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Buffaloes win 1st Japan Series since 1996

The last time the Orix Buffaloes won a Japan Series, they were known as the BlueWave, they played in Kobe and Osaka Dome was still being built, and they were led by a skinny hit-machine who liked to be referred to by his first name.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 31, 2022

Japan's onion prices soar, impacting households, school cafeterias

KOBE -- Many households can't do without onions, but the rising retail price of the produce -- more than double that in an average year since late April -- has not only hit shoppers, but also cast a shadow over school lunches and the restaurant business.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 25, 2022

The pervasive succession crisis threatening Japan’s economy

The world’s third-largest economy was built on craftsmanship and family enterprise. A shortage of heirs jeopardises that legacy

Financial Times · Apr 14, 2022