Travel Alerts•
Takaichi Targets Japan Budget
Minister Takaichi is pushing for spending to be included in Japan's initial budget. This could impact future travel-related funding.
Source: The Japan Times
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Technology•
Xiaomi to Launch Leica Smartphone Globally
Xiaomi will release a Leica-branded smartphone worldwide. Previously, Leica collaborated with Sharp on the Leitzphone, exclusive to Japan.
Source: Nikkei Asia
Travel Alerts•
Iran Conflict: Oil Surge Threatens Japan Travel Costs
Rising crude oil prices due to the Iran conflict may impact travel costs in Japan. Inflation could increase, potentially affecting real wages and making travel more expensive.
Source: Nikkei Asia
Travel Alerts•
Health tech startups refine access to pediatric care in Indonesia
Digital platforms connect parents and doctors, help track children's growth
Source: Nikkei Asia
Culture•
Potama serves up epic rice balls like no other, and there’s only one store in Tokyo
Soul food from a tropical island, made fresh in the capital. Whenever we find ourselves in the vicinity of Tokyo Station, there’s one place we always visit, and its name is Potama. A cute amalgamatio
Source: SoraNews24
Culture•
Khamenei's demise closes hugely consequential chapter in Iran's modern history
With Khamenei’s demise, a hugely consequential chapter in Iran’s modern history closes with little certainty over what comes next or who’s lined up to succeed him.
Source: The Japan Times
Culture•
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in strikes
Khamenei's death was a seismic development in a conflict that’s spread to half a dozen countries across the Middle East and threatens to disrupt energy flows.
Source: The Japan Times
Culture•
Trump's Iran strikes mark his biggest foreign policy gamble
The U.S. president, who came to office last year promising to avoid "stupid wars," has also set out a daunting objective of regime change in Tehran.
Source: The Japan Times
Travel Alerts•
Japanese coffee lovers learn to leave it up to the barista
'Omakase' brews a caffeinated niche despite the splurge factor
Source: Nikkei Asia
Culture•
Diplomacy shifts to war: How Trump’s team decided to attack Iran
Even as U.S. envoys to Iran talks were preparing to fly to Geneva to meet their Iranian counterparts for more discussions, the calculus was shifting toward conflict.
Source: The Japan Times
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