In China today, 12,000 startups are created every day. Investing into these ventures is an estimated 17 trillion dollars of private assets. Fueling this wildly surging investment boom are newly minted ...

The "To-Kon Painters" add color to the lives of people who are short on cash. They're volunteers who will travel anywhere for a good cause, painting buildings and playground equipment free of charge.

Kimura joined NHK in 2017. He covers China-related news from Tokyo, and was previously based in the western prefectures of Kumamoto and Fukuoka, where he focused on crimes and legal affairs, as well ...