Japan and the United States. One company is pushing to tap two of those markets: Tokyo-based lunar lander company ispace is rebooting its U.S. subsidiary, aiming to be a key transportation provider in ... ( read original story ...)
Woman “affiliated with Osaka” restaurant in Memphis indicted for theft, says TN Department of Revenue
The agency did not go into detail about the charge or just how Le is currently affiliated with the restaurant, but she pleaded guilty to a similar charge in 2017. ( read original story ...)
China Moves to Counter US by Winning Over Japan and South Korea
"China will still make unremitting efforts to persuade South Korea and Japan to return to the track of regional cooperation," expert Zhan Debin told Newsweek. ( read original story ...)
Sam Bankman-Fried talked crypto with Jerome Powell the same month that the Fed chair met with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs CEOs
Sam Bankman-Fried and Jerome Powell discussed stablecoins and CBDCs in a meeting last February, the same month Powell met with Wall Street CEOs.
Ex-Japan PM Abe’s shadow seen in gov’t claim it has no records on 1923 Korean massacre
TOKYO -- In recent remarks, a high-ranking official of the Japanese government implied that no records exist of the massacre of Koreans and others in the chaos ensuing the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Nepal: 7 Earthquake prone countries
Japan to Nepal are 7 countries that are earthquake-prone, situated along tectonic plate boundaries. They face varying levels of seismic risk, necessitating robust preparedness and infrastructure ... ( read original story ...)
The Petri Dish: Ginkgo, Pfizer sign $331M deal; Leqembi OK’d in Japan
Pfizer is partnering up with Boston synthetic biology firm Ginkgo Bioworks, plus other life sciences news you may have missed. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo residents sweat it out in fall heatwave
STORY: Many office workers were still seen wearing short-sleeved shirts, a business fashion that Japan usually adopts during summer, as the temperature in central Tokyo was observed as 32.9 degrees ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng’s CDL Buys Tokyo Apartments For $234 Million, Steps Up Global Expansion
City Developments Ltd. (CDL) said it has bought a portfolio of 25 freehold residential assets in Tokyo for 25 billion yen, doubling its assets in Japan as the Singapore developer steps up its overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Okinawa governor ignores Tokyo’s deadline to approve Marine Corps runway permits
The governor of Okinawa prefecture has defied a deadline set by Tokyo to approve design changes for a coastal airfield that will one day replace Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. ( read original story ...)
‘Mr. Yen’ Says Japan Will Fret if Rate Hits 155, May Intervene
Japan’s government may step into foreign exchange markets again if the yen goes beyond 150 against the dollar with officials likely to get concerned if it reaches 155, according to former top forex ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei leads losses in Asian markets amid the fear of rate hike, China property market woes
Investors worried about China's property woes after Evergrande Chairman had been placed under police watch. The possible higher US interest rates and rising Treasury yields weigh on heavyweight ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister Suzuki: Won’t rule out any option on FX volatility
Japan will not rule out any options if there is any excessive volatility in currency moves, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, warning against speculative yen moves amid the yen's fall to 11-month lows against the dollar.
Japan’s Nikkei posts biggest one-day drop in a month, rate jitters weigh
Japan's Nikkei share average suffered its biggest one-day percentage drop in a month on Thursday as worries that U.S. interest rates would stay at elevated levels rattle investors. The Nikkei closed down 1.
CDL ventures into Tokyo’s private rented sector with 35 billion yen investment
It purchased interest in a portfolio of 25 residential assets in Tokyo from affiliates of US real estate investment manager BGO, or BentallGreenOak. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks plunge on U.S. rate hike concerns, ex-dividend selling
Tokyo stocks fell sharply Thursday on concerns over prolonged U.S. monetary tightening and investors selling after securing rights for dividends before the end of the fiscal first half. The 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)