Japanese household spending rose 0.8% in January from a year earlier, internal affairs ministry data showed on Tuesday, worse than the median market forecast for a 3.6% rise. ( read original story ...)
Male inmate in his 50s dies at Nagoya detention facility
A male inmate in his 50s who was being held in a solitary cell at a Nagoya detention facility died on Sunday. According to the Nagoya Public Prosecutors Office, the man had been taking medication for ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Day-Trader Faithful Find Life Under Trump Is No Paradise
For months, crypto-loving investors sank billions into leveraged strategies with the hope that Donald Trump would eliminate regulations on their upstart industry and usher in a new world of digital ...
Receiving low-glucose alerts can improve diabetic drivers’ safety on the road
A Japanese study conducted by a team from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine found that the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, equipped with sensors that alert diabetics ... ( read original story ...)
Dodgers-Cubs tickets going for $2,000 on Opening Day in Tokyo: report
MLB is bracing for a huge financial windfall from the season-opening games featuring several Japanese stars, including the reigning National League MVP. ( read original story ...)
Will Japan’s Crypto Reform Bill Change the Market?
Japan's Cabinet authorizes a Payment Services Act amendment that relaxes stablecoin regulations and establishes a new class of crypto brokerages.
The crypto market continues to stumble as Trump declines to rule out potential recession this year
The latest comments follow closely on the heels of disappointment with a White House plan for a national crypto reserve. Many crypto enthusiasts expected Trump’s national crypto
Bitcoin Dips Below $80K as Crypto Sell-Off Goes From Bad to Worse
The price action came as the Nasdaq and S&P 500 stock indexes fell sharply early Monday as Trump failed to quell worries about a recession.
Japan Post Prices $4 Billion Bank Unit Stake Sale at High End
Japan Post Holdings Co. sold ¥592 billion ($4 billion) of Japan Post Bank Co. shares in the nation’s biggest stock sale since 2023, marking the latest disposal in a decade-long privatization effort by ...
Foreign workers march in Tokyo for better pay, work conditions
Foreign workers took to the streets of Japan's capital on March 9, calling for wage increases and improved labor conditions as the peak of th･･･ ( read original story ...)
Crown Prince Akishino joins in mourning victims of the 1945 Tokyo air raid
A memorial service Crown Prince Akishino attended was held in Tokyo on Monday to mourn the estimated 100,000 victims of the U.S. military's air raid on the capital 80 years ago. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s trade minister heads to Washington for tariff talks.
Yoji Muto is expected to negotiate with U.S. officials ahead of global tariffs that could damage Japanese businesses, including automotive giants. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin faces pressure as Japan’s bond yields hit a 16-year high: could it drop to $70K?
Japan’s 20-year government bond yield has surged to its highest level since 2008, triggering concerns that risk assets like bitcoin could face renewed selling pressure. The yield rose to 2.265% last ...
Stock of the Day: Coinbase falls 5% on crypto-summit disappointment, S&P 500 snub
Trump's hotly anticipated crypto summit failed to lift prices, and the company was also left out of the benchmark S&P 500.
Bitcoin falls after hopes that purchases will boost Trump’s strategic crypto reserve are dashed
Only bitcoin already held by the US government will be included in President Donald Trump's crypto strategic reserve.
Crypto Slump Deepens as Macro Headwinds Offset Trump Push
Cryptocurrency prices extended their slide on Monday as escalating tariff war tensions and diminishing prospects of further Federal Reserve rate cuts offset a wave of pro-crypto announcements from ...