The insider trading scheme uncovered at a popular NFT marketplace underscores the need for regulation of crypto projects.
Stanford University says it will return the ‘entirety’ of millions of dollars in gifts it received from bankrupt crypto firm FTX
Fried's father of giving $5.5 million to the university to "curry favor with and enrich his employer." ...
Osaka Expo venue construction cost likely to soar
The cost of building venues for the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka is expected to rise by tens of billions of yen from the current ¥185 billion due to soaring material and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Film Icon Ozu Yasujiro (Finally) Set to Receive a Full-Scale Tribute in Tokyo
Ozu Yasujiro, the leading Japanese film director behind classics including “Tokyo Story” and “Late Spring,” has had his double birth and death anniversaries – Ozu died in 1963 on the day of his ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SLIM moon lander completes 1st critical phase in Earth orbit
Japan's SLIM lunar lander has passed a first critical stage on its voyage to the moon. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) launched successfully on Sept. 6 with the main objective of ... ( read original story ...)
ARK CEO Cathie Wood says she swerved the Arm IPO frenzy. Here’s why
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said she did not participate in Arm's IPO last week, as the chip designer was overvalued relative to its competitive position.
Japanese banks to lend up to $13 billion for Kioxia, Western Digital merger-Bloomberg
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and three other Japanese banks have started looking into extending up to 2 trillion yen ($13.5 billion) in loans to support a merger between Kioxia Holdings and Western ...
EDITORIAL: Ministry owes it to the public to release Moritomo documents
Administrative organs are required to create and retain documents so that their decisions and actions can be examined later.
Mitsubishi to build theme park to rival Tokyo Disneyland on former US Navy base
The site of a former U.S. Navy communication installation south of Tokyo is slated to become a new theme park, the city of Yokohama announced. ( read original story ...)
Japan swelters through ‘abnormal’ autumn, with warnings of more heat to come
After experiencing a record-breaking number of ‘extremely hot’ days in summer, the unusually high temperatures are due to continue ( read original story ...)
How Canadian ammonia could help keep the lights on in Japan
Japan plans to import millions of tons of ammonia in the next few years as part of a push to decarbonize that country’s power generation — an initiative that could present a big opportunity for Alberta’s energy sector. ( read original story ...)
Amid rising China-Taiwan tensions, Tokyo appoints two new defence personnel
Analysts think the moves reflect the growing level of importance that Tokyo attaches to the status across the Taiwan Strait ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan receives 2 mln visitors for 3rd straight month in August
Japan welcomed more than 2 million visitors for a third straight month in August, recovering to more than 80% of pre-pandemic levels for the first time, official data showed on Wednesday. The number ... ( read original story ...)
This 115-year-old Japanese prison straight out of a dystopian movie is being turned into a luxury hotel with 48 rooms
A Japanese resort company is converting an iconic former prison into a 48-room luxury hotel. The Former Nara Prison, built in 1908 and designated a cultural property in Japan in 2017, is to be ... ( read original story ...)
China’s economy could end up in ‘Japanese style’ stagnation, economist says
Shigeto Nagai, head of Japan at Oxford Economics, says that could happen if the current conditions in the property market continue. ( read original story ...)
6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Hirara
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's Hirara on Monday. This was confirmed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Earlier this month, prime minister Fumio Kishida staged a televised disaster ... ( read original story ...)