A Japanese ruling party lawmaker has met with Myanmar's junta leader, according to Myanmar state media, days after a Japanese documentary filmmaker was arrested while covering a protest in the ... ( read original story ...)
Shake-up fails to lift Japan cabinet support, Unification Church doubts linger -surveys
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet reshuffle appears to have done little to ease voter concerns amid anger about the ruling party's ties to the controversial Unification Church, multiple ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen bears brunt of market rethink on Fed
The Japanese yen fell the most against a resurgent U.S. dollar on Friday, as a two-day rally in equities conceded to market expectations that the Fed will have to do a lot more to contain inflation. ( read original story ...)
Volcano in Japan erupts and rains ash down on residents up to 1.5miles away triggering evacuations
Japan raised its emergency alert level to the maximum five and urged residents to evacuate after a volcanic eruption. Sakurajima on western island Kyushu erupted at about 8.05pm local time today ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar general meets with Japan lawmaker for 1st time since takeover
Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday met with a sitting Japanese lawmaker for first time since the military took control of the Southeast Asian nation in February 2021. Hiromichi Watanabe is a member of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Seeks to Take Lead as Green ‘Transition’ Finance Hub
Tokyo could become a global leader in green “transition” finance that helps heavy carbon-emitters reduce their footprint, according to an executive at a public-private partnership charged with ...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 briefly rises 2% on return to trade; Asia shares mixed
Shares in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Friday following strong gains in the previous session as investors digested the U.S. inflation report. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Return to Growth Unlikely to Derail Kuroda Easing Plan
The world’s third-largest economy is finally set to return to its pre-pandemic size, a result that’s nonetheless unlikely to sway Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda from his commitment to policy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s female minister of gender equality replaced with man simulating pregnancy with a false belly
Former Bank of Japan official Masanobu Ogura tried on a “pregnancy belly” for two days after being chosen to replace female minister Seiko Noda as the cabinet head in charge of tackling the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
VOX POPULI: Mayor’s case for building casino in Yokohama far from convincing
Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi on Aug. 22 suddenly declared that the port city will seek to host a casino-based resort that the central government plans to permit in up to three locations. ( read original story ...)
Japanese baseball, a 150-year journey of transformation
In the 150 years since American educator Horace Wilson began teaching his students in Tokyo about baseball in 1872, the game's meanin ... ( read original story ...)
The tornado tearing through crypto
That’s a test of governments’ power to apply existing enforcement tools in the crypto ecosystem. At the same time, the sanctions are exposing a deep rift within the crypto world between believers in ...
BlackRock pushes into crypto market with bitcoin private trust
BlackRock has announced the launch of a spot bitcoin private trust, deepening a push into digital assets as the crypto industry is recovering from the fallout of a credit crisis. The world’s largest ...
Lego, JR East are stamping up Tokyo to celebrate anniversaries in Japan
Until Aug. 21, Lego and Japan Railways East are collaborating to mark the 90th anniversary of the Lego Group and 150th anniversary of the first rail line in Japan, which connected Shimbashi in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
This melt-in-your-mouth barbecue in Japan will keep you coming back for more
The menu offers a choice of burgers, steaks and other barbecue selections. I went straight for the black Wagyu brisket with two side dishes. My wife had the grilled chicken, and my son sampled chicken ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Unregulated RenBridge helps criminals launder $540 million in crypto
An unregulated cryptocurrency cross-chain bridge used to transfer the value between blockchains facilitated the laundering of at least $540 million in proceeds for lawbreakers, according to a new ...