The Kitayama River is the only place in Japan where highly skilled helmsmen are keeping the ancient tradition of log rafting, or "ikada-kudari", alive. ( read original story ...)
Japan to ease residency rules for foreigners starting a business
TOKYO -- Japan plans to let foreign entrepreneurs live in the country for two years without a place of business or investment, Nikkei has learned, looking to help them get their business off the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Global Wartime Inflation’—Shock $25 Trillion Predicted Fed Flip To ‘Trigger’ A $1 Million Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP And Crypto Price Boom
"And the end game, when yields get too high, is for the Fed to end all pretence that the US Treasury market is a free market. Rather, it will become what it truly is:
Japan PM Kishida’s approval rating hits new low of 33%: Nikkei poll
The approval rating for Kishida's cabinet dropped 9 percentage points from September to 33%, the poll found, the lowest since he took office in October 2021.
Rivaling Hiroshima: The Earthquake-Fueled Firestorm of Tokyo, 1923
Kantō earthquake in Tokyo led to fires responsible for 90% of the 105,000 casualties. This tragedy, detailed in a new paper in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, offers lessons for ... ( read original story ...)
7-Eleven in Japan’s Yokohama goes viral as craft beer destination
TOKYO -- Among Japan's ubiquitous convenience stores, which have long been characterized by their uniformity in selection, layout and appearance, one "crazy" 7-Eleven store in Yokohama has chosen to ... ( read original story ...)
The Hunt for Crypto’s Most Famous Fugitive. ‘Everyone Is Looking for Me.’
After a $40 billion cryptocurrency crash, Do Kwon hopscotched across Asia and Europe to evade authorities.
Sharp rise in bear attacks in Japan as they struggle to find food
Amid lack of acorns and beechnuts in natural habitats, bears have injured 158 people and killed two since April ... ( read original story ...)
G7 calls for Japanese food bans to be ‘immediately’ lifted after China’s curbs
G7 countries have called for an “immediate repeal” of import curbs on Japanese food products, in reference to China’s restrictions.
Man retraces epic 1886 journey on ‘dharma bicycle’ in Japan
YOKOHAMA--U.S. classic bicycle enthusiast Eric Knight was teary-eyed after completing a journey of around 1,550 kilometers from Nagasaki to Yokohama on a high-wheeler that was popular in the 19th ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s Resurrection Comes As U.S. Tempts Tokyo’s Fate
Exponential growth in Washington’s balance sheet is adding momentum to the increase in U.S. Treasury yields and even helping to resurrect the crypto markets. ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby to urge BOJ to achieve ‘moderate’ inflation
TOKYO: Japan’s business lobby Keidanren will urge member firms to consider raising base salaries next year and ... ( read original story ...)
G7 calls for immediate repeal of bans on Japanese food, pressing China
The Group of Seven (G7) industrial powers called on Sunday for the "immediate repeal" of import curbs on Japanese food products, a reference to China's restrictions after Japan began releasing ...
Court backs man refused golf club membership over nationality issue
NAGOYA--Refusing membership to a golf club because a person was not born with Japanese nationality constitutes racial discrimination, the Nagoya High Court ruled. ( read original story ...)
Mouse embryos grown in space for first time: Japan researchers
Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study indicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group of Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds, chip stocks lead recovery
Japan's Nikkei share average recovered on Friday after suffering its worst drop in three weeks in the previous session, with chip-related stocks leading the recovery.The Nikkei rose 1.27% to close at ...