With his popularity low, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has called an early election to win a mandate, while pledging a 'new capitalism' to boost the middle class. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new prime minister is a third-generation politician. That’s more common than you might think.
Kishida himself is a prime example –– his father and grandfather were also lawmakers. Why do dynasties like the Kishida family dominate political leadership in Japan? Kishida’s ascension to the ... ( read original story ...)
Pokémon is coming to Universal Studios Japan next year
Universal Studios Japan has teamed up with the Pokémon Company to develop "groundbreaking" entertainment starting in 2022.. ( read original story ...)
Attack on Chinese businessman in Japan prompts hunt for alleged assailants
A trading firm owner in Tokyo told police two Chinese-speaking men assaulted him and later took off with US$985,600. ( read original story ...)
CryptoCodex Live: Understanding Bitcoin Trends And The Latest Crypto Price Moves
Sign up now for Forbes' CryptoCodex Live and understand the trends buffetting the bitcoin price and wider crypto ... ( read original story ...)
India’s cryptocurrency platform CoinSwitch Kuber raises over $260 mln
Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSwitch Kuber said on Wednesday it had raised over $260 million at a valuation of $1.9 billion, underscoring the rise in popularity of crypto trading in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Gary Gensler says the SEC won’t bring in a China-style crypto ban, but Congress could
Many of these tokens do meet the tests of being an investment contract or a note or some other form of security,' Gensler said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda says country’s labour practices keep wage pressures under control
Japanese firms have no pressing need to raise wages because they retained jobs during last year's pandemic-induced economic slump, and thus do not need to fill job vacancies as quickly as US companies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinsei Bank forms independent panel to respond to SBI takeover bid
Japan's Shinsei Bank Ltd is forming a panel of independent directors to weigh its response to a takeover bid from SBI Holdings, so as to ensure the "fairness and objectivity of the evaluation," it ... ( read original story ...)
Three injured as earthquake hits northeast of Japan, say reports
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Three people were injured when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the northeast of Japan on Wednesday, the Kyodo news agency reported. ( read original story ...)
5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Miyazaki, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Wednesday struck off Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 5:13 p.m. local time (0813 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan univ. initially rejected Fukushima evacuee’s application over residency issue
A female high school student who evacuated to Yamanashi Prefecture after the Great East Japan Earthquake applied to a prefectural university f ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama starts remote TPMS testing of tires
The Yokohama Rubber Co. has begun practical testing of a sensor attached to the tire’s inner surface, employing its newly developed TPRS (tire air pressure remote access system) system to remotely ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo logs 149 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 6
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced 149 coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital on Oct. 6, the fifth day in a row the daily fi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new PM faces low approval ratings
Approval for Japan's new Prime Minister is off to a rocky start only two days into the job.All major polls in the country rated Fumio Kishida lower than previous leader Yoshihide Suga, when he took ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 launch day in Japan
A employees poses with Galaxy Z Flip3 5G at Samsung Harajuku store in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI ... ( read original story ...)