"Freedom for me is spending time with my daughter and seeing joy in her eyes," Naomi Osaka said in a previous interview with Harper's Bazaar. The post Basking in Her Dream Life, Naomi Osaka Enjoys a ... ( read original story ...)
Blocking 7-Eleven deal on security grounds would hurt Japan’s image, head of state-backed fund says
Japan risks reputational damage if it were to block a $47 billion foreign bid for retailer Seven & i Holdings on economic security grounds, the head of a government-backed fund said. Japan Investment ... ( read original story ...)
Ishiba against cutting Japan’s consumption tax on food as skyrocketing rice prices double
Shigeru Ishiba thinks consumption tax on food should not be lowered, against the wishes of political dissenters, in spite of rice ...
How Mastercard is building the Venmo of crypto
From JPMorgan to the everyday American, here's how Mastercard wants to build the payments network of the future.
Rexas Finance Crypto Price Likely to Hit $100 in 5 Years, This is Why
The growing regulatory certainty in the crypto market is a significant element that might drive RXS to $100. Governments worldwide are starting to acknowledge and control asset tokenization based on blockchain technologies.
Crypto firm Circle appoints JPMorgan and Citi to gear up for IPO
Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has appointed JPMorgan Chase and Citi to prepare for an initial public offering (IPO), reported Fortune. Circle intends to make its IPO ...
Chile’s Codelco agrees on $666 million in loans from Japan’s JBIC, commercial bank
Chile's state-run Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said on Tuesday it agreed on a $466 million loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and an additional $200 million loan ...
Organizational changes at Yokohama
Yokohama Corporation of North America (YCNA) has announced three organizational changes, effective immediately. ( read original story ...)
Investigation launched after graffiti protesting Israel’s presence at Expo 2025 Osaka
A police investigation has been launched after graffiti was daubed on a building in Osaka written in protest at Israel's participation in the upcoming Expo 2025 event in the Japanese city. Osakan ... ( read original story ...)
Lewis Hamilton’s Instagram Teaser Sparks Tokyo Drift Speculation
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has hinted that he could drop another Tokyo drift-style video in a Nissan Skyline GT-R R34. This comes as Formula One heads to Japan for the Japanese Grand ... ( read original story ...)
Third of boys, half of girls in Tokyo class partook in bullying that led to student’s PTSD
At least a third of the boys and half of the girls in one class at a national elementary school here had been involved in bullying a student ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
13-Hour Detour: American Airlines Flight From New York To Tokyo Diverts To Dallas
According to Flightradar24 data, an American Airlines Boeing 787-9, registered as N829AN, was forced to divert to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) despite the fact that it was already ... ( read original story ...)
China holds major war games around Taiwan as U.S. boosts ties with Japan to deter “Chinese military aggression”
China's launches drills around Taiwan to "severely punish" the island's pro-independence leader, as the U.S. boosts its war footing in Japan to deter Chinese "aggression." ( read original story ...)
Japanese property cat rates down by as much as 15% at April 1: Howden Re
Howden Re has reported that risk-adjusted catastrophe reinsurance excess-of-loss (XoL) rates-on-line for Japan saw reductions of 10-15% at the April 1st ... ( read original story ...)
Breaking: Japan’s Metaplanet Buys Another 696 Bitcoin After Robust Q1 BTC Income
Japan's Metaplanet buys 696 Bitcoin, expanding its holdings to 4,046 BTC, after reporting robust Q1 earnings from its BTC income generation business.
Japan to strongly advocate for exemption from U.S. auto tariffs
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Tuesday that Japan will keep up a strong push for the United States to exempt it from auto tariffs.