The crypto market saw a decline in prices of major cryptocurrencies as BTC and ETH failed to break above $22,000 and $1,200 resistance zones respectively. ( read original story ...)
Metaverse Tokens Slump Amid Broader Crypto Market Correction
Metaverse tokens in Decentraland, The Sandbox, Enjin Coin, and Axie Infinity have all tumbled by roughly 6% over the past 24 hours. ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister to meet US treasury secretary
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki is set to meet with United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday, the Japanese ministry said on Monday. At the meeting, the two officials will ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 6,231 new cases, doubling again week-on-week
Tokyo confirmed 6,231 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, more than double the number a week before, with the daily tally marking a week-on-week increase for the 24th straight day. The seven-day average ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken in Tokyo delivers US condolences over Abe’s death
Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a visit to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered condolences Monday over the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot Friday on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ruling Party Wins Big in Election After Ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Killing
Conservative LDP and its coalition partner won 76 out of 125 seats up for grabs in the upper house of parliament ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruing coalition wins election as Blinken brings condolences over Abe’s death
The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner won a majority in an election imbued with meaning after Abe was assassinated while campaigning. ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe’s assasination: History of political violence in Japan
At first glance, Abe's assassination harks back to the 1920s and 1930s when the assassination of sitting and former prime ministers was a feature of Japanese politics ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rises after coalition scores major election win
Japan's Nikkei ended 1% higher after the country's coalition government boosted its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election on Sunday. The Nikkei share average advanced 1.11% to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA finalises order for 20 Boeing 737 MAX jets
The 737 MAX planes, intended to replace older 737-800 jets on domestic routes, will be delivered from the financial year starting in April 2025, the airline said in a statement. The order for 20 737 ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for abandoning woman’s body on Nagoya building rooftop
Police in Nagoya have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of corpse abandonment after he left the body of a woman on the rooftop of a multi-tenant building where he lives last week. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Woman found dead in Tokyo hotel bathroom after man turns self in to police
A woman was found dead in a Tokyo hotel room early on the morning of July 11 after a man turned himself in at a police box in the Japanese ca ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken in Tokyo to offers condolences upon death of Abe
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Monday (July 11) on a previously unscheduled stop to Tokyo to offer condolences in person over the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Blinken Expresses Condolences During Tokyo Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed condolences during a visit Monday to Tokyo following “I shared with our Japanese colleagues the sense of loss, the sense of shock that we all feel, the ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken praises Abe’s legacy on impromptu visit to Tokyo
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday received US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who traveled to Tokyo to personally convey his condolences for the assassination of former leader Shinzo ... ( read original story ...)
Ruling bloc election win to keep Tokyo stocks firm
The major victory by Japan's ruling coalition in a parliamentary election Sunday is expected to keep Tokyo stocks firm, assuring the ... ( read original story ...)