Economist Kazuo Ueda replaced Haruhiko Kuroda as governor of the Bank of Japan BOJ on Sunday marking the start of his five-year te ...
Inside the international sting operation to catch North Korean crypto hackers
A team of South Korean spies and American private investigators quietly gathered at the South Korean intelligence service in January, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into ...
Drone used to autonomously deliver medicines in west Japan demonstration flight
In a prefectural first, a live demonstration of the delivery of medical supplies via a drone was recently staged at a university in this w･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya vs Urawa Reds Prediction: Home Team to Win Without Struggle
The J1 League blasts off with Urawa Reds paying a visit to Nagoya at the Toyota stadium in anticipation of a three-point head-to-head contest. Both teams seek to gird up points in the current league ... ( read original story ...)
Man accused of stabbing masseuse in Yokohama
Kanagawa police have arrested a 30-year-old company employee over the alleged stabbing of a Chinese masseuse in Yokohama City last month ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic figure skating medalist Mao Asada announces ice rink project for Tokyo suburb
Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada has announced that she will open a skating rink bearing her name in the suburban Tokyo city ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. Sells Record Short Bonds Amid BOJ Tightening Bets
Japanese companies are selling record amounts of short-term bonds, a sign they’re bracing for the likelihood that the central bank will dismantle its ultra-low interest rate policy. ( read original story ...)
Ex-BOJ deputy governor Nakaso predicts tweak or end to YCC -Nikkei
The Bank of Japan will likely modify or end its bond yield control policy due to increasing side-effects such as the hit to financial institutions' profits, former deputy governor Hiroshi Nakaso told ...
Ueda becomes 1st BOJ governor from academia in postwar Japan
Academic Kazuo Ueda began his five-year term as governor of the Bank of Japan on Sunday, the start of his tenure coming at a critical time for the bank as protracted monetary easing under his ...
Woman stabbed to death at Nagoya railway station; man takes fatal leap in front of train
Aichi police are investigating whether there is a connection between the fatal stabbing of a woman at a railway platform in Nagoya on Saturday and a man who took a fatal leap in front of an oncoming t ... ( read original story ...)
Missed inflation goal haunts departing Bank of Japan chief Kuroda
Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has learned the hard way that even a decade of unprecedented monetary easing is not enough to attain a 2 percent inflation target that he once thought ...
Ghostwire: Tokyo on Xbox Will Be Missing the Prelude Story
Ghostwire: Tokyo will be missing the Prelude story on Xbox Series X/S. After the announcement, fans have taken to social media to voice their disappointment about not having access to all the ... ( read original story ...)
Suspected North Korean smuggling ships visited Japan 38 times: Nikkei study
TOKYO -- Ships suspected of violating United Nations sanctions imposed on North Korea are sailing in and out of Japanese ports, according to a study by Nikkei.
Embracing Japan’s Spirit and Pioneering a New Era in Digital Finance: Mumon-Ginsen Token Launches April 6th with Anti-MEV Bot Contract
A key feature of the Mumon-Ginsen token is its anti-MEV (Miner Extractable Value) bot contract. This innovation combats the rising threat of MEV bots, which exploit transaction ordering within blocks ...
a16z will ‘continue to tailor’ its multibillion-dollar crypto funds to market opportunities, GP says
Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that interviews newsmakers in crypto to better understand the tech behind the hype and the people working to build a decentralized future. For this week’s ...
OS Therapies Aims For $10 Million IPO
OS Therapies Incorporated (OSTX) has filed to raise $10 million in an IPO of its common stock, according to an S-1 registration statement. The firm is a biopharma developing treatments for ...