China’s Tech Grip Threatens India’s Manufacturing Ambitions
India wants to become a manufacturing powerhouse to rival China — but its reliance on the Chinese supply chain for things like batteries and semiconductors makes for a complex and exceedingly difficul...
21 Apr 19min
How Hormuz Closure Could Squeeze Asia’s Staple Crop
With the war in Iran creating a shortage of the fuel and fertilizer that farmers across Asia need to plant and harvest rice, many smallholders are seeking alternative supplies or pondering whether to ...
14 Apr 18min
BONUS: ユニクロ・柳井正氏を直撃、アメリカ内陸部への執念と後継者
日本のアパレル王者、ユニクロ。アジアや米国の沿岸部で成功を収めた同社が、今まさに挑もうとしているのが、ブランド認知がまだ低い「フライオーバー・カントリー（内陸部）」と呼ばれる広大なエリアです。ここを制覇することは、創業者の柳井正氏にとってグローバルNo.1への「最後の難関」を意味します。 今回のエピソードでは、テキサス州ダラスの店舗取材に加え、銀座の旗艦店で柳井氏の買い物に同行した様子を披露。柳井...
8 Apr 17min
Uniqlo Is Coming for Middle America
Japan’s richest man — Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai — has struggled to win over the US, despite owning the world's third-largest clothing retailer by sales. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Yanai take...
7 Apr 19min
Meet OpenClaw: The AI Craze Sweeping China
Fueled by a powerful mix of FOMO and a government drive to accelerate AI adoption, OpenClaw has exploded in popularity across China. But as these agentic systems gain sweeping access to personal data,...
31 Mar 18min
BTS Leads Netflix’s Push for Growth in Asia
BTS is back. After a near four-year hiatus, the K-pop icons returned with a historic Netflix event – the platform’s first concert live streamed from Asia. On today's Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oa...
24 Mar 18min
The Sixth Bureau Episode 6: Nothing Is Holy
In Episode 6 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, with spy Xu Yanjun in prison, the US government pursues some of his collaborators. Plus, host Jordan Robertson gets an unexpected call whi...
20 Mar 35min
Asia Is Bearing the Brunt of the Iran War Energy Crisis
From soaring fuel prices in Pakistan to a shortage of cooking gas in India, Asia is bearing the brunt of the energy crunch sparked by the Iran War. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast we look at how war ...
17 Mar 18min
