This month, Japan’s international tourism industry will close out a remarkable, record-breaking year. “All the (tourism) indicators are set to rise: contribution to the Japanese economy, increasing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Bond Market Is Set to Absorb Biggest Supply in a Decade
Investors are set to face the largest supply of Japanese sovereign bonds in at least a decade as the central bank plans to shrink its balance sheet, adding to debtholders’ woes from rising interest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to issue cease-and-desist order against Google
The Japanese antitrust watchdog found that the U.S. company has forced smartphone makers to install its search app. ( read original story ...)
Trump Makes Crypto and Defense Picks for His Second-Term Team
President-elect Donald Trump filled out key defense and crypto policy roles in his next administration, making billionaire Stephen Feinberg official as the No. 2 at the Pentagon and picking Michael ...
Son of Dutch POW learns of Yokohama schoolgirl’s piano playing that gave dad hope
When the son of a captured Dutch soldier, who had been detained in a Japanese labor camp during World War II, learned about the local ... ( read original story ...)
Snow intensifying in northern Japan; Caution needed through Tuesday
Snow is intensifying in northern and other parts of Japan. Weather officials are advising people to exercise caution as heavy snow is forecast to hit mainly northern to western areas along the Sea of ... ( read original story ...)
5 Crypto Predictions For 2025
As the calendar turns from 2024 to 2025 the past year will undoubtedly go down as an eventful one for the crypto sector. Beginning in January with the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs the trend and ...
Japan’s antitrust watchdog to find Google violated law in search case: Report
Japan's competition watchdog is expected to find Google guilty of violating the country's antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday (Dec 22), citing sources. The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s antitrust watchdog to find Google violated law in search case, Nikkei reports
Japan's competition watchdog is expected to find Google guilty of violating the country's antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday, citing sources. ( read original story ...)
What does Trump’s crypto support mean for Americans?
A tiny bit of shine came off bitcoin when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell poured cold water on the idea of the U.S. government holding a cryptocurrency reserve.
Bankruptcies, suicide rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
While Japan is by no means alone in confronting a debt problem, salaries are the lowest of Group-of-Seven countries, and the central bank is raising borrowing costs while its peers cut them ... ( read original story ...)
Products with top sales growth rates in Japan in 2024 reflect lifestyle changes: survey
A ranking of the best-selling everyday items in Japan in 2024 compared to the previous year reflects lifestyle changes brought on after consu ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bolsters defense exports a year after easing of rules
TOKYO -- Japan is rushing to expand exports of defense equipment under arms export rules eased a year ago, agreeing to supply Patriot missiles to the U.S. and moving ahead with the development of a ...
Japan grants working holiday visa renewals for Brits and Canadians
TOKYO -- Japan will allow young foreigners in the country on working holiday visas to renew their status, inviting them to stay a little longer and work at popular tourism destinations.
Scientists know where the big earthquakes will hit. They just don’t know when
A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure quakes, and are we doing enough to prepare? ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukushima raises a stink over improper waste disposal, imposes name and shame rule
Errant individuals will be given a verbal warning but repeat offenders may see their names appearing on Fukishima’s official website. ( read original story ...)