Bira91 IPO: Eyeing a big D-Street listing party soon ... Sofina of Belgium and Kirin Holding of Japan. Earlier in March, the company had raised $25 million (Rs 207 crore) from private equity fund ...
Yokohama Said to Hold Talks for Goodyear’s OTR Tire Business
Yokohama Rubber Co. is in advanced talks to buy Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Off-the-Road tire business for at least $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Japanese company has ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Industry Wants Trump to Win and Call Off the SEC
“A Trump administration would likely seek to reset and rethink the SEC’s crypto regulatory policy,” said Michael Selig, partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. “Such a reset would naturally involve ...
The dark side of Japan’s porn industry: Lured by ‘agencies’… then raped on camera, forced to sign contracts and blackmailed into making degrading movies
An industry that runs on exploitation, coercive behaviour and false promises of runway dreams to young impressionable girls - Japan's disturbing porn industry has long been a legal grey-zone. In a ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Terunofuji wards off Ura to stay perfect after classic battle
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Terunofuji escaped defeat by a razor-thin margin but eventually overcame trickster Ura in a classic encounter on Saturday to stay perfect after seven days at the Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia badminton pair spied on China duo before beating them to gold at Tokyo Olympics
Book reveals how Indonesians watched Chinese opponents Jia Yifan and Chen Qingchen practising on eve of gold medal match. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo and surroundings hit by intense heat
Temperatures are soaring in the Kanto-Koshin region including Tokyo, with the mercury already topping 35 degrees Celsius in some cities. The Japan Meteorological Agency is forecasting mostly cloudy and sunny weather for the region on Saturday as it is in ... ( read original story ...)
Dayan Michelle Sobel: A Jewish girl’s move to Japan in her 60s
While Japanese take rules seriously, and public transportation is completely silent, Israelis are loud, informal, and friendly. ( read original story ...)
DEE Piping IPO: Latest GMP as focus shifts to allotment. How to check the share allotment status online?
DEE Piping IPO: The DEE Piping IPO, which opened for subscription on Wednesday, June 19, concluded on Friday, June 21, saw an overall subscription of 103.03 times.(PTI) DEE Piping IPO: DEE Piping ...
Osaka Pref. man handed new arrest warrant over fake police patrol car
A 26-year-old delivery driver was served a fresh arrest warrant on July 19 on suspicion of attaching red emergency lighting and modifying his ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: US-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock
A U.S. plan to use Japanese factories to boost production of Patriot air defence missiles - used by Ukraine to defend against Russian attacks - is being delayed by a shortage of a critical component ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka woman arrested after corpse of newborn boy found in golf course restroom
Suspect Yuka Tatehara, a 28-year-old resident of Osaka's Hirano Ward, was quoted as telling Hyogo Prefectural Police, "It's true." Tatehara is accused of abandoning the corpse of a baby in a plastic ... ( read original story ...)
Festival in Japan town hit by 2011 tsunami features millions of sunflowers
Millions of sunflowers are blooming on farmland in a town on the Japan's northeastern Pacific coast that was hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2021 to Paris 2024: What has changed for India at the Olympics?
Three years on from the Tokyo Olympics, a lot has changed in Indian sport. An Indian is now a reigning Olympic and world champion in track and field, there is a full-strength shooting contingent, and ... ( read original story ...)
Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki excited for return to Tokyo Dome for Japan series vs Dodgers in 2025
A 9-year-old Seiya Suzuki sat in the stands of the Tokyo Dome with eyes peeled on New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui as he warmed up for a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2004. It ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards
Hiroshima, the Japanese city devastated by a US atomic bomb in 1945, is at the center of a growing controversy after local officials dismissed calls to disinvite Israel from its annual ceremony ... ( read original story ...)