President Lee Jae-myung has confirmed the appointment of Lee Young-chae, 54, a professor at Japan’s Keisen Women’s University, to fill the vacant position of Consul General in Osaka, which has been ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Metro holds drill to prep for Nankai Trough megaquake, battery fire
Osaka Metro Co. conducted a disaster drill early Saturday at a train station in the major western Japan city it serves to prepare for ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka reveals her two ‘toxic traits’
Naomi Osaka admits she has certain “toxic traits,” and that’s living every day like it’s her last on earth and also asking very direct questions because she is a curious person. ( read original story ...)
Video: Japan’s year in politics 2025
A cheat sheet for everything that happened in Japanese politics this year ...
Bears attacking pet dogs in Japan are too accustomed to humans, hunter posits
SAPPORO -- Bear attacks on pet dogs have become a regular occurrence in north Japan, with one hunter suggesting the phenomenon is caused by bears beco･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake shaking captured at Naebo Station in Sapporo, Japan
On December 12, 2025 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, @nissymarklinist shared a video showing the immediate aftermath of the offshore Aomori earthquake as felt at Naebo Station. In the video, the ... ( read original story ...)
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier try to put disappointment behind them ahead of Olympics
Piper Gilles shook her head as the scores popped up on the screen. She and Paul Poirier had just delivered their cleanest free dance of the season at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Sean Reynolds To Sign With NPB’s Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Former Padres right-hander Sean Reynolds is signing with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. It’ll be the first overseas stint ... ( read original story ...)
Do Kwon Gets 15 Years for $40B Terra Luna Crypto Fraud
Behind the scenes, he had struck deals with trading firms to artificially prop up prices, creating what experts later called "a glorified pyramid scheme." ...
UnitedHealthcare murder suspect Luigi Mangione may have had money in crypto, evidence hearing reveals
The suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had a cryptocurrency password on him when he was arrested, new evidence revealed.
Judge tells notorious crypto scammer ‘you have been bitten by the crypto bug’ in handing down 15-year sentence
First Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to prison for his crypto crime. Now, it’s the turn of Do Kwon, who is widely regarded as crypto’s most infamous fraudster after Bankman-Fried. On Thursday, the 34 ...
Popular crypto company shut down by authorities
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation or Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU), supported law enforcement authorities from Switzerland and Germany in ...
Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion stablecoin fraud
Onetime cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after a $40 billion crash revealed his crypto ecosystem to be a fraud.
Crypto founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison over $40 billion collapse
Kwon, who co-founded Terraform Labs and developed the TerraUSD and Luna currencies, pleaded guilty and admitted misleading investors.
Analyst downgrades crypto’s most subscribed IPO as stock sinks
Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) went public on June 5 on the New York Stock Exchange in what became crypto’s most oversubscribed IPO in decades.
Harnessing AI, Japanese Startups Are Unlocking Enterprise Data
Business conversations and manufacturing data are just two examples of how Japanese startups are using DX and AI for innovative new applications. It’s all part of how Japan is reinventing itself for a ... ( read original story ...)