People in Tokyo have remembered the victims of the 1945 US air raid on the Japanese capital in a memorial service held exactly 80 years after the incident. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nissan tests driverless vehicles in city streets filled with cars and people
The driverless technology from Nissan Motor Corp. highlights Japan’s eagerness to catch up with players like Google’s Waymo that have taken the lead in the US. ( read original story ...)
Japan posts current account deficit for first time in 2 years
Japan recorded a current account deficit in January for the first time in two years as a weak yen inflated the cost of imports, finance ministry data showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s real wages fall 1.8% in January, first drop in 3 months
Japan's real wages fell 1.8 percent in January from a year earlier, the first drop in three months, due to higher food and gasoline p ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Kraken IPO set for 2026: report
The crypto industry is more optimistic about the future of the digital assets as President Trump makes good on his plans to make the U.S. the bitcoin capital of the world.
Litecoin Rallies in Sight As Crypto Whales Snap Up $43,825,600 in LTC in Just Two Days, According to Analyst
A closely followed crypto strategist believes that the payments-focused token Litecoin (LTC) is in a position to spark a strong upside burst.
7-Eleven to explore sell-offs with Couche-Tard ahead of potential merger
On Thursday, the Tokyo-based company announced a huge share buyback and an IPO of its US unit -- the latest twist in a saga that began last year, when Seven & i rebuffed a takeover offer worth nearly ...
Japan sees fastest base pay gains in 32 years in boost for Bank of Japan
TOKYO] Japan’s workers saw their base pay rise at the fastest clip in 32 years, a result that sends a positive signal to the Bank of Japan (BOJ) as it weighs the prospects for demand-driven economic ...
‘In Europe there would be protests’: Scholar weighs Japan’s approach to ‘overtourism’
SAPPORO -- The problem of "overtourism," marked by an excessive concentration of travelers negatively impacting local communities and residents, is becoming increasingly severe across Japan, with ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea urges Japan to apologize to Korean victims of 1945 Tokyo bombing
North Korea on Monday urged Japan to investigate and apologize to Korean victims killed in the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo in 1945, near the end of World War II, a day before Japan is set to mourn the ... ( read original story ...)
Northeast Japan wildfires blamed for deaths of over 2 mil. abalone at cultivation farm
Massive forest fires in this northeastern Japan city are thought to have led to the deaths of all of more than 2 million abalone kep･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aspires to become Asia’s largest start-up hub, but goal remains elusive
Bureaucracy, aversion to risk, high taxes are blamed for why Japan lags behind in the start-up scene. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Electric Abi spoils Hoshoryu’s yokozuna debut in Osaka
New yokozuna Hoshoryu suffered a nightmare start to his time at the exalted rank on Sunday after the Mongolian-born wrestler was defe ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Miners Accumulate $820M BTC 14-days as Trump Tarrifs sparks Bond-yield hike in Japan and Germany
Bitcoin (BTC) faces mounting pressure as inflation signals and economic uncertainty push prices lower. However, miners have quietly accumulated $900M in ...
A non-crypto person’s guide to the ‘bitcoin strategic reserve’
The Trump White House recently announced a project that the crypto industry loves, skeptics hate, and that most people, reasonably, don’t really care about: a “bitcoin strategic reserve.”
U.S. Housing Agency Considers Launching Crypto Experiment
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