After spending more than four decades in Portland, Maine, popular restaurant Sapporo sets grand opening date at their new spot in Falmouth ... ( read original story ...)
3 Top New Meme Coins to Invest in April 2025: BTFD Coin’s 2900% ROI Turns Heads While Gigachad, Osaka Protocol and Other Wild Picks Shake Up April’s Meme Madness
Ever scroll through crypto Twitter and feel like everyone’s making money off meme coins except you? One second, a coin’s just a silly joke, and the next—bam—it’s up 10x. With 2025 already flooding ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Brother eyes machine tool markets in Southeast Asia, Europe
NAGOYA, Japan -- Japanese printer maker Brother Industries sees Southeast Asia and Europe as the key to growing its machine tool business under its medium-term plan through 2028, with more ... ( read original story ...)
Hegseth Reassures Asian Allies in Meetings in Tokyo and the Philippines but Skips South Korea
The trip was clearly intended to remove recurring questions on Taiwan, for which Congress last year approved the sale of $1 billion in arms and equipment. ( read original story ...)
Disrespectful Foreign Tourists Force Closure of Japanese Shrine Fixed by Ghost of Tsushima Fans
The Watazumi Shrine on Tsushima Island has been closed to all tourists following “a grave and unforgivable act of disrespect by foreigners”. There’s no information on what exactly occurred, but the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto And Banking: A New Era Of Financial Services Begins
Regulators and legislators are helping pave a path for traditional banks and financial services companies to adopt digital assets and cryptocurrencies.
A career pivot led this bond fund manager from Japan to finance to find her passion
Glass, who was promoted to the position in February after 27 years in the business, at first seemed destined for a career in Japanese language and literature. She received a bache ...
Tariff-hit firms may need business turnaround financing, Japan’s bank lobby chair says
Japanese banks may need to offer business turnaround support to companies hit by tariffs imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the head of the country's banking lobby said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s NUS Expands BLOCK71 Tokyo to Boost Deep Tech Start-Ups in Japan
NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), is expanding its presence in Japan with the launch of its second BLOCK71 office in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Barna & Chandgie take on North America roles at Yokohama
Yokohama Corporation of North America (YCNA) has announced three organisational changes that take effect immediately, including the promotion and expanded remit of Jeff Barna. In addition to his ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s financial watchdog set to relabel crypto assets as financial products
Japan's financial regulator is set to propose new legislation that would reclassify crypto assets like bitcoin (BTC-USD) and ether (ETH-USD) as financial products, according to a media report dated ...
Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds Tops 10 Million Units Sold!
(TOKYO:9697) today announced that worldwide sales of Monster Hunter Wilds, released on February 28, 2025, surpassed 10 million units. Monster Hunter Wilds is the latest entry in the Monster Hunter ...
Osaka Metro Unveils “OSAKAKO Vertiport”, a New Takeoff and Landing Facility for eVTOL at Expo 2025
The name "OSAKAKO Vertiport" references "Osaka Ko", the name of the nearest station, which is on Osaka Metro's Chuo Line. Through the Expo 2025 program, Osaka Metro hopes to promote wider recognition ... ( read original story ...)