The state government delegation held a meeting with the senior leadership of JICA and discussed various upcoming social-sector and infrastructure projects. ( read original story ...)
Crypto-Focused Menai Financial Group Shuttering Market-Making Business in London and Tokyo
Crypto financial-services firm Menai Financial Group is closing its market-making business in Tokyo and London, the company said in a statement Wednesday. The process of refocusing the group is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police call on social media firms to freeze accounts of ex-lawmaker GaaSyy
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has called on social media companies to freeze the accounts of former lawmaker GaaSyy, an online personality who resides overseas and has a pending arrest ... ( read original story ...)
Experts on Japan’s mega-quake readiness meet to update damage estimation
An expert panel formed by the Japanese government has met to update the study on the after-effects of an anticipated mega-quake in the Nankai Trough along Japan's Pacific Coast. There is a 70 to 80 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s foreign minister pledges to assist quake-hit Turkey
Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa has pledged to help Turkey rebuild its quake-hit infrastructure in a meeting with his Turkish counterpart. Hayashi conveyed his condolences to the victims ... ( read original story ...)
New discoveries spark ‘concerns’ about Fukushima’s future ‘earthquake resistance’: report
Disaster-related deaths are in addition to the about 19,500 that were killed by the earthquake or tsunami." Although the dangers stemming from the accident have since been mitigated, new findings ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami warning after earthquake struck off eastern Philippines
A tsunami warning has been triggered and evacuation order issued to coastal dwellers on a remote Philippine island after a strong earthquake struck in the ocean off the archipelago. The United States ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.2 Strikes Eastern Philippines
Quakes are a regular occurrence in the Philippines, which sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic and volcanic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and ... ( read original story ...)
2 arrested over video of unhygienic acts at Osaka restaurant
Two men have been arrested for allegedly harming the business of Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya Co. with a video of one of them eating directly from a container of toppings meant for all customers ... ( read original story ...)
More dirty diners arrested in Japan
TOKYO: Two men have been arrested for allegedly harming the business of the Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya after video emerged of one of them eating directly from a container of toppings meant for ... ( read original story ...)
2 arrested in Osaka after diner used chopsticks to eat ginger from sharing pot at Yoshinoya outlet
The incident marks the latest episode of unsavoury food terrorism acts in Japan. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Konami Opens New Studio in Osaka – News
Konami announced it has opened up a new studio in Osaka, Japan located at the Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South business center. The new studio is "characterized by a well-developed environment where ... ( read original story ...)
Konami has opened a new studio in Osaka
Konami Osaka Studio is located at the Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South business centre, and will follow the mantra “creators first”, according to Konami. The company says the new studio “is characterised ... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand Investment to acquire 6 multi-family properties in Japan for $141.4m
The six assets comprise 428 premium one-bedroom apartments located close to the commercial districts of Umeda and Namba. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Old footage falsely linked to Tajikistan earthquake
Footage of a violent tremor shaking a room has circulated in social media posts falsely linking it to an earthquake that jolted Tajikistan in February 2023. In reality, the clip has previously ... ( read original story ...)
Naveen Patnaik to attract Japanese investors during week-long trip from Monday
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will Monday embark on a week-long tour to Japan in a bid to attract investments in various sectors for the eastern state, officials said. During the ... ( read original story ...)