By Erica Yokoyama Bloomberg

Japan Earthquake: A big earthquake rattled Japan's northwestern coast on New Year's day, killing dozens and rekindling fears of the tsunami that ravaged the nation's northern region in 2011. It was one of about 150 to strike the region over the day.

Even before a $12 million state funeral for theformer Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prompted a public outcry, the Japanese have long grumbled about funeral costs, the highest in the world.

For the first time in nearly a decade, a Japanese prime minister is set to live in the official residence for the premier -- a century old structure that is a monument to art deco aesthetics and clouded by an ominous history.

Japan Earthquake: A big earthquake rattled Japan's northwestern coast on New Year's day, killing dozens and rekindling fears of the tsunami that ravaged the nation's northern region in 2011. It was one of about 150 to strike the region over the day.

Even before a $12 million state funeral for theformer Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prompted a public outcry, the Japanese have long grumbled about funeral costs, the highest in the world.

For the first time in nearly a decade, a Japanese prime minister is set to live in the official residence for the premier -- a century old structure that is a monument to art deco aesthetics and clouded by an ominous history.