Gilead has penned a potential $1.5 billion synthetic lethality deal with a Chinese biotech. A cell therapy company could end a one-year-plus biotech IPO drought in Tokyo. | Gilead penned a potential ...
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Pardoned Binance Founder Hobnobs With Trump Sons and Administration Officials at Mar-a-Lago Crypto Fest
Changpeng Zhao made his first return to the U.S. since his release from federal prison in 2024.
Yokohama tire plant in Salem to shut down permanently in March
A tentative agreement between the Union representing the Yokohama Tire Plant (United Steel Workers Local 1023) and the Company will result in the permanent closure of the plant ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo real estate worker allegedly ordered arson attack to chase out resident
TOKYO -- The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has arrested a real estate company employee for allegedly instructing acquaintances to set fire to a･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin Holds Firm at $67,000, XRP Down 0.55% as CLARITY Act Faces Senate Uncertainty
Overview Bitcoin price today is up 0.76% at $67,243 as buyers absorb ETF selling pressure. Ethereum fell below the $2,100 support zone after repeated ...
Japan’s Takaichi vows to break with ‘fiscal austerity’ to spark economic revival
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday pledged to break with "excessive fiscal austerity" and boost long-term investment through a multi-year budget ... ( read original story ...)
How China Is Stoking Fear About Travel to Japan
From earthquake warnings to bear attack alerts, Beijing is deploying a campaign of exaggeration and disinformation to punish Tokyo’s support for Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Attack on Hong Kong man in Sapporo caused by ‘dining etiquette’ dispute
Incident has already prompted Chinese consulate to warn nationals against travel to Japan, amid heightened tensions between Tokyo and Beijing An attack on a Hong Kong man in the Japanese city of ... ( read original story ...)
Woman handed reduced sentence over role after daughter allegedly beheaded man in Sapporo hotel
The daughter allegedly beheaded a man she stabbed and took his head home in a suitcase. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber reports record results for 2025 and raises targets for 2026
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced two major milestones reflecting the company’s strong performance and confidence in its future growth strategy: record-high financial results for fiscal year ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka city stunned by anonymous gold bar gift worth $3.6M to fix aging water pipes
Osaka has received an anonymous gift of gold bars to repair the Japanese city’s aging water pipes. Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama says the donor gave 21 kilograms of gold worth about $3.6 million. ( read original story ...)
Mystery donor gifts $3.6M gold bars to fix Osaka’s ageing water pipes
Osaka receives 21kg of gold bars worth $3.6M from an anonymous donor to support urgent repairs to the city’s ageing water pipe network. ( read original story ...)
Osaka receives $3.6 million gold bar donation for water infrastructure repair
Osaka received a generous donation of gold bars worth $3.6 million from an anonymous donor to fund repairs of the city's aging water infrastructure. ( read original story ...)
Global markets | Japan’s Nikkei falls as US-Iran tensions unsettle investors
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday as heightened U.S.-Iran tensions and a sell-off in U.S. private-equity shares dented sentiment.
Asian Games: Nagoya Games main venue opened to media, athletes try it out
The main venue for the upcoming Asian Games in the central Japan city of Nagoya has been opened to the media, with three Japanese at ... ( read original story ...)