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Japan is the world leader in the number of business elders. In a previous article, we examined the phenomenon of Kongo Gumi (578) and the hotel Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan (705)...

For decades, Hollywood was the sole exporter of the "American dream," telling the world what to watch and how to feel. Between 2024 and 2026, the pendulum swung. We discovered...

According to current statistics, China has risen to the top of the world by purchasing power parity (PPP). Against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East, China's...

We have become accustomed to thinking that technology makes our lives more convenient, safer, and transparent. However, there is a darker side to this coin. The information we share, whether...

Auction houses are places where common sense often gives way to excitement and nostalgia. Here, ordinary objects turn into sacred relics, and their prices skyrocket not because of practical...

For a long time, medicine treated the human body as a machine with many useless parts. "Appendix is an atavism, wisdom teeth are an evolutionary mistake." Such views were common...

Today, bold AI architects compete in the same information space with wise business patriarchs well into their eighties. The energy of their influence reflects specific mental models: obsession with speed...

In the modern world, the line between civilization and wild nature often blurs in the most unexpected places. Sometimes, cities and entire countries must adapt to legitimate "indigenous residents" —...

The Photographer of the Year contest is run by the British community, The Society of Photographers. It has transformed from a closed professional club into one of the world's most...

We tend to think that great discoveries are made by scientists in sterile laboratories or by engineers in secret bureaus. However, in the 21st century, the rules of the game...