Adaptation & Remake for its 2026 edition, running Oct. 28–30 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho-kan, with a conference program adding sessions on AI and anime. The Tokyo-based content market, ( read original story ...)
Takaichi’s fiscal push could lift growth — and Japan’s already-rising interest bill
Japan is giving up revenue now in the hope that stronger consumption and a 370 trillion yen public-private investment will deliver faster growth later. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake disrupts auto, parts production
The powerful earthquake that struck Japan's southern island of Kyushu has disrupted a number of manufacturing operations in the region, including production of vehicles and components at the country's ... ( read original story ...)
FBI Agent Charged With $1 Million Crypto Theft — The Crime His Own Bureau Polices
A supervisory FBI agent crypto theft case unfolds as Patrick Yaroch faces charges over $1 million in stolen digital assets.
BNY to add crypto staking to digital asset custody platform
The custody bank has selected Galaxy to provide staking infrastructure as it broadens services for institutional crypto investors.
Japan Stocks Shrug Off Yen Shock, But Kioxia Signals More Pain Ahead
Japan's Nikkei absorbed yen intervention with modest losses, but Kioxia's guidance miss leaves it exposed to further BOJ risk.
Japan, US likely to intervene again if yen resumes slide, ex-BOJ official says
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan and the United States will "certainly" conduct joint intervention again if the yen shows signs of resuming its downtrend, said Atsushi Takeuchi, a former ... ( read original story ...)
CZR Exchange Announces Crypto Debit Card Initiative to Expand Digital Asset Utility
George Town, Cayman Islands, August 4th, 2026, FinanceWireCZR Exchange, a global digital asset platform headquartered in the ...
Only the Bank of Japan can arrest the yen’s decline
Higher interest rates are needed to address a growing yield gap with the U.S.
Japan’s Toyota reports hefty profit on cheap yen and solid car sales
Toyota is reporting a nearly doubling of profit for the fiscal first quarter as solid demand in the U.S. and India combined with a favorable exchange rate to boost results. ( read original story ...)
Global market: Japan’s Nikkei slips as intervention fears weigh; Toyota earnings in focus
Japan’s Nikkei edged 0.11% lower, while the Topix fell 0.26%, as investors remained cautious over possible further yen-buying intervention by authorities and awaited Toyota’s quarterly earnings. The ...
Watch: Takashi Miike’s ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ explores corruption, violence
Neon released the teaser trailer for "Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo" on Monday. Takashi Miike directs the Japanese entry in the police corruption series. ( read original story ...)
A Currency Trader at Heart, Bessent Bets on Japan’s Yen
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made $1 billion betting against the yen as the top investor for George Soros more than a decade ago. Now, he is using the might of the U.S. economy to prop up the Japanese currency. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister tours earthquake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures
Prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 people ( read original story ...)
Japan outlines its military build-up plan, citing threats from China, Russia and North Korea
Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth. ( read original story ...)
Why the U.S. Stepped In to Prop Up Japan’s Yen Currency
The two countries “will not hesitate to conduct further joint intervention," vowed Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama.