U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washington’s closest allies in Asia, Japan, Australia and India, to shore up support against what the United States ... ( read original story ...)
Mike Pompeo hails Japan PM Suga ‘force for good’ during visit to boost solidarity against China
Pompeo's trip has been shortened to only include a full day in Japan after visits to South Korea and Mongolia were scrapped when President Donald Trump tested positive for coronavirus and was ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo meets ‘Quad’ partners in Tokyo with eyes on China
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold talks on Tuesday with counterparts from Australia, India and Japan in Tokyo, seeking to present a united front against China. ( read original story ...)
QUAD ministerial: Pompeo to meet Jaishankar today in Tokyo
Pompeo and Jaishankar are in Tokyo to attend the second QUAD ministerial involving their counterparts from Australia and Japan. ( read original story ...)
John McAfee arrested after DOJ indicts crypto millionaire for tax evasion
Cybersecurity entrepreneur and crypto personality John McAfee’s wild ride could be coming to an end after he was arrested in Spain today, now facing extradition to the US over charges spanning tax ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto for Congress: Bitcoin Sent to All Congress Members’ Campaigns
The Crypto for Congress initiative has launched. All members of Congress will be given bitcoin as campaign contributions to help them learn about cryptocurrency. The initiative is supported by ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s Kioxia to seek listing as early as Dec after delay -paper
Japan's Kioxia Holdings Corp is looking to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as December, the Nikkan Kogyo newspaper reported on Tuesday, after it shelved those plans last week ... ( read original story ...)
Female jewellery designers take Japan to the rest of the world
An exhibition this summer at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh, provided a showcase for art jewellery by some of Japan’s leading female jewellers. A Japanese Design helped draw attention to this ... ( read original story ...)
China triples Japan government bond purchases
China has raised its purchases of Japanese government bonds to the highest level in three and a half years, in an apparent effort to reap greater yields on Beijing's massive reserves of foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Chan-hom forecast to become a typhoon, set course for Japan
After developing in a rare location, Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to take a swipe at Japan by the end of the week, following in the footsteps of Severe Tropical Storm Dolphin, which tracked ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga, Under Fire, Defends Rejection of Scholars for Science Panel
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, under fire for rejecting six scholars for membership of a science advisory panel, defended the move on Monday amid growing criticism that it violated the ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Arrives in Japan for Trip Shortened by Trump’s COVID-19
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Japan on Tuesday shortly after midnight for a visit that has been cut short by President Donald Trump's hospitalisation with COVID-19. The trip has been ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Middleman Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Last week justice came to two companies that had been swindled out of millions of dollars that had been earmarked to buy bitcoin. ( read original story ...)
US, Australia, India, Japan to discuss China’s growing power
Pacific nations known as the Quad group are gathering in Tokyo on Tuesday for talks that Japan hopes will increase their involvement in a ... ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu still investigating Tokyo stock bourse outage: CEO
Fujitsu Ltd , the developer of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's trading system, is still investigating the cause of the bourse's worse outage, its chief executive said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
The Pressure to Be Perfect Turns Deadly for Celebrities in Japan
A succession of suicides has shown the burdens of a society where many feel that they must conceal their personal struggles. ( read original story ...)