Several places in Kyushu, Japan, are reminding residents to keep a moth larva that feeds only on inumaki under control; it can strip a whole hedge bare and the tree then dies. On what to plant in a yard, Chinese tradition has the saying «no mulberry in front, no willow behind», and behind those scruples there are usually very practical reasons.
The M League 2026-27 season of Japan's professional mahjong league opened on 14 September, and players glance at their seat before sitting down. The table sayings "don't sit by the door" and "keep your back to a wall" have circulated for a long time — what they are really about, and how they differ from the expected value a professional is calculating.
For the fifth meeting in a row Turkey's central bank has held its policy rate at 37%, and Spain has lifted 2026 pensions by 2.7% to match inflation. Inflation is not one country's problem. When the ancients talked about money luck they spoke little of "making wealth" and much of "guarding wealth" — what exactly were they guarding?
