Let's get you up to speed with the day's stories. Strong earthquake in China's Sichuan province kills 21 A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday (Se ... ( read original story ...)
‘Sell All Your Bitcoin’ Now—Serious Crypto Price Crash Warning Issued Ahead Of Game-Changing Ethereum Upgrade
One independent bitcoin and crypto researcher has warned of a looming bitcoin price crash that could follow ethereum's "merge" transition to the energy-efficient ...
Japan FY 2023 budget requests hit 2nd highest at $784bn
The general-account initial budget for fiscal 2023 to be compiled based on the requests will likely exceed the 107.60 trillion yen for the current fiscal year. It will also cover spending on measures ...
Japan’s budget requests for FY2023 near record
The Finance Ministry says budget requests from Japan's ministries and agencies will top 110 trillion yen, or about 780 billion dollars, for the second year in a row.
Banking giant Mizuho issues Japan’s largest-ever EUR-pegged €800 million green bond
Tokyo-based banking and financial services company Mizuho Financial Group announced on September 5 the issuance of an €800 million green bond ...
Japan protests to Russia over military exercises with China
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has protested to Russia over multinational military exercises including China that it is conducting on Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, and is seriously concerned about ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s newly appointed digital minister is waging war on floppy disks. Companies fear the fax machine could be next
Japan's newly appointed digital minister Taro Kono is looking to get rid of all floppy disks still used by the government and businesses. ( read original story ...)
Japan to take steps to restrict city gas use, ensure emergency supply
Amazon eyes entering Japan prescription drug market - Nikkei, article with image Business · September 5, 2022 · 9:44 AM UTC Amazon.com Inc is considering entering the prescription drug sales market in ... ( read original story ...)
Yen’s weakness driven by speculative moves, says Japan business lobby head
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki had warned after the yen's slide to its low on Friday that Tokyo will take "appropriate" action ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japanese developers are key players in Indonesia’s residential market
Foreign investors are drawn to the business opportunities available in Indonesia because ... Of all these units, almost 90% are developed by local developers, 5% by Japanese developers, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 7,296 COVID-19 cases, along with 31 deaths
Tokyo confirmed 7,296 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 5, down 2,584 from a week ago. Slightly over 300 of these were cases where the samples were brought in from outside the capital for testing or where ... ( read original story ...)
China joins Russian-led drills in Sea of Japan amid tensions with Tokyo
Chinese navy sends flotilla led by its largest destroyer to conduct live-fire drills as part of the Vostok 2022 war games. ( read original story ...)
Ad company allegedly bribed arrested ex-Tokyo Olympic exec
Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive arrested in a bribery case, may have been paid by an advertising company seeking favors for a client company during the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 7,296 COVID cases on Sept. 5
The Japanese capital reported 7,296 coronavirus infections on Sept. 5 after recording 9,635 cases the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Go ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s traditional sento bathhouses steaming ahead – in pictures
Once ubiquitous in Japan’s crowded capital where many homes did not have baths, sento are closing fast – but some of these public bathhouses have been given a new lease of life through renovations, wh ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks extend losses to 4th day on global economic woes
Tokyo stocks ended modestly lower Monday, extending their losing streak to a fourth trading day, amid concerns over the future course ... ( read original story ...)