
Blockchain 2017: experimentation abounds, Illinois hopes
By Jingnan Huo It has been a busy winter for Moran Cerf, Northwestern University professor in business and neuroscience and a self-described former hacker. From

By Jingnan Huo It has been a busy winter for Moran Cerf, Northwestern University professor in business and neuroscience and a self-described former hacker. From

By Beixi (Bessie) Xu Yuhong Liu, a traveler from Beijing, was shopping with his friends in Matsumoto Kiyoshi, Japan’s most popular pharmacy, near Shibuya station.

By Yemeng Yang Perhaps surprisingly, North America and Europe hold the largest number of fans of the Japanese anime character Hello Kitty. The smartphone game

By Zhu Zhu Since Tokyo was selected as the host city of the 2020 Olympics Games more than three years ago, home prices in the

By Mindy Tan As the price of low-income housing tax credits, or LIHTC, comes under pressure, market watchers fret over the future of these housing

By Mindy Tan Pachinko, a uniquely Japanese form of gambling, is a popular sport in Japan. But interest in the game has been waning, particularly

By Yemeng Yang Boasting the largest attendance of any U.S. auto show, 800,000-plus, the Chicago Auto Show, which ran through Monday, Presidents Day, displayed nearly

By Karen Lentz Photo at top: Japan Railway Group’s lines provide vital passenger service to Japan’s population of 126 million. (Karen Lentz/MEDILL)

By Teresa Manring The Trump administration’s stance on reversing environmental regulations, key climate policies such as the Paris Accord and the Affordable Care Act is