The corporate raiders of the private-equity (PE) industry have been memorably compared to invading barbarians. But the industry is more usefully described as a machine, which converts investors’ money into deals, deals into profitable divestments (or “ …
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For decades, Scotch whisky defined excellence. But at the recent 2025 Seoul Bar & Spirit Show, many of the longest queues weren't at the booths pouring single malts from the Highlands. Instead, they formed around Nikka, Japan's venerable whisky …
Muntinlupa City Mayor Ruffy Biazon welcomed officials of a High School in Japan, as part of a Sister School Program with three local educational institutions. “Nag-courtesy visit sa akin sina Mr. Asano at Vice Principal Tatsuo Yoshino ng Kawamura Gakuen …
BUDAPEST – Standing in Budapest's bustling Monori Center, which serves as the Hungarian capital’s Chinatown, the contrast is stark. Chinese electronics shops neighbor Korean beauty stores while BYD electric vehicles glide past restaurants serving …
Illustration courtesy of Yama-Kei Publishers Co. An illustration of Yakushizawa goya lodge by Yamato Keiko By Nagisuke Yanai / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 17:27 JST, July 31, 2025 TOYAMA — An illustrator who manages a mountain lodge in Toyama has …
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