PEPE has become the first memecoin in Japan after local crypto exchange BITPoint became the first exchange in the country to list the memecoin.
Naomi Osaka Officially Withdraws From Billie Jean King Cup
On Tuesday morning, tournament organizers confirmed that Naomi Osaka had pulled out of the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals. The BJK Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition. ( read original story ...)
Etihad Cargo celebrates one year of operations in Osaka
Etihad Cargo is celebrating the first anniversary of its Osaka operations, handling 2,911 tonnes of cargo ex Osaka in 2024—which is 39.1 per cent of its total 7,440 tonnes ex Japan—and now operates 10 weekly flights connecting Osaka and Tokyo to over 100 global destinations. ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani in the World Series sparks major excitement in Japan, attracts viewership rivaling the US
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has turned millions of Japanese residents into fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers, so much so that more than a tenth of the country’s population has been tuning into the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor 13 Years After Massive Earthquake
Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor at the Onagawa plant after a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami led to damage at nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant. The No. 2 reactor was put back online Tuesday and is expected to start generating power in early November, ( read original story ...)
Trader’s $10,000 Spoofing Profit Haunts Nomura
At 8:45 am on a spring day in 2021, a Nomura Holdings Inc. trader began a series of complex transactions over five hours on the Osaka Exchange that would earn Japan’s largest securities firm next to ...
Tokyo Gas H1 net profit down 84% y/y on higher costs
Tokyo Gas , Japan's biggest city gas provider, on Wednesday posted 17.2 billion yen ($112 million) in first-half net profit to end-September, down 84% from the same period a year earlier, hit by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rises over 1% after Big Tech stocks push Nasdaq to record high
Asian markets are mixed with Japan’s benchmark index gaining more than 1% after a rally in technology stocks propelled the Nasdaq composite to a record high ( read original story ...)
A second high court rules that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
A second high court has ruled that the Japanese government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. ( read original story ...)
Onagawa nuclear plant’s restart sparks concerns over evacuation routes
Residents, particularly those of islands close to the newly restarted plant, lament the limited options for escaping a disaster. ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Electric to Strengthen Production Facilities for Energy System Business in U.S. and Japan
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that its U.S. subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc., headquartered in Pitt ... ( read original story ...)
Asia: Japan boosts stocks, gold hits record
JAPANESE stocks gained, while most other markets in Asia fell amid caution ahead of next week’s US election and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Philippines Punk Scene Takes Center Stage in Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Project ‘Ria’ From ‘Plan 75’ Producer – TIFFCOM
Ria,' a feature debut exploring Manila's underground punk and porn scene and social activism is participating at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei hits two-week high as tech shares track Nasdaq’s record high
Japan's Nikkei share average touched a two-week high on Wednesday, as technology stocks tracked Nasdaq's record closing high overnight. The Nikkei was up 1.25% at 39,390.49 by the midday break, its highest level since Oct.
Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Urawa Red Diamonds
Yokohama F. Marinos will welcome the Urawa Red Diamonds to the Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in the 35th round of the J1 League. ( read original story ...)
Paz Vega Thriller ‘Death Has No Master’ Lands at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market – TIFFCOM
Paz Vega-starrer 'Death Has No Master,' a Venezuela-set thriller from Jorge Thielen Armand, is participating in the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market. ( read original story ...)