At its core, the Saga, which retails for $1,000, is a sleek Android smartphone. Its technical specifications rival that of other phones in the same price tier. Built by OSOM, a smartphone startup, it ...
When 75 is time to die: the horrifically plausible film imagining state-run euthanasia in Japan
Japan’s ageing and lonely population is reaching crisis point. What’s the solution? The director of Plan 75, about a programme of voluntary suicide, explains why her film is ‘far from impossible’ ... ( read original story ...)
‘Economic And Financial Catastrophe’—Yellen Issues Stark $31.4 Trillion Warning After Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price Boom
Ethereum cofounder, Charles Hoskinson, who went on to create ethereum rival cardano, has warned the banking crisis is going to be worse than the 2008 global financial crisis that led to the creation ...
What Japan Could Teach The U.S.—And The World—About Regulating Crypto
After the MtGox hack, Tokyo put in place tough rules that later protected FTX customers. Now, from that secure base, it’s moving to allow blockchain technologies to flourish.
Osaka Gas sees profit jump in FY23/24 after Freeport LNG restarts
Japan's Osaka Gas Co predicted on Monday that its net profit will double to 116 billion yen ($859 million) in the current fiscal year to March 2024 after the restart of exports from the U.S. liquefied ... ( read original story ...)
Key US Allies Meet as Seoul-Tokyo ‘Shuttle Diplomacy’ Resumes
Washington would love to see South Korea and Japan set aside political differences, as the two countries address the economy, security and energy supply. ( read original story ...)
Four held after failed heist in swanky Tokyo district
Four people were detained in Tokyo on Monday after they smashed their way into a luxury watch shop and stole items worth over $740,000, local media said.The robbery in the upscale Ginza district was an unusual attempted heist in a country with famously low levels of crime. ( read original story ...)
Osaka home help worker accused of beating, attempting to murder 81-year-old woman
A visiting care worker was arrested here on May 8 for allegedly viciously beating an 81-year-old woman at her apartment, leaving her with fra･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Nostalgic Space Invaders game returns to giant screen in Osaka
OSAKA--Old and young players alike joined forces to fight off an alien attack in a nostalgic arcade video game reborn here on a massive screen on a building wall here. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Akihabara sees flood of tourists seeking electronics, anime goods
Many inbound foreign tourists were seen shopping and sightseeing in Akihabara, a famous electronics district in Tokyo, and other areas as Japan reache･･･ ( read original story ...)
Can explodes at Tokyo station, man taken into custody
A can exploded Monday near a ticket vending machine at a train station in Tokyo, injuring a woman in her 20s who was nearby, authorities said. Police took into custody a man who they believe placed the can at Nishiarai Station in Adachi Ward and are questioning him, ( read original story ...)
How to Predict Crypto Prices – yPredict.ai Platform Has the Answer
There is a new crypto asset on offer that powers an AI platform allowing people to predict crypto prices. The asset is called yPredict.
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.68%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Finance & Investment and Food sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.68%. The best ...
Over 50 students hospitalized after smelling gas in Osaka school – Reports
Over 50 students were hospitalized after a gas smell was detected at Kamei Elementary School in Yao, Japanese Kyodo News reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 threat fades as Japan downgrades disease, officially ends restrictions
TOKYO — Japan marked the end of an era Monday by declaring COVID-19 a disease on par with influenza, dealing an end to years of restrictive public measures designed to curb its spread. The announcement by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Post-Covid Spending Likely to Help Economic Recovery
Japan is helping its post-Covid economic recovery with a further easing of virus-related restrictions, a move that’s expected to aid a growth trajectory that has been slower than its peers. ( read original story ...)