Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) warned on Thursday of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, as the market fears a currency ...
Decapitated head in Sapporo case was filmed at home: source
Police have found video footage of a man's head in the home of the family arrested in connection with the discovery of a decapitate ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo region opens new hospitality training facility
Village House Management Co, together with MRM, has launched the Narita Hospitality Academy within the rental housing premises of Village House Narita Tamatsukuri in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture. ( read original story ...)
Here are the major office projects to watch out for in Tokyo in H2
Bulk of the supply will be from Mori Building’s two developments. 2021 and 2022 were relatively quiet years for Tokyo office supply, although according to a Savills report, there were admittedly ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange HashKey bags licence update to serve retail users
Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey on Thursday said it will begin offering its services to retail users in Hong Kong, becoming the first licensed crypto trading exchange in the city to do so.
Arm wants IPO of at least 60 billion in September
Japan's SoftBank wants Arm to go public in September. The company is hunting for a valuation of $60 billion to $70 billion (roughly 54-64 billion euros).
Japan asks X to take down fake account of top FX diplomat as yen weakens
Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) warned on Thursday of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, as the market fears a currency ...
Tenjin Festival back in Osaka
Osaka hosted the Tenjin Festival at full scale for the first time in four years. The festivities reached a climax on July 25 with about 100 boats crossing the river in the center of Osaka City. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police investigate alleged marijuana possession at Nihon University dorm
Tokyo police have conducted a search at a Nihon University dormitory following allegations of illegal drug possession by a member of the university's American football team. ( read original story ...)
China is no 1990s Japan – but it could have been
China will probably grow by about 5% this year. And for those for whom GDP growth is the only goal worth pursuing (it really isn’t) this sounds nothing short of disastrous. There have even been some ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall on US rate hike speculation, yield hits 9-yr high
Tokyo stocks extended their losses Thursday, weighed down by speculation of prolonged U.S. monetary tightening, while the 10-year Jap ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service sector activity growth expands at the slowest pace since January
The pace of growth in July eased to the slowest since January. However, the overall performance was solid as the impact of COVID-19 fades. ( read original story ...)
Japan opening of ‘Barbie’ marred by controversy ahead of nuclear memorials
The Japan opening of "Barbie" was dealt additional setbacks after a voice actor spoke out against a controversial grassroots marketing movement for the hit film and the U.S. ambassador caught flack for promoting the film online. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s elderly ‘gateball’ players unbeaten by the heat
Under a scorching sun in Tokyo, octogenarian Katsuko Morita swings her mallet and whacks a ball through a small "gate".While gateball requires little physical exertion, players have to spend time in the punishing sun as two opposing teams carefully hit balls through gates. ( read original story ...)
Japan pledges more support to Ukraine during finance dialogue
Japan said Wednesday it is ready to provide additional housing, technical and other support to Ukraine, aiming to renew its commitmen ...
2025 Osaka World Expo aims to be first in the world to allow dogs, possibly cats too
The idea was said to have been put forward last summer by the then-mayor of Osaka Ichiro Matsui, who is said to have a fondness for cats. Earlier this year, the Japan Association for the 2025 World ... ( read original story ...)