Japan's Justice Ministry says a man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan hangs ‘Twitter killer’ in first execution since 2022
Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years. ( read original story ...)
Japan Executes ‘Twitter Killer’ Convicted of Murder Who Dismembered 9 People
A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan's Justice Ministry said. ( read original story ...)
Japan executes infamous ‘Twitter Killer’ who killed 9 people, first capital punishment since 2022: Report
The justice ministry declined to confirm the hanging but NHK, citing government sources, said the prisoner was 34-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, who murdered nine people in 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Over 470 earthquakes rattle Japanese island chain with active volcanoes
As many as 474 such earthquakes had been observed around the Tokara island chain, south of Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Stocks Rally on Fed Rate Cut Hopes, Nikkei Hits 40,000
Japanese stocks rose tracking Wall Street’s gains as hopes of US interest rate cuts solidified and after US and China finalized a trade understanding. The Nikkei benchmark rose past the 40,000 mark ...
Japanese rubber futures extend gains on supply woes
SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose for a second straight session on Thursday, tracking the Nikkei upwards, ...
Preview: Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus – prediction, team news, lineups
Twenty-six-year-old Yota Sato is ineligible to play any part for Nagoya Grampus here as he serves a one-match suspension due to an accumulation of yellow cards, while Soichiro Mori is unavailable ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Consumer Inflation Eases But Stays Well Above BOJ’s Target
Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area eased in June but remained firmly above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, leaving the central bank balancing on a policy tightrope. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Inflation Eases as Energy Costs Cool Ahead of Election
Inflation in Tokyo slowed for the first time in four months as energy price gains eased and the municipal government waived some water charges for households ahead of a national election likely to ... ( read original story ...)
JGBs Consolidate as Investors Weigh Tokyo CPI Data
JGBs consolidate in the early Tokyo session as investors weigh Japanese economic data released earlier. The data showed consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area eased in June but remained ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Industry Moves Into the U.S. Housing Market
Americans are finding ways to use digital currencies to help them buy homes, and new companies are forming to help people tap their home’s value to buy Bitcoin.
Owning crypto might soon help you get a mortgage
Trump's housing chief said he had directed Fannie and Freddie to come up with proposals to start counting crypto as an asset in mortgage risk assessment.
Japan to establish guidelines for chip industry cybersecurity
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will compile guidelines by around this fall for semiconductor plants on how to deal with cyberattacks, looking to spur the development of ways to minimize damage and ...
Nikkei rises to 5-month high as Middle East calm boosts tech shares
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average touched its highest in almost five months on Thursday, as a period of calm in the Middle East encouraged investors to buy back riskier assets, particularly chip and ...
High-priced drones and Japan’s hidden AI champion
In a collaborative work by Nikkei Asia's Lauly Li and Cheng Ting-Fang in Taipei and Ryohtaroh Satoh in Tokyo, they explain how this relatively little-known AI-enabler is currently the only company in ...