Japan is battling a blaze in the eastern coastal city of Ofunato that has consumed at least 5,200 acres — the country’s largest wildfire in more than 30 years. One person has reportedly died, and ...
Japan fights a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and caused hundreds to evacuate
Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. ( read original story ...)
Invest in Japan: Japan Takes Poll Position in Global Supply Chains
Global business leaders joined members from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) on stage in New York on December 10 to discuss the current global state and outlook of Japan’s economy and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business community eyes deeper cooperation with China
Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), addresses a bilateral business exchange meeting with the Japan-China Economic Association and ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Braced For Another Trump Earthquake After Bitcoin, XRP, Solana And Cardano Price Boom
Ripple’s XRP and ethereum rivals solana and cardano—all regarded as U.S.-made cryptocurrencies—each rose between 20% and
Crypto.Com Wants to Revive $5B Worth of CRO Tokens It Once Burned in Peculiar ‘Golden Age’ Proposal
Community reactions to the proposal have been swift and largely critical. The reissuance threatens to dilute value, a sore point for a community celebrating the 2021 burn as a moonshot moment.
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds from sharp loss on Wall Street’s rally, weaker yen
Japan's Nikkei share average ended more than 1% higher on Monday, rebounding from a five-month low in the previous session, underpinned by Wall Street's strong finish last week and a weaker yen.
Japan won’t join UN meeting on nuclear weapons ban, citing support for US deterrence
Japan will not attend a U.N. conference on the treaty banning nuclear weapons, a top government official in Tokyo said Monday, noting U.S. nuclear deterrence is crucial to the country’s security and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prince, the second in line to the throne, holds a debut news conference
Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, has held a debut news conference since he turned 18 last September. ( read original story ...)
Japan top currency diplomat says cautious about how FX could impact wage growth
Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, on Monday called for caution over how foreign exchange can negatively affect the country's goal of achieving real wage growth. ( read original story ...)
Thousands evacuated as Japan’s biggest fire in decades continues to burn
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades. At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more than 5,200 acres around ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prince Hisahito pledges to fulfil royal duties at maiden press conference
Japanese Prince Hisahito, who could well become emperor one day if the country's succession laws are not changed, told his first press conference on Monday that he would strive to fulfil his royal ... ( read original story ...)
Trump announces U.S. strategic crypto reserve
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will create a strategic crypto reserve that will hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana and Cardano.
Japanese stocks stalled at 1989 levels as investors weigh tariffs and rates
The 225-issue Nikkei stock average has been range-bound between about 38,000 and 40,000 since hitting a new all-time high in July 2024.
Int’l students, others enjoy Japanese culture at ‘Girls’ Day’ event in Sapporo
An event was held here March 2 to promote traditional Japanese culture to foreign residents and others ahead of the annual Hinamatsuri, or ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Fraud victim unveils ‘arrest warrant’ scam tactics: Our 5 most-read stories from last week
We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Feb. 22 and March 2. The first stor ... ( read original story ...)