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Car thefts on rise, worst in Toyota’s central Japan heartland
The number of automobile thefts in Japan has been consistently rising in recent years as criminal groups develop increasingly sophis ... ( read original story ...)
JAL pulls out of air taxi demo flights at World Expo in Osaka
Japan Airlines Co. has given up on a plan to conduct demonstration air taxi flights at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, viewed as one of the event's highlights, a source familiar with the matter ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Japan's fast-food chain Sukiya will shut nearly all of its roughly 2,000 stores nationwide for four days from Monday following recent incidents of customers finding a rodent in a bowl of miso soup and ... ( read original story ...)
Hegseth joins WWII memorial service on his first trip to Japan and vows to strengthen alliance
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in ... ( read original story ...)
Why Are Hawaiians Buying Property in Japan?
For visitors that have made the trip across the Pacific a few times, researching available vacation homes and other property in Japan is common. Some visitors look for property that could be used ... ( read original story ...)
‘Japan Is Ready For Bitcoin’: Metaplanet Leads The Way, Now Holds 3,350 $BTC
Japanese firm Metaplanet is Asia's largest known corporate holder of Bitcoin The company's Sunday shareholders meeting was fully packed amid increasing interest in ...
The Story of Crypto’s Rise: Tangled, Confusing and Frustrating
In “The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto,” Benjamin Wallace is hot on the trail of the person — or people — behind a financial revolution.
Which Crypto Can Do 1000x in 2025? Here’s One That Stands Out
The crypto market is about timing, fundamentals, and being early on real infrastructure that the entire Web3 space will eventually rely on.
Corporate governance: a new chapter for Japan and South Korea
These prospering East Asian nations hold huge potential for international investors. Could a series of recent changes be the catalyst for increasing their exposure even more?
Ditching net zero is a dangerous gamble for Japan’s megabanks
Eri Watanabe is a senior Japan energy finance campaigner at Market Forces, a clean energy finance advocacy group working across Asia and Australia.
Hokkaido Sapporo: Sensing the City through its Architecture
Sapporo is known for its rich architectural heritage, a symbol of its place as Hokkaido's hub of politics, economy, and culture from the 19th century. Architect James Liambasi visits a dairy farming ... ( read original story ...)
Chef Jeff Osaka’s last-standing Denver restaurant, a conveyor-belt sushi spot, is closing
Osaka closed all but the original location of the restaurant, citing growing costs for labor and food that made his enterprise unsustainable. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar quake caused by horizontal slips of land: Japan Meteorological Agency
Japan's Meteorological Agency says the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that jolted central Myanmar on Friday was caused by horizontal slips of land, called "strike-slip" faults. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s earthquake piles misery on civil war
Damage is reported in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city (which lies 600km away from the epicentre) and in Naypyidaw, the country’s capital. The control tower of that city’s airport has collapsed, according to Mary Callahan of the University of Washington. ( read original story ...)
Solar-powered smart wear to be trialed at Osaka Expo
Toyota group company Toyoda Gosei Co. will trial power-generating smart wear fitted with ultrathin solar cells at the upcoming World ... ( read original story ...)