Binance’s chief security officer Jimmy Su explains how hackers from the dark web are working together to target cryptocurrency users.
Tokyo stocks fall in cautious trading ahead of US economic data
Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday as caution prevailed ahead of key U.S. economic data due out later this week, but the downside was limite ... ( read original story ...)
Explosion in downtown Tokyo reportedly injures four people
TOKYO >> An explosion at a building in Tokyo’s Shimbashi commercial district on Monday shattered windows and spewed smoke, injuring four people, department officials said. ( read original story ...)
CNBC Daily Open: A new dawn for Japan
Japan's Nikkei 225 and Topix have been continuing to climb after breaching 33-year highs in late May, thanks to three factors pushing them up. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka President to Decide on Time Frame to Reactivate Rail Project With Japan
The cabinet on Wednesday gave approval for President Ranil Wickremesinghe to decide on the appropriate time frame to reactivate the $2.2 billion project with Japan, the country's media ministry said on Wednesday. In 2020, Sri Lanka suspended the light rail project meant to ease congestion in the capital Colombo, citing financial problems. ( read original ...
Japan’s firms offer biggest pay hikes in 30 years, wage growth broadens
Japanese firms offered the biggest pay hikes in three decades at this year's negotiations with workers, the country's largest trade union group said on Wednesday, a development economists say will help revive anaemic consumer demand. ( read original story ...)
SBI Holdings to Help Taiwan Chipmaker PSMC Build Plant in Japan
Japan has already promised 400 billion yen ($2.8 billion) to help Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) , the world's leading maker of logic chips, build a plant in Kumamoto prefecture that will supply semiconductors to Sony Group and auto parts maker Denso Corp. ( read original story ...)
Japan will soon release Fukushima radioactive water into the ocean. How worried should we be?
Japan will soon begin releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean following approval from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for a controversial plan that comes 12 years after the Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
South Koreans stockpile salt as Japan plans to release treated radioactive water
South Koreans have started stockpiling sea salt and other seafood items amid Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima power plant into the ocean, sparking safety concerns ... ( read original story ...)
Centara Grand Hotel Osaka introduces Thai-style hospitality to Japan
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel operator, has celebrated the grand opening of its first-ever foray into the vibrant Japanese market, Centara Grand Hotel Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks peaked in 1989. One strategist sees room for a new record high
Japan’s Nikkei 225 can reach 40,000 points in the next 12 months as fundamentals are “pointing in the right direction,” according to market strategist Jesper Koll. His optimism in Japan also comes ... ( read original story ...)
Headless corpse found at Sapporo hotel identified as of 62-yr-old man; suspect at large
A person who entered a hotel here with a man who was later found dead with his head missing called the front desk in a womanlike voice, say ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Decapitated body found at hotel, person seen with victim sought
According to investigating sources, the victim was also found naked, and authorities suspect the person of interest removed the victim's head and clothes in an effort to prevent the body from being ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s evergreen appeal
IS OSAKA the JB of Japan? The poor cousin of glitzy Tokyo? Not quite. Even regular visitors to Japan now skip Tokyo for the country’s third-largest city, for its refreshingly laid-back appeal. Its ... ( read original story ...)
Study trips, livestreamed fish: Japan’s Fukushima charm campaign
From livestreamed fish to diplomatic study trips, Japan is waging a concerted campaign to calm controversy before it begins releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.The problem is massive: the Fukushima Daiichi plant, ( read original story ...)
South Korea to issue soon response to Japan’s Fukushima discharge plan
South Korea will issue its own response as soon as possible after the U.N. nuclear watchdog approved Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, ( read original story ...)