Eddie Jones is set to be re-appointed as the head coach of Japan's national rugby team pending approval from the union's board, local media reported Sunday, less than two months after he walked out on the Wallabies. ( read original story ...)
Jones set to be announced as Japan spearhead
Just over a month after dumping the Wallabies and Rugby Australia, Eddie Jones is set to be announced as Japan's new head coach. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM pledges to ‘restore trust’ as fundraising scandal rocks government
Embattled Japanese premier Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take steps to restore trust in his government amid reports he is planning to purge cabinet ministers embroiled in a fundraising scandal that has dealt a fresh blow to his public support. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Drops Below $41,000 as Part of a Wider Crypto Selloff
Bitcoin briefly sank below $41,000 amid a broader crypto retreat as speculators took some profits from this year’s rally in digital assets.
Crypto Exchange HTX Hit by $258 Million Outflow in Wake of Hack
The HTX exchange, a digital-asset trading platform linked to China-born industry mogul Justin Sun, has suffered a $258 million net outflow since resuming operations after suffering a major hack.
Japan’s Nikkei bounces off one-month low on soft yen, Wall Street rally
Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded on Monday from a one-month low touched last week, after the yen pulled back from a four-month peak and Wall Street rallied on rising bets of a soft landing for ...
Nikkei May Rise, Tracking Wall Street’s Gains
Japanese shares may rise, tracking Wall Street’s gains last Friday. Local investors may be encouraged by U.S. data that boosted optimism that the American economy is heading toward a soft-landing.
Yokohama Rubber sees highest patent filings and grants during September in Q3 2023
Yokohama Rubber has been focused on protecting inventions in Japan(JP) with 124 publications in Q3 2023. The Japan(JP) Patent Office dominates the patent filings and grants with n ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida to Fire More Officials in Scandal, Asahi Says
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to replace as many as 15 ministers and junior ministers, the Asahi newspaper said, as he seeks to control the fallout from a slush fund scandal threatening to paralyze his government. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani agrees to join LA Dodgers
News Agency Japan's baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani agrees to join LA Dodgers. Posted . Japanese dual-threat superstar Shohei Ohtani takes to Instagram to announce he will sign w ( read original story ...)
Udder-ly New Space Chapter! To the moo-n: How cow dung is fuelling Japan’s ambitions
Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel derived purely from a plentiful l ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks brace for central bank bonanza
Asian shares started cautiously on Monday ahead of a week packed with a quintet of central bank meetings and data on U.S. inflation that could make or break market hopes for an early and rapid fire ...
Japan consumer lenders brace for bad debt on ‘revenge spending’
TOKYO -- An influx of new customers is increasing the risk of bad loans for Japan's consumer finance industry, while lenders face higher funding costs as interest rates rise.
US military recovers 7th of 8 crew members who died in Air Force Osprey crash off Japan
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command said the remains of the seventh of eight crew members who died in the crash of an Osprey aircraft had been recovered. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to replace four ministers over fundraising scandal – Asahi
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to replace four ministers and 11 other ministerial positions in his cabinet as a scandal over alleged undisclosed funding has fuelled public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Revenue-Based Financing Platform Yoii Secures $5.5m in Funding
Tokyo-based fintech startup Yoii has announced raising $5.5 million in a Series A funding round anchored by Emellience Partners. ( read original story ...)