☕️ Good morning, friends,

We’re known to love unusual business ideas, but this one from Tokyo takes the cake:

🍰 For about 25 USD, you can dress up as a maid in a café and serve cake to the staff, who play the role of elegant guests. It’s especially popular among men who enjoy slipping into frilly aprons.

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Dress code: whatever. 👘

🥇 Tokyo & Seoul Break Records

The Nikkei cracked the 50,000 mark for the first time, while Seoul celebrated the end of the “Korea discount” — the KOSPI surged past 4,000, now racing toward 5,000.

Driving the rally: easing US-China tensions, hopes for further Fed cuts, and optimism from the ASEAN Summit.

💹 Stocks in Focus: SoftBank (+6%) and Advantest (+6%) led the rally, while Samsung Electronics jumped past ₩100,000 for the first time.

TOP BIT

🇯🇵 Takaichi-Trump tandem: Tokyo’s tactics test

Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo today.

The Details

🇺🇸 Trump Time in Tokyo: Trump arrives with big gestures and clear demands …