The Osaka Prefectural Board of Education on Dec. 6 dismissed a 64-year-old male janitor at a prefectural high school for shoplifting food at ( read original story ...)
The Christmas tree at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka holds two Guinness World Records
The USJ tree has set two Guinness World Records with more than 600,000 lights and a three-metre-tall snowflake ornament ( read original story ...)
Young, crypto-hungry investors are shaping the digital assets class
Leading the way is an upstart segment of young investors — digital natives who will go on to shape the future of finance. New research into the attitudes of high-net-worth investors towards digital ...
Customers Of Crypto Billionaires Winklevoss’ Gemini Plead For Lost Funds
The Winklevoss twins promised “real return” for Gemini users who signed onto their lending program. Now customers are owed $900 million as the contagion that began with the collapse of Sam ...
Japan’s Nikkei hits four-week low as tech shares sink tracking U.S. peers
Japan's Nikkei share average touched a four-week low on Wednesday, tracking a tech-led selloff on Wall Street overnight, although auto stocks' gains amid a weaker yen capped losses. The Nikkei ended ...
Japan’s economy could enter a recession in 2023, economist says
Japan's economy is set to enter into recession as export growth slows, according to Capital Economics' Marcel Thieliant. ( read original story ...)
Japan Rocked by Earthquake: In Pictures
After a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan's northeastern coast on Friday, unleashing a 13-foot tsunami, residents now fear the growing risk of a radiation leak from the damaged Fukushima power plant. ( read original story ...)
Road rage driver accused of kicking cars, yelling ‘Open the door’ on east Japan expressway
A man has been accused of obstructive driving following a road rage incident on the Tomei Expressway in east Japan, where he allegedly got ... ( read original story ...)
Nomura’s crypto arm seeks profit in two years in shakeout after FTX crisis
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to break a profit at its crypto unit within two years as the spectacular failure of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange spurs demand for safer counterparties in the ...
Crypto Firm Amber Cuts Staff, Pauses Fundraising in FTX Fallout
Amber Group, one of Asia’s leading crypto platforms, has continued to lay off staff and put a funding round on hold amid turmoil in the digital-asset sector following the bankruptcy of the FTX ...
Japanese banks must learn to lure Southeast Asia’s youth
Going abroad is easier than making a go of a business overseas; the Japanese may need to emulate a family-run Singapore bank.
Japan Foreign Reserves Rise to Highest in Six Years
Japan's foreign reserves grew 2.65% from the previous month to $1.226 trillion at the end of November, the first rise in four months and their highest since December 2016, ministry officials said.
Physical functions among Japanese children deteriorated after the onset of pandemic, study finds
A team of researchers from Nagoya University in central Japan investigated how restrictions on children's activities during the COVID-19 pandemic affected their life habits and their abilities to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal threatens to derail Winter Games bid
Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 event ... ( read original story ...)
‘Bomb cyclones’ in North Pacific up 20%; more typhoons hit Tokyo
The damage caused by bomb cyclones is similar, in human and economic terms, to that from typhoons and heavy rain in summer and fall. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks mixed in morning on falling tech, weak yen
Tokyo stocks were mixed Wednesday morning as technology issues came under pressure following an overnight decline in their U.S. peers, while a weak yen against the U.S. dollar continued to support ... ( read original story ...)