The Vietnamese General Consulate in Osaka in collaboration with authorities of Japanese prefectures and Vietnamese associations and organisations in Kansai region has held the second Vietnam Festival ... ( read original story ...)
Another man arrested in case of 2 burnt bodies found outside Tokyo
Police on Monday arrested another man in a case involving two burnt bodies found at a riverside north of Tokyo, with investigators su ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines cancels Tokyo flight after pilot gets drunk in Dallas
A Japan Airlines flight from Dallas to Tokyo was cancelled last week after its captain got drunk at a hotel bar in an incident involving the police. The 157 passengers of the flight were later ... ( read original story ...)
A Japan Airlines flight was canceled after the pilot got drunk at a Dallas hotel bar and police were called
A Japan Airlines flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled after a captain got drunk at a Texas hotel, prompting a call to the police, a report said. ( read original story ...)
Weaker yen becomes headache for Japanese business leaders, holidaymakers
Japan business leaders expressed their concerns over a weaker yen after the central bank decided to keep the monetary policy unchanged ... ( read original story ...)
Elliott’s Sumitomo Stake Reflects Growing Activism in Japan
Elliott Management Corp. buying up a sizable stake in Sumitomo Corp. is the latest in a string of Japanese deals for the firm, and reflects the growing influence of activist investors in the East Asian country. ( read original story ...)
Falling yen is great for 2 sectors in Japan
The big story in global foreign exchange markets right now is the continued slide in the yen, to a fresh 34-year low. As tourists in Japan buy luxury goods at a significant discount, retail rents and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan probe finds scars of micrometeoroid bombardment on asteroid Ryugu
A nalysis of asteroid Ryugu samples hints at its surface property changes over time, some most likely due to collisions with micrometeoroids. A micrometeoroid refers to a particle tinier than a grain ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japanese Yen Strengthens Sharply Against US Dollar (USD), Shocks Crypto & Stocks
Crypto and stocks eye recovery as a possible government intervention saw a dramatic recovery in Japanese yen (JPY) against US dollar (USD).
Buy This Crypto if You Want to Risk-Proof Your Portfolio, According to Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones
Billionaire hedge fund investor Paul Tudor Jones thinks so. As he surveys the current geopolitical and macroeconomic environment, he's looking at both gold and Bitcoin ( BTC -2.30%) as potential ...
Japan’s top FX diplomat Kanda says cannot overlook ‘speculative’ yen moves
Japan's top currency diplomat, Masato Kanda, said on Monday current developments in the exchange-rate market were "speculative, rapid and abnormal", and that they could not be overlooked.Kanda decline
Foreign visitors pan Japan’s Aichi Pref. for lack of nightlife: survey
The second most common complaint foreign tourists have about Aichi Prefecture, home to Japan's fourth-largest city Nagoya, is a lack of nigh ... ( read original story ...)
100-meter Godzilla ‘destroys’ Tokyo gov’t office in projection mapping display
A projection mapping of the giant monster Godzilla displayed on the walls of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building began on April 27, an･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese yen rebounds on suspected intervention from Tokyo
The Japanese yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar on Monday, with traders speculating that it's likely due to intervention by the country's authorities to s ... ( read original story ...)
Traders Snared in Yen ‘Bingo’ as Manic Swings Ruin Japan Holiday
Kyle Rodda was on the 34th floor of the Capital.com office in Melbourne when the yen suddenly plunged to around 160 per dollar early in the Asia day. The trading floor exploded. ( read original story ...)
Everyone is visiting Japan. An extended currency slump means the tourists will just keep coming.
Japan is a beloved tourist spot. A weak currency is ensuring that it will remain that way for foreigners. The country just broke its pre-pandemic tourist record, with 3.1 million foreign visitors in March. The government said it's on track to surpass 2025 ... ( read original story ...)