Police, banks and social media platforms struggling to stop scammers who often use fake celebrity endorsements and AI in schemes ...
Japan’s SMBC hires former Credit Suisse China boss Stoehr
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said on Tuesday it has hired former Credit Suisse China boss Carsten Stoehr as its deputy head for the Asia Pacific region. Stoehr had been with Credit ...
Osaka – “Kin no Katsu-don”, the Happiest Pork Cutlet Bowl in Japan
Located in the area of Kuromon Ichiba Market, which is known as Osaka's kitchen, at Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport KADOMA, the eatery recently has an increasing number of foreign visitors. In this ...
REFILE-France’s Natixis hires 5 senior bankers in Tokyo for Japan expansion
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - French investment bank Natixis said on Monday it had hired five senior bankers in Japan, becoming the latest of foreign financial firms ...
ARM Energy Holdings Announces Sale of Minority Interest in ARM Energy Services, ARM Energy Mexico to Tokyo Gas
"Combining our existing business units with Tokyo Gas’ assets will create material synergies, while also providing us with an entry to marketing and trading of other products. With its strong asset ...
Japan extends subsidies to downturn-hit Kioxia, Western Digital
Japan's industry ministry said on Tuesday it would extend subsidies worth as much as 242.9 billion yen ($1.64 billion) for Bain Capital-backed Kioxia and Western Digital to expand memory chip ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dec real wages, household spending fall again
Japan's real wages fell for a 21st straight month though at a slower pace, while household spending dropped for a tenth consecutive month, showing that inflation outpaced wage ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea To Detonate A Nuke? Why Crypto Bettors Rate This As Not As Unlikely As You May Think
Crypto bettors on Polymarket, a cryptocurrency-based prediction market, think the chances of North Korea detonating a nuke are small but not insignificant: a market for North Korea to detonate "a& ...
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki: Expects BOJ to work with govt on inflation target
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that he expected the Bank of Japan to guide monetary policy appropriately to achieve stable and sustainable inflation accompanied by wage ...
“I aspire to be victorious at Roland Garros and Wimbledon,” Naomi Osaka discusses her battle with anxiety while focusing on two prominent Grand Slam tournaments in 2024.
Naomi Osaka is targeting victory at the French Open and Wimbledon in her return season. The Japanese tennis player, who took a 15-month hiatus after becoming a mother, is currently struggling to find ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo snow: first flurries of the year land in the Japanese capital – in pictures
Heavy snow has hit the Tokyo, disrupting trains, grounding more than 100 flights, and bathing the city in a white blanket ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dec real wages fall, but at slower pace
Japanese workers' real wages fell for a 21th consecutive month in December but at a slower pace, data showed on Tuesday, as inflation eased, but a higher rate of wage growth is needed for the ... ( read original story ...)
Kid-friendly area returns to Sapporo Snow Festival after 3-year COVID hiatus
The popular kid-friendly Tsudome Site has returned to the Sapporo Snow Festival as the annual event kicked off in the capital of Japan's no･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Dome seeking sponsor to climb out of financial crisis
SAPPORO--The cash-strapped operator of Sapporo Dome is selling naming rights for the all-weather facility in the hope of recouping sales losses triggered by the relocation of the home stadium of the ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine-born Miss Japan 2024 relinquishes title following report of affair
Karolina Shiino, a Ukraine-born model with Japanese citizenship, has relinquished her title as the 2024 Miss Japan Grand Prix winner after a magazine report revealed her affair with a married ... ( read original story ...)
Craig Wright’s claim he invented bitcoin a ‘brazen lie’, court told
Crypto Open Patent Alliance seeking ruling in London that computer scientist is not pseudonymous author Satoshi Nakamoto ...