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On Friday, January 6, the operator of McDonald’s restaurants in Japan announced its third price raise in less than a year. This is the latest indicator of compounding inflationary pressures on the customers of the nation’s McDonald’s restaurants. McDonald’s Holding Company Japan announced on January 16 that it would raise prices on around 80 percent of its menu, citing currency …

China may be reopening, with its millions of would-be tourists and other global travelers freed of nearly all Covid-19 restrictions, but many of the countries that had been waiting desperately for the return of all those lovely tourist dollars are now keeping a wary foot behind the door, if not slamming it shut. China has announced that it would eliminate …

ormer According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday morning for a three-day visit, during which he will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen.  Rasmussen, who also served as Denmark’s prime minister, was greeted at Taoyuan International Airport at around 7:08 a.m. by MOFA Department of European Affairs director Vincent Yao.  Rasmussen, …

Jisoo of the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK will soon make her solo debut. Monday, January 2, YG Entertainment stated that BLACKPINK’s Jisoo is now hard at work recording her solo album. According to a report from Soompi, Jisoo has completed the picture session for her album jacket and is currently working on the music production for the album. She …

Last year, the Japanese economy encountered a number of obstacles, including a record decline in the value of the yen versus the U.S. dollar and decades-high inflation. However, efforts were also made to recommence economic activity halted by the COVID-19 epidemic, exemplified by the reopening of borders for the first time in two years. According to economists, the forecast for …

Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring in 2023 for an exhibition match organized by the Japanese mixed martial arts company Rizin Fighting Federation, he revealed in Japan on the eve of the new year, Saturday, December 31. During an in-ring appearance at the Rizin 40 event in Saitama Super Arena, the eight-division Filipino champion made the announcement. Pacquiao, who …

It has been established that Shindong of the K-pop group Super Junior is romantically involved with a person who is not a celebrity. On Sunday, January 1, the singer’s agency, Label SJ, issued a statement confirming the news and added that the two are not currently discussing the possibility of getting married. Shindong’s girlfriend is said to have been a …

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol stated in a newspaper interview that South Korea and the United States are exploring possible cooperative planning and exercises involving US nuclear assets in response to North Korea’s rising nuclear and missile threats. Yoon was reported in the Chosun Ilbo as saying that the combined planning and drills would be geared toward a more effective …

A woman was aware for long time that the handle on the bathroom door in her home was broken, but she chose not to have it fixed. When she went to take a shower one day, the handle broke off, and as a result, she was unable to get out of the bathroom for four days. She lived alone in …

Saturday, December 31, North Korea launched three ballistic missiles into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, according to the South Korean military. The launches were the latest in an unprecedented series of missile tests undertaken by North Korea this year, as Pyongyang continues to build its arsenal amid rumors that it may conduct a seventh nuclear test. South Korea’s …