by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
I’ve held a fascination with Japan, its culture, and food since a very young age. Each year, I visit the country to enjoy its remarkable efficiency and hospitality. Tokyo is one of my favorite places to “escape from the third world”. The chaos of...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Editor's Picks
There isn’t any shortage of investment advice on the internet. A majority of the time, suggestions revolve around stocks or property that others think you should buy. People saying where you shouldn’t invest are less common. The reason is simple: no one...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
It’s easy to think that South Korea doesn’t stand a chance of ever surpassing Japan. After all, the Korean economy is now barely over 1/4th its size. That’s despite strong growth over the past few decades. Japan was Asia’s most important regional power for centuries –...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
Japan boomed during the late 20th century. Some analysts from back then thought the Japanese economy would surpass the United States to become the world’s largest. As we all know, that didn’t happen. Tepid growth followed the nation’s financial collapse in 1991....
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
Asia has some of the most expensive real estate markets on the planet. In fact, the continent now hosts half of the world’s costliest cities to buy property. I’m not saying that a costly market is a good one to invest in. The contrary is often true. But some of Asia’s...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
Last updated September 16th, 2018. Humans now have ways to extend life beyond what nature allows through technology advancements. This has led to an increase in the average lifespan and even the option to artificially keep people alive. These developments will...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
For every step in the innovation of new technology, there have been early adopters. They mostly find success while late adopters find moderate success. Non-adopters generally die out. Introducing one of the leading investors in the future, Japan’s Colopl Inc...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
E-commerce is the industry to talk about here in Asia. Developments like Alibaba’s recent purchase of e-commerce giant Lazada mean that’s now truer than ever. Japan gets little mention despite their famous technological advances though. InvestAsian...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
Japan faces two major challenges: a need for economic growth and a shortage of labor. A lack of workers and consumers are causing demographic issues in Japan, which has one of the oldest populations in the world. But Japanese businesses finally responded to Abe’s...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Currencies
Last updated October 16th, 2018. Asia is home to more currencies than any other continent on the planet. Because of this, there are a wide number of options for Forex traders. We’ll go over just a few of the region’s currencies while looking at their past...
