TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday expressed concern over recent foreign exchange movements, as the yen sank to fresh nine-month lows versus the dollar. "As we have ...
Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka set to clash in first week of 2026
Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka will very likely face each other in their very first tournament of the 2026 season after Great Britain and Japan landed in the same United Cup group. ( read original story ...)
Japan trade minister says no particular change in China rare earth export controls
Japan's Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday there are currently no particular changes in China's export control measures on rare earths and other materials. Akazawa's remarks come as Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for choking subway station employee in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 60-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a 52-year-old subway station employee. The incident occurred at Makomanai Station on the Sapporo Municipal Subway line at ... ( read original story ...)
Swiatek, Gauff, Osaka, Auger-Aliassime, Zverev among 2026 United Cup entrants
ATP and WTA tournaments may be completed for 2025, but anticipation for 2026 is already heating up thanks to Monday’s United Cup draw. Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Stan Wawrinka, ... ( read original story ...)
Popular crypto company shuts down as Bitcoin crashes
DappRadar launched in 2018 as a decentralized application (dApp) analytics platform. It has earned a reputation for exploring, tracking, and managing dApps as its insights have come to be relied upon ...
Epstein files reveal he wanted crypto to be taxed
The emails show Epstein discussing the treatment of digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and pushing for clearer taxation rules. In one exchange, he urged former White House chief strategist Steve ...
Buffet Indicator for Japan market hits record 179% in overheating territory
TOKYO -- Japan's Buffett Indicator, which measures a stock market's capitalization relative to nominal gross domestic product, reached a record high of 179% in July-September, far surpassing the 100% ...
Serious $1 Trillion Crypto Price Crash Warning Sparks Panic As Bitcoin Drop Suddenly Accelerates
Bitcoin has dropped toward $90,000 per bitcoin, accelerating a sharp decline from its October all-time high of $126,000 as Federal Reserve uncertainty fuels bitcoin price crash fears. Sign up now for ...
Nepathya receives warm welcome at maiden Nagoya concert in Japan
Following their Pokhara concert a week ago, Nepathya, Nepal's premier folk-rock band, received a warm and gracious welcome during their maiden Nagoya concert in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Osaka pulls out of ASB Classic, Svitolina and Navarro signed up
Former world women's tennis number one Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this summer's ASB Classic in Auckland. ( read original story ...)
Craft Gyoza Fest Osaka
Gyoza, beer and autumn leaves – that’s what you can expect at Flower Expo Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi over the long holiday weekend of November 19–24. This s ... ( read original story ...)
As Tokyo embraces a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork,’ Japan’s new prime minister just called a 3 a.m. meeting
The Japanese leader only sleeps two to four hours a night—and has personally pledged to ditch work-life balance in favor of “work, work, work.” ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new leader’s remarks on threats toward Taiwan spark tensions with China
Less than a month into her term, Japan's conservative leader has stirred tensions with China by suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response. ( read original story ...)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Advances Mobile Banking Security with SCSK and OneSpan’s FIDO Cloud Authentication Solution
OneSpan Inc. (NASDAQ: OSPN) today announced that Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SuMiTB), Japan’s largest trust bank, has chosen SCSK Corporation and OneSpan to strengthen its mobile banking security and ...
Japan Moves to Put Bitcoin Under Financial Product Rules, Slash Crypto Taxes to 20%
Japan's FSA plans to reclassify 105 cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, as financial products, imposing securities-like disclosure, reporting, and market oversight requirements on exchanges.