Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to replace Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno amid media reports he received undeclared political funds, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Saturday, citing government and ruling party sources. ( read original story ...)
Top military readiness lawmakers call for probe into fatal Osprey crash
Two top military readiness lawmakers have requested a review into the V-22 Osprey program after a crash off the coast of Japan killed eight U.S. airmen and prompted the Air Force to ground its entire fleet. ( read original story ...)
What’s going on with JasmyCoin ($JASMY), the Bitcoin of Japan?
Cryptocurrency prices are thriving, helped by the strong performance of Bitcoin, the biggest crypto in the world. Bitcoin retested the important psychological level of $45,000 this week and analysts believe that it will continue the uptrend in the coming months.
Newly-formed volcanic island near Japan is still growing, satellite reveals
The island forged in fire off the coast of Japan in October this year is still growing, as seen in a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image caught on Nov. 27. ( read original story ...)
Olympics, more Slams on Osaka’s mind
She told Japanese broadcaster NHK that she feels “nervous and also happy and excited” as she prepares to return. ( read original story ...)
U.S., South Korea, Japan Discuss North Korean Crypto Thefts in Trilateral Meeting
North Korea has stolen billions of dollars' worth of crypto in support of its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, ...
Japanese Data Improves But We Still Don’t Expect A BoJ Policy Shift This Month
Market speculation about the Bank of Japan's possible policy turnaround at the December meeting has been amplified. Click here to read more.
Japan’s PM to replace chief cabinet secretary -report
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to replace Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno amid media reports he had received undeclared political funds, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday, ( read original story ...)
U.S. Military On High Alert After Fatal Osprey Crash In Japan; Entire Fleet Grounded | Details
The US military has grounded its entire fleet of V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor helicopters following a fatal crash last week off the coast of Japan. The Air Force Special Operations Command said in a statement that the move was to "mitigate risk while the investigation continues. ( read original story ...)
‘Oppenheimer’ Will Get a Theatrical Release in Japan, After All
Oppenheimer ” will get a theatrical release in Japan, after all. The Japanese distributor Bitters End said Thursday that the Christopher Nolan film will play in the country’s theaters in 2024. In a statement, ( read original story ...)
Japanese elders are being left behind to face bear attacks
Japan saw 212 attacks from brown and asiatic bears. Many of them were in the rural Akita prefecture. ( read original story ...)
Kukurun, Web3 service platform app released by EastVerse, signed up over 100 partnership stores in Okinawa, making it No.1 in Japan
Introducing EastVerse, a Web3 project to empower the offline business in Japan. EastVerse empowers tourism and offline stores with Crypto technology, integrating the value of Japan’s tourism and offline stores into the web3 token economy,
Man arrested for cutting off octogenarian neighbor’s ear in Tokyo
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A 74-year-old man has been arrested in Tokyo for allegedly attacking and cutting off his octogenarian neighbor's left ear with a knife, police said Saturday. Junichi Takebayashi is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disneyland apologizes for Minnie Mouse skirt-lifting incident
The operator of Tokyo Disneyland on Friday apologized after clips of Minnie Mouse having her skirt lifted by another character during a recent Christmas parade went viral on social media, with some ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s LGBTQ district sees surge in new bars: ‘Ni-chome is special’
Though clusters of LGBTQ bars are opening elsewhere in Tokyo, most would-be tenants insist on properties officially within Ni-chome. Even crossing a street that forms a boundary to another area is a ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo Cancels Live 2024 Tokyo and Postpones Esports Events
Nintendo has made the tough decision to cancel its highly anticipated Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo event, in addition to postponing other events. ( read original story ...)