Phone maker Apple has lifted some App Store restrictions on bitcoin and crypto after a judge ordered it to end its controversial so-called “Apple tax” on ...
Int’l body promoting next-generation fusion energy joins World Expo in Osaka
A France-based international organization building an experimental nuclear fusion reactor is showcasing the clean energy technology a ... ( read original story ...)
China paints hilltop white to mimic Japan’s Mount Fuji, tourists feel duped after paying ₹1,100 entry fee
A tourist spot in Hebei, China, is under fire for painting a small hill white to resemble Mount Fuji, charging visitors. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tariff envoy says Tokyo insisting on U.S. rethink
After arriving back in Japan, Ryosei Akazawa told reporters that the two sides 'made progress' toward an agreement, but stressed Tokyo was insisting that all tariffs be reviewed. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro relaxes staff dress code; sneakers OK, ties optional, gendered rules axed
Tokyo Metro Co. started this May implementing a relaxed dress code for subway station staff and train crew, allowing them to wear sneakers an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expressway operator to waive unpaid tolls from major ETC failure
Central Nippon Expressway Co. (NEXCO Central) announced May 2 that it would waive tolls for vehicles that passed through affected areas duri ... ( read original story ...)
British pavilion at World Expo in Osaka improves afternoon tea set after online stir
The British pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka has improved the quality of its 5,000 yen ($35) afternoon tea set, with the dri ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Must Refuse Trump’s Military Cost Demand, Ex-Minister Says
Japan needs to firmly refuse US President Donald Trump’s calls for Tokyo to increase what it pays to keep American military bases in the country, a former Japanese foreign minister said, a day before the second round of talks over tariffs between the allies. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rises on trade talk optimism, posts longest rally since 2023
"It looks like the tariff negotiations between Japan and the U.S. are progressing, which is within expectations but has become a positive cue," said Shoichi Arisawa, general manager of the investment ...
Nikkei index rises for 7th day on weaker yen, hopes for tariff talks
The Nikkei stock index climbed for the seventh straight day to end at a new one-month high on Friday, lifted by export issues on a we ...
Japan objects to US trade proposal leaving tariffs on autos, steel
The U.S. presented a "framework of the agreement" for a final deal during bilateral tariff negotiations with Japan in Washington on Thursday, with the two sides at odds over American tariffs on ...
US, Japanese officials to start trade consultations, Treasury says; Japan said skeptical
Top U.S. and Japanese officials agreed to start immediate working-level consultations after "frank and constructive" trade talks in Washington on Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday, ( read original story ...)
Trump family’s net worth has increased by $2.9 billion thanks to crypto investments, new report says
As the Trump family's crypto ventures increase their wealth, the president's administration pauses a dozen federal crypto probes.
What Happened in Two Days at a Very Wild Crypto Party
Arrests a year ago are forgotten, and deals are struck in Dubai ...
Inside Sam Altman’s eye-scanning crypto party
Onstage, Sam Altman and co-founder Alex Blania announced that the cryptocurrency Worldcoin is coming to the US for the first time, along with a bevy of orbs. The idea is straight out of science ...
Car rams into 7 elementary school pupils in Osaka, man arrested
A car rammed into a group of elementary school pupils who were on their way home after school in the city of Osaka on Thursday, leavi ... ( read original story ...)