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Japan’s Kishida Seeks to Build Defense Ties in Philippines Visit
Japan will seek to bolster military ties with the Philippines during a visit to Manila by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that comes after tensions escalated between Beijing and the Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top univ. asks firms to stop pressuring job-hunting students
The University of Tokyo has called on companies to stop using pressure tactics on job-hunting students to get their preferred candida ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
By Luc Cohen, Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) -FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Thursday of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest ...
Japan Nuclear Fukushima Fish
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023. ( read original story ...)
1 dead after 3 men stabbed in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA -- Three men were stabbed on a downtown Yokohama street on Nov. 2, leaving one dead and the other two injured. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan
A collapse in the yen is forcing Japan to scale back a historic five-year, 43.5-trillion-yen defence build-up aimed at helping to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to eight people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
Shiba Inu price fails to breach key resistance despite special SHIB announcement from Japan SBI VC trade
Japan SBI VC has invited Japanese crypto community members to commemorate Kabo-chan’s birthday, the dog that inspired the Dogecoin meme. Shiba Inu (SHIB) price is trying to catch up with the broader ...
Crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of defrauding FTX customers
Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty on all ... a first for the unmanned vessels The Bank of Japan’s Early Warning for the U.S. Phillips trailing Williamson in new poll after ...
Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all 7 criminal counts for collapse of his crypto empire FTX
Fried guilty of seven counts on Thursday, the culmination of a year-long criminal proceeding following the November 2022 collapse of his crypto exchange, FTX. In an industry known for fraud and ...
Neo-Concept International Group Readies $9 Million Micro-IPO
Summary Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited has filed for a micro-IPO to raise $9 million. The company offers apparel design, manufacturing, and logistics management services. Neo-Concept ...
Sam Bankman-Fried verdict: Disgraced FTX founder is set to find out whether he will be convicted in the highest profile fraud trial case since Bernie Madoff
Bankman-Fried was lauded as the future of finance, crypto’s Steve Jobs who planned to give ... Among the others who advertised FTX were Shaquille O’Neal and Naomi Osaka. There was also $300 million on ...
All Blacks skipper Cane to head to Japan after World Cup pain
New Zealand captain Sam Cane will play a season for Tokyo-based Suntory Sungoliath and take a year off from Super Rugby following the disappointment of the World Cup final. ( read original story ...)
Here’s why foreign demand for US bonds will remain strong – regardless of what Japan does, according to Goldman Sachs
"The lack of competing domestic alternatives will likely continue to put a floor on foreign net purchases," Goldman Sachs said of the US bond market. ( read original story ...)
Mobile order service launched on Japan bullet train after snack cart suspension
NAGOYA -- Although passengers of the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train bid farewell to its beloved snack carts on Oct. 31, some items, including the popular "too-hard" ice cream, will remain on the menu ... ( read original story ...)
Carlsberg to sell Sapporo beer in Singapore, Malaysia
Sapporo has signed a deal with Carlsberg for the Danish brewer to distribute the Japanese beer brand in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. The deal also extends to Sapporo products – such as Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)