Tokyo stocks ended mixed Wednesday as selling of electronics issues was offset by dip-buying in a wide range of shares amid optimism ... ( read original story ...)
Make way for Robots! Uber Eats gives Tokyo residents a new delivery companion
Uber Eats initiates robot delivery services in Tokyo, marking a significant step towards automated delivery solutions in the bustling city. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo couple faces new murder charge over daughter’s death
A couple arrested on suspicion of fatally poisoning their 4-year-old daughter were served fresh warrants by Tokyo police on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Realty Lays Foundation to Private AI with Second Data Center in NRT Campus, Boosts AI-ready Data Center Capacity in Metropolitan Tokyo
Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, today announced the launch of NRT12, its second data center ...
Opinion: Japan must reform its refugee and immigration system to avoid further tragedies
By Boram Jang, East Asia Researcher at Amnesty International When Wishma Sandamali travelled from her native Sri Lanka to Japan shortly before her thi ... ( read original story ...)
Where To Stay In Nagoya
This post will help you choose where to stay in Nagoya, with six best neighbourhoods and recommended hotels for all budgets. ( read original story ...)
Uber Eats launches robot delivery service in Tokyo
In the drizzling rain, a green self-driving delivery robot moves through a street in Tokyo. It is on a mission to pick up a meal from a restaurant for an order on Uber Eats. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin briefly hits an all-time high, less than two years after FTX scandal clobbered crypto
Bitcoin has hit an all-time high less than two years after the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX severely damaged faith in digital currencies and sent prices plunging ...
Japan’s Biggest Bank Readies for BOJ Rate Liftoff This Month
One question is obsessing Tokyo’s financial markets — when will the Bank of Japan exit negative interest rates? The country’s biggest bank expects the move to come in two weeks and is positioning ...
Japan expands free day care centers to all children
The Japanese government announced that it is now offering free day care to all children aged 6 months to 2 years old, regardless of parents' employment status. All children within the age range will ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. housing market becomes battleground for rival Japan homebuilders
OSAKA -- Japanese homebuilder Daiwa House Industry group is looking to construct a factory in the U.S. to make prefabricated panels as one of its biggest domestic rivals makes an ambitious bid for ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin briefly hits all-time high, less than two years after FTX scandal clobbered crypto
Bitcoin has hit an all-time high less than two years after the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX severely damaged faith in digital currencies and sent prices plunging. The world's largest ...
Is Crypto Back? What to Know About Bitcoin’s Surge.
Bitcoin just hit a record high, but there are big differences between now and the last crypto boom, when digital currencies became a cultural phenomenon.
As Bitcoin hits record high, only two lawmakers have bought crypto since 2021
Just two sitting lawmakers reported purchasing cryptocurrencies during 2022 and 2023, according to an analysis by 2IQ Research’s Capitol Trades, which tracks lawmakers’ investment transactions based ...
Bitcoin charted: How crypto broke new price records – and where it goes from here
This all-time high was succeeded by a massive price correction that was compounded by collapsing cryptocurrency exchanges and failed crypto tokens. So how did bitcoin get back here? Here are six ...
Pritzker Prize 2024: Japanese housing pioneer Riken Yamamoto wins ‘Nobel of architecture’
From social housing to a glass-walled fire station, the 78-year-old architect has dedicated his career to fostering community in rapidly expanding cities. ( read original story ...)