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Japan’s Nikkei 225 Enters Fifth Straight Losing Plunge as Global Economy Fluctuates
The Nikkei is reflecting a general plunge in the global financial economy as it saw a plunge today despite hitting a high last week.
Mystery of headless man found in Japanese love hotel, police seek small person wearing wide-brimmed hat
A man was found dead in Sapporo, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido after he entered a hotel with a person who was small, wearing a wide-brimmed black hat, dark clothing, and carrying a large ... ( read original story ...)
No. 1 Maegashira Nishikigi upsets yokozuna Terunofuji on Day 2 in Nagoya
No. 1 maegashira Nishikigi secured an upset win against yokozuna Terunofuji on Monday, handing the yokozuna a defeat after two days of action at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Nishikigi (2-0), ... ( read original story ...)
Esports will remain an official medal sport at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | News-in-brief
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From Lease to Keys: Buying Your Apartment in Japan
It can seem like a dream to move from renting to owning your own property, however, there are a number of pitfalls awaiting the unwary. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: U.S. crypto lobbyists court Democrats in fresh legislative push
Embattled by a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crackdown, crypto companies are making a renewed push on Capitol Hill to drum up support for legislation they hope will rein in the agency ...
Japan: Tattoo artists want to wash off criminal connection
Tattoo artists in Japan say their art is often misunderstood and associated with the "yakuza" organized crime gangs. People with tattoos are often banned from public bathhouses and military ... ( read original story ...)
Japan corporate bankruptcies highest in 5 yrs in wake of pandemic
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan for the first six months of 2023 rose 32.1 percent from a year earlier to a five-year h ... ( read original story ...)
China-led EV boom in Thailand threatens Japan’s grip on key market
BANGKOK: Thailand's Siam Motors partnered with Nissan Motors in 1962 with a factory that rolled out four cars a day, leading to a profitable, decades-long relationship with Japanese companies that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Pokémon Art Event Has Thousands Of Giant Card Displays; Some Let You Step Into The Scene
As the first Japanese city to host the Pokémon World Championships, Yokohama will host an art event featuring large-scale card displays. ( read original story ...)
Ceiling painting at Tokyo’s Senso-ji temple peels off before planned repair work
A ceiling painting started to peel off on July 8 at the famed Senso-ji temple in Japan's capital. The work of art, called Ryunozu, was painted on "washi" Japanese paper measuring 6.4 meters long by 4. ( read original story ...)
American Crypto Exchanges Only Host 10% of the World’s Bitcoin Trading Volume
American crypto exchanges represent an increasingly smaller share of Bitcoin’s overall trading volume, according to a new report from CCData. The analytics firm says that Bitcoin trading in the U.S.
Japan’s Nikkei falls for 5th day in seesaw trade
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 198.69 points, or 0.61 pct, from Friday at a one-month low of 32,189.73. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, lost 11.57 points, or 0.51 percent, to finish ...
Bank of Japan likely to adjust yield curve control in July: Citi
Johanna Chua, Citi global markets head of Asia economics and strategy, says, however, that an adjustment may have a "signaling effect" but wouldn't be a "tightening." ...
The police are searching for clues after a man’s decapitated body was found in a Japanese love hotel
The man was found dead in a love hotel in Sapporo, Japan — a motel that offers hourly rates for people looking to have sex. ( read original story ...)