For the fourth year in a row, real wages in Japan have dropped in 2025.

The country has struggled with long-running economic stagnation, marked by weak GDP growth, persistent deflation, and a weak yen. But there are recent signs of revival. The Nikkei has hit record highs, and wages are rising.

The catalyst is the landslide election victory of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has championed “Sanaenomics”—a mix of proactive fiscal spending, structural reforms, and stimulus to boost growth.

Yet internal and external headwinds could stall this economic momentum.

The public, particularly the young, have pinned their hopes for an economic revival on the new government. Will Prime Minister Takaichi’s decisive mandate translate into a new era of growth, or will these signs of life sputter out?

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00:00 Introduction
03:09 Japan’s Lost Decades explained
05:43 Signs of Japan’s economy rebound
07:01 Why everything feels more expensive in Japan
08:32 Some businesses struggle to survive
13:28 Why wages haven’t increased in Japan
22:21 PM Takaichi’s plan to fix the economy
29:33 Why Japan’s economic recovery may falter
33:02 War and Japan’s relations with US and China
38:28 Japan’s debt, ageing population, policy limits
42:48 Can Japan really turn things around?

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Some voices are simply too big for their age! In this incredible compilation, a group of young singers prove that talent has no age limit as they step onto the Got Talent stage and deliver unforgettable performances. From Annie Jones’ energetic take on “Dance Monkey” to Luke Islam’s emotional Broadway moment with “She Used to Be Mine,” these child prodigies leave the judges stunned with vocals far beyond their years. The video also features powerhouse performances from fan favorites like Molly Rainford, Anna Graceman, Daneliya Tuleshova, and Sarah Ikumu, alongside standout auditions from Britain’s Got Talent and America’s Got Talent that had audiences on their feet. If you love jaw-dropping kid singers and unforgettable talent show moments, this compilation brings together some of the most impressive young voices ever seen on the Got Talent stage. 🎤✨

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(00:13) Annie Jones - Dance Monkey by Tones and I - AGT 2020 S15
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(32:41) Charlie Green - Summer Wind by Frank Sinatra - BGT 2008 S2
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Creator and Executive Producer Simon Cowell returns to the judges' panel along with Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara. Mel B., who was last seen as a judge on a regular season of AGT in 2018 and on the spin-off series AGT: Fantasy League, will return as a judge for AGT 2026! Terry Crews, who made a big splash as the host of the inaugural series "America's Got Talent: The Champions", joins as host for "America's Got Talent." With the show open to acts of all ages, AGT 2026 continues to celebrate the variety format like no other show on television. Year after year, "America's Got Talent" features a colorful array of singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, magicians, ventriloquists, and hopeful stars, all vying to win America's hearts and a $1 million prize.

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Tiffany Cooper, disgraced by the military, wanted by the cops and running out of time, stops at nothing to take down a Trafficking Operation and save these young girls. Nothing is what it seems when everyone seems to be against you. Trust No One.Stars: Alisha Dominique, Nikki LaShae, Mario Tory, Ulisses Gonsalves

In this full-length interview, one of the greatest R&B singer/songwriters of all time, Smokey Robinson, details his upbringing in Detroit, where he lived in a packed house. He spoke about being one of 11 kids in the house, most of whom were his nieces and nephews who, due to closeness in age, were more like his siblings. He also discussed his father’s journey out of Selma, Alabama, into Detroit after stabbing a white kid who bullied him for years and fleeing town at only 12 years old. Moving along, the legendary R&B singer recalls starting a vocal group in elementary school and later forming his first official band, The Five Chimes. He goes on to explain what inspired the group's inception before saying that they eventually evolved into The Miracles. As the discussion continues, he talks about growing up with a young Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin as his childhood neighbors.Later, Smokey Robinson talks about growing up in Detroit when many of his friends were dabbling in criminal mischief and gang activity. He also talks about the experience of his former group, The Matadors, auditioning for Jackie Wilson's manager. The Motown legend explains that although the audition didn't go for the group, it served as his personal introduction to Barry Gordy, Jackie Wilson's primary songwriter. As the conversation nears an end, he looks back on the first time he retired, the events leading up to recording his first album, being the Vice President of Motown Records. He also shares his thoughts on Michael Jackson's early releases as a solo artist before touching on his friendship with the late Rick James and the tragic murder of Marvin Gaye.

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Watch Ashley Graham, La La Anthony, and Cara Delevingne talk viewers through all the fun and fashion at the 2026 Met Gala, with Emma Chamberlain as Vogue's Red Carpet Correspondent.

On Monday, November 17, 2025, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition, “Costume Art.” The show—set to inaugurate the Met’s new, nearly 12,000-square-foot Condé M. Nast Galleries—will consider depictions of the dressed body from across the Met’s curatorial departments, pairing garments with art objects spanning some 5,000 years.

Objects in “Costume Art” will be divided into a “series of thematic body types,” ranging from the “Naked Body” and the “Classical Body”—both of which are well represented within the museum’s collection—to those, like the “Pregnant Body” and the “Aging Body,” that have more often been overlooked.

Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala.

Continuing a tradition from years past, the 2026 Met Gala will also have a host committee. That group will include committee co-chairs Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz, along with members Adut Akech, Angela Bassett, Sinéad Burke, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Misty Copeland, Alex Consani, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Paloma Elsesser, Rebecca Hall, LISA, Chloe Malle, Aimee Mullins, Amy Sherald, Tschabalala Self, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, Anna Weyant, Lauren Wasser, A’ja Wilson, Chase Sui Wonders, and Yseult. Additionally, as the lead sponsors for the 2026 gala and exhibition, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos will serve as honorary chairs.