German bank inundated with damaged money

Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with damaged bank notes after deadly floods that hit part of the country in July. The notes are worth more than €50 million (¥6.1…

Business Spotlight: Line Part 2

Continued from Part 1… Line has also striven to become a fully comprehensive social network. As early as 2012, it introduced its Home…

Business Spotlight: Line Part 1

The Line messaging application has been a mainstay during the pandemic. Thousands of businesses, local governments and individuals across Japan use it to keep the…

Where now for the Afghan refugees?

When the U.S. withdrew its military from Afghanistan, it tried to evacuate as many American and Afghan civilians as it could — more than 123,000, by one count. Where will they go?…

Focus apps

Many people worry that smartphones are taking over our lives. They stop us from focusing on more important things. One answer is to use a simple phone; we looked at that in the…