Alex Evans moved to Japan so his son could spend more time with his grandparents. What was going to be a temporary move turned out to be permanent. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inpex buys 50% in Enel’s Australia renewable business in green push
Japan's Inpex said on Thursday it has bought a 50% stake in the Australian renewable business of Italy's Enel, as the Japanese oil and gas producer expands into green energy. ( read original story ...)
Japan Expects EU to Lift Food Import Restrictions, Official Says
Japan expects the European Union to announce it is lifting import restrictions on Japanese food products imposed in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ( read original story ...)
Teen tourist carves name into 1,200-year-old Japanese temple
A teenage tourist carved his name into an 8th-century temple in Japan’s Nara prefecture last week, police said, the latest example of bad tourist behavior this summer. According to police, the 17-year ... ( read original story ...)
New Bitcoin ETFs Now? Amid the Crypto Crackdown?
Big investment companies like BlackRock, Fidelity and Invesco are still trying to create an easy way to buy digital assets.
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.49%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Retail, Mining and Fishery sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.49%. The best performers of the ...
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds on boost from chip-related stocks
Japan's Nikkei share average posted its biggest jump in nearly two weeks on Thursday, boosted by heavyweight chip-related stocks. The Nikkei index ended up 1.49% at 32,419.33, its biggest one-day jump ...
Japan’s top FX diplomat Kanda says watching yen moves carefully
Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Thursday authorities were watching currency market moves carefully, in the wake of the yen's rebound from recent weakness. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i posts 20% drop in Q1 profit
Japan's Seven & i Holdings, the world's largest convenience store operator, reported a nearly 20% fall in first-quarter operating profit on Thursday. Profit fell to 81.99 billion yen ($590.70 million) ... ( read original story ...)
Empowering Women In Web3: 4 Crypto Organizations Promoting Gender Equality
Women are underrepresented in Web3 facing the same challenges that women face in entrepreneurship, in the art world and in scientific fields in general. And yet, there are many reasons that women in ...
Surging stocks turn Tokyo into hot job market for fund managers
Global hedge funds and asset managers are scouring Tokyo for talent to expand in Japan and ride a surge of investor interest that has lifted the stock market to its highest in more than three decades. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Office Would Be Useful to NATO, Japan Lawmaker Says
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization would find it useful to have an office in Tokyo, a Japanese lawmaker said Thursday, after the organization’s summit ended without an agreement on a proposal that ... ( read original story ...)
Wrester Hana Kimura’s bereaved mom ‘can’t forgive’ way show was made: Tokyo court hearings
The first round of oral arguments was heard at a court in Japan's capital on July 12 for a lawsuit by the bereaved mother of a pro wrestler w･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i posts 20% drop in quarterly profit
Japan's Seven & I Holdings , the world's largest convenience store operator, reported on Thursday a fall in quarterly operating profit of 19.9%. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to ban Japan’s seafood products if Fukushima radioactive water is released in the sea
A top official in Hong Kong says the city will immediately ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan if it discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. ( read original story ...)
Ripples of Fukushima: Hong Kong will ban more Japanese products if radioactive water is released
A top official in Hong Kong says the city will immediately ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan if it discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea ... ( read original story ...)