Eli Taranto, Executive Director at EQI Bank, the world's first licensed and regulated Bank for Crypto expressed appreciation for the surge in Bitcoin prices.
Top Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing envoys to meet for first time since 2019
The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China will hold their first trilateral talks since 2019 this weekend in Busan, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.
Japan’s factory activity shrinks to 48.1 in November on weak demand
The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI declined to 48.1 in November 2023 from 48.7 in the previous month, below market forecasts of 48.8, pointing to the sixth straight month of cont..
Japan’s core inflation up 2.9% missing forecast
The core consumer price index in Japan, which excludes fresh food but includes fuel costs, rose 2.9% in October 2023 from a year ago, accelerating from a 2.8% g ...
Japan’s Nikkei notches fourth weekly gain as weaker yen lifts exporters
Japan's Nikkei share average stopped short of a fresh three-decade high on Friday, although it posted a fourth straight weekly gain as a weaker yen buoyed exporters' stocks. The Nikkei ended up 0.5%, ...
Lawsuit seeks harassed Osaka food company worker’s suicide to be deemed work-related
The mother of a phone sales operator who took his own life after reportedly working long hours and being harassed by customers who told him t･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise as weak yen lifts exporters
Tokyo stocks rose Friday for the second straight trading day, as the yen's weakness against the U.S. dollar spurred buying of exporte ... ( read original story ...)
5 people injured after car plows into guardrail in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, driver arrested
Four pedestrians and an 80-year-old driver were injured after his vehicle plowed into a guardrail in the Ebisu area of capital's Shibuya Ward･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Oct industrial output seen rising but Toyota disruptions will weigh- Reuters poll
Japan's industrial output likely inched up in October, a Reuters poll found on Friday, although widespread disruptions at top automaker Toyota Motor are expected to weigh heavily on the data. Industrial production likely grew 0. ( read original story ...)
South Korean court orders Japan to compensate women who worked as sex slaves for Japanese troops
The Seoul High Court overturned the lower court’s order in 2021 that had dismissed the case citing 'sovereign immunity'—a concept under international law whereby the court of one country has no jurisdiction over another nation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 330-meter tallest skyscraper Azabudai Hills opens in Tokyo
Japan's tallest skyscraper opened in the heart of Tokyo on Friday, with visitors on its first business day expressing their excitemen ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets struggle, China property help in focus
Most Asian markets fell Friday following a broadly healthy week, with traders hoping for fresh Chinese moves to help the country's troubled property sector after officials called on banks to provide ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to tighten crypto regulations for retail customers
Singapore will introduce tightened rules to regulate crypto service providers in the city-state, in a bid to protect retail customers.
Japan’s Nikkei set for fourth weekly gain as flat yen lifts exporters
Japan's Nikkei share average climbed towards a three-decade high on Friday, putting the index on course for a fourth weekly gain, as a halt in yen's rebound buoyed exporters' stocks. The Nikkei was up ...
Woman stabbed at Yokohama music arena, suspect at large
YOKOHAMA -- A woman was stabbed at a music event venue here on the evening of Nov. 23, leaving her with injuries to her abdomen and sparking a police search for the assailant, who remains at large. An ... ( read original story ...)
Woman stabbed at music venue in Yokohama
A woman was stabbed at the K-Arena Yokohama music venue in Yokohama at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, and the suspected attacker is on the run, according to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police. ( read original story ...)