The Italian luxury brand's architectural and cultural activation, its second this year and taking place between June 4 and 15, will be curated by architect and designer Kazuyo Sejima. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Lets Emotions Flow After 30YO WTA Pro Sheds Light on Tennis’ Crisis
"I tried my best to win my first Grand Slam. The post Naomi Osaka Lets Emotions Flow After 30YO WTA Pro Sheds Light on Tennis’ Crisis appeared first on EssentiallySports. ( read original story ...)
Inflation Casts Shadow Over Japan’s Cherry Blossom Season
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom across Japan, prompting the usual rush of impromptu picnics, but prices are surging for the traditional food items often enjoyed while admiring the flowers. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Daibiru picks up Sydney office tower in $600m deal
Japanese property giant Daibiru Corporation has snapped up a Sydney office block for more than $600 million, as investors from that region show increasing interest in Australian real estate. ( read original story ...)
Japan infrastructure sector draws up contingencies for Nankai quake
Power utilities, telecommunications carriers and other companies are working on measures to reduce damage and strengthen cooperation to ensure rapid recovery. ( read original story ...)
Warburg purchases Tokyo rental houses, plans Japan office
The New York-based private equity firm said it acquired a portfolio of 1,195 shared rental houses in the greater Tokyo area. ( read original story ...)
Maryland woman loses millions in crypto “pig butchering” scam as FBI warns of more targets
The scammers, frequently based in Southeast Asia, slowly gain the trust of their targets and then convince them to give money to buy cryptocurrency.
WalletConnect founder says crypto will be in every company one day
Pedro Gomes, founder of WalletConnect, believes the future of crypto is universal. In a conversation with TheStreet Roundtable, he compared WalletConnect’s role in crypto to Visa’s role in traditional ...
North Korea Denounces US, Japan’s Pledge to Co-Produce Missiles on Hegseth Visit
But the official referred to the AIM-120 air-to-air missile system that the United States and Japan have agreed to accelerate co-producing during U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to Tokyo on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Feb jobless rate falls to 2.4%, job availability shrinks
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. ( read original story ...)
Fairmont is bringing sky-high views and a 65-foot infinity pool to Tokyo
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will open its first-ever property in Japan this summer and is now taking reservations for the Tokyo hotel. ( read original story ...)
Metaplanet adds $67M in Bitcoin following 10-to-1 stock split
Japan-based Metaplanet has expanded its Bitcoin holdings, purchasing 696 BTC for 10.2 billion yen ($67 million), the company announced in an April 1 post on X. The investment lifts Metaplanet’s total ...
Crypto Assets May Gain Legal Status in Japan as Regulators Aim to Tackle Insider Trading: Report
In 2024, a Chainalysis report had claimed that crypto-based money laundering and scam trends have grown in Japan. Last year's data by the Japanese National Police Agency (JNPA) also claimed that ...
Apr. 5 deadline for U.S. agencies to report their crypto holdings nears
U.S. federal agencies will disclose their digital assets holdings, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, to the Treasury Secretary on Apr. 5.
Major Traffic Accident in Nagoya: Seven Pedestrians Injured
A serious traffic accident in the heart of Nagoya, Japan, left seven pedestrians injured this afternoon. At approximately 1 PM local time, a car suddenly lost control at a busy intersection, crashing ... ( read original story ...)
Researchers uncover mechanism linking maternal inflammation to delayed neurodevelopment in infants
A research group led by Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan has uncovered a potential mechanism linking maternal inflammation to delayed neurodevelopment in infants. The research ... ( read original story ...)