More than 20 people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, and police are investigating arson as a possible cause ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hotel offers meals to guests shielded under lanterns
In a setting looking both traditional and futuristic, a Japanese-style hotel in Tokyo is offering maskless course meals to guests who are enclosed and shielded by lantern-style partitions. Hoshinoya ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobbyist backs Myanmar coup, urges investment
A Japanese former politician who campaigned to bring billions of dollars of investment from some of Japan’s top companies to Myanmar has urged Japan to endorse its military regime, saying the nation's ... ( read original story ...)
Up to 27 dead in suspected arson in Osaka, Japan
Police suspect arson in a fire that potentially killed 27 people after breaking out Friday in Osaka, western Japan's largest city. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida speaks with Pfizer CEO on speeding vaccine boosters – media
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday spoke with the country's biggest supplier of COVID-19 vaccines amid media reports he will seek to speed up the booster shot programme. Chief government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: 19 killed in Osaka building fire — reports
At least 19 have died after suffering a cardiac arrest from a fire that broke out in a building in the western Japanese city. Police are investigating arson as a possible cause. ( read original story ...)
27 people feared dead after fire break out in a building in Japan’s Osaka
Twenty-seven people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said ... ( read original story ...)
Three Years Ago: SoftBank Corp. Lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) debuted on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. At a press conference following the listing ceremony, Ken Miyauchi, President & CEO at the time and now Chairman, ... ( read original story ...)
27 feared dead in building fire in Osaka
Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.1 quake hits 57 km northeast of Namie, Japan early afternoon
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred only 11 minutes ago 57 km northeast of Namie, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported. The quake ... ( read original story ...)
Payments start-up Checkout.com poaches Meta crypto exec to lead product strategy
Checkout.com, a $15 billion payments start-up based in Britain, has hired Meta executive Meron Colbeci as its chief product officer. ( read original story ...)
Tether’s CEO: from IT sales to calling the shots in crypto land
Jean-Louis van der Velde’s career offered few clues that he would become a key figure in fast-growing industry ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to scale back pandemic-era economic support
Japan’s central bank kept its interest rates on hold on Friday as expected but announced it would start winding down its bond purchasing programme © Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 2 New Omicron Cases, including Soccer Spectator
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Tokyo stocks slide on hawkish Bank of England monetary policy
Tokyo stocks ended sharply lower Friday after the Bank of England's surprise decision to raise interest rates heightened investor cau ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM, Pfizer CEO hold call to discuss vaccine supply
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke by phone with Pfizer Inc. CEO Albert Burla on Friday, apparently to ensure a fast supply of COVID-19 vaccines for booster shots amid the global spread of ... ( read original story ...)