…
Canadian Housing Affordability Hits Unsustainable Level: BoC Index
Canadian real estate has never exactly been cheap, but it’s rarely this unaffordable. The Bank of Canada (BoC) Housing Affordability Index (HAI) hit a 32-year high in Q3 2022. That…
The artist Dorothy Iannone, hailed as a ‘freedom fighter’, dies aged 89
The artist Dorothy Iannone, who unabashedly celebrated the female sexual experience and fought censorship, has died aged 89; her death was confirmed in a post on Instagram by her Paris-based…
Japan’s 2022 Stock Losses Limited by Defense, Reopening Bets
(Bloomberg) — Gains in defense and reopening stocks countered losses in technology shares to help the Japanese equity market stave off the steep declines seen in global peers this year.…
Snow, sushi and sake: international visitors reignite the winter action in Japan’s top ski resorts
Chris Pickering is not only CEO of Uchi – Japan’s top resort real estate site pulling listings from all over the country – but also a long-term resident of Hokkaido.…
2022 Rewind: Japan’s strict school rules restrict hair, underwear colors and dating
The year 2022 saw a score of news articles on how Japanese schools implement “black” rules, or unreasonably strict restrictions on the color of students’ hair or underwear, dating,…
Japan’s Ashiya: A Prestigious, Upscale City Between Kobe and Osaka
Ashiya, located midway between the Japanese cities of Kobe and Osaka, is known for its sweeping hillside vistas overlooking the Osaka Bay. It is considered one of the wealthiest areas…
Is Precious Achiuwa the answer to the Raptors’ weaknesses?
Amit Mann and C.J. Miles discuss how Precious Achiuwa can affect what ails the Raptors. Listen to the full episode on the “Raptors Over Everything” podcast feed or watch on…