The World Exposition in Osaka is estimated to have generated an economic ripple effect of 3.05 trillion yen ($19.6 billion), sowing t ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s new prime minister is jolting markets
Sanae Takaichi was sworn in as Japan’s first female prime minister a little over a month ago, and she’s already making waves in the East and West. The first priority for the people of Japan is if her ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto hiring surges despite U.S. payrolls shrink under tariff pressure
According to the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. private payrolls fell by 32,000 in November — the sharpest drop in more than two and a half years. Small businesses absorbed most ...
Luxury Home Prices Explode in Tokyo as Foreigners Seize on a Weak Yen
The Japanese capital saw its high-end home prices jump more than 50% in the year to the end of September, leaving values at record highs driven by “limited supply, a weak yen, which has spurred rising ... ( read original story ...)
Survey: 7.5% of condo buyers in central Tokyo reside overseas
Foreign buyers of newly built condominiums in the capital appear focused mainly on six central wards in Tokyo, a land ministry survey showed. ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to centralize intelligence gathering with new agency
TOKYO -- Japan's government and ruling coalition will move to strengthen the country's intelligence collection and analysis capabilities as soon as fiscal 2026, with plans to submit a bill to the Diet ...
LHP Kay returns from Japan on 2-year deal with White Sox (source)
The White Sox have agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with left-hander Anthony Kay, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Wednesday. The club hasn’t confirmed the deal, which includes a $10 ... ( read original story ...)
White Sox, LHP Anthony Kay agree to 2-year deal, sources say
Left-hander Anthony Kay is returning to the majors after a successful two-year run in Japan, agreeing to a two-year, $12 million contract with the White Sox, sources told ESPN. ( read original story ...)
Report: White Sox ink two-year deal with Anthony Kay after two seasons in NPB
After two seasons overseas in the NPB, left-hander reliever Anthony Kay is returning to the states, signing a two-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. ( read original story ...)
SC Capital Partners’ Zeus DC break ground on facility in Osaka, Japan
APAC operator SC Zeus Data Centers has started work on a new facility in Osaka, Japan. The company this week announced it has broken ground on Zeus OSA1, its first data center development in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan Poised to Increase Defense Spending to $70 Billion, 2% of its GDP
Japan’s cabinet approved a Fiscal Year 2025 supplementary budget that is poised to put the country on track to dedicate upwards of two percent of its GDP to defense. The supplementary budget includes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new crypto tax could wake ‘sleeping giant’ of retail investors
A new, more moderate tax on digital assets in Japan is projected to make crypto more appealing to retail investors. Lawmakers in the National Diet, Japan’s legislature, reportedly support a proposal ...
The 26-Minute, 51% Wipeout That Deepened Trumps’ Crypto Woes
The crash Tuesday in the crypto miner American Bitcoin Corp. was instantaneous. At 9:31 a.m. on Wall Street, just one minute after trading started, its shares were down 33%. Five minutes later, losses ...
Catch the auspicious first sunrise of 2026 at Osaka’s highest observation deck
Usher in 2026 with the first sunrise of the New Year at Harukas 300 and enjoy traditional New Year dishes and activities ... ( read original story ...)
Justin Trudeau Shares PDA Moment With Katy Perry in Tokyo
Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry‘s romance is still going strong as the pair were spotted out and about in Tokyo. Recently captured photos show the couple out on a night stroll, while holding hands. ( read original story ...)
Princess Aiko’s popularity sparks calls to change Japan’s male-only succession law
Ikuko Yamazaki, 62, has been using social media to advocate for the succession of the emperor's first child regardless of gender. She says not having Aiko as a successor and the insistence on ... ( read original story ...)