TOKYO/OSAKA -- Even in an iPhone-dominated Japanese market with lackluster growth prospects, domestic electronics makers like Sony Group and Sharp have found reasons to keep pouring resources into new ... ( read original story ...)
Police arrest Iranian man over 2015 murder of compatriot in Nagoya
Police on Wednesday arrested an Iranian man on suspicion of murdering one of his compatriots in 2015 in Nagoya. Seyedmohsen Rezaeikelidbari, 33, allegedly conspired with others to stab a 27-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Returning Kasper Junker hat-trick steers Nagoya past FC Tokyo
Kasper Junker opened his season's account with a hat-trick as Nagoya Grampus brushed aside FC Tokyo 3-1 in the J-League first ... ( read original story ...)
Students with diverse backgrounds welcomed to new Osaka Pref. night school
A public junior high school here has launched night classes matching the needs of people wanting to study while living and working･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Aleatek Studio Reveals Design of the Serbia Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
Explore Aleatek Studio's award-winning Floating Forest design for the Serbia Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025, blending Serbian culture and natural landscapes. ( read original story ...)
Hard Numbers: Japan contracts, North Korea launders, Chile freezes, Microbes resist
The GDP of Japan contracted by 0.5% in the first three months of this year. The dip raises concerns that the world’s third-largest economy could be headed for recession after showing no growth in the ...
Japan’s Honda raises electrification investment to $65 bln through FY2030
Japan's Honda Motor pledged to double its electrification and software investment to about $65 billion over the 10 years running through the 2030 business year, it said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Housing Crisis: Not Enough People, Too Many Vacant Homes
On the opposite side of the world, the housing crisis isn’t about a shortage in supply but a shortage of people needing homes. Recent data released by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and ... ( read original story ...)
Leak Reveals An ETF Perfect Storm Could Be Heading Toward Bitcoin After $6 Trillion Fed Inflation Flip Unleashed A Crypto Price Boom
Ahead of the key inflation data, one bullish bitcoin investor predicted there's "$6 trillion in cash on the sidelines" that could power the bitcoin price to $150,000 this year—calling the latest bitcoin bull run "still
Senate votes to cancel SEC crypto policy, teeing up veto from Biden
The Senate voted to cancel a Securities and Exchange Commission accounting policy rule related to cryptocurrency, sending it to President Joe Biden, who has said he will veto it. The Senate voted 60-38 for a joint resolution that would nix the SEC policy.
HTCR: HeartCore’s Cash Position Bolstered from Sale of Go IPO Warrants and Supports Price Target of $3.00
HTCR READ THE FULL HTCR RESEARCH REPORT On May 14, 2024, HeartCore (NASDAQ:HTCR) reported 1st quarter 2024 financial results which showed revenues in line with expectations and net profits below ...
KS1 / KS2 Geography: Two children’s lives in bustling capitals London and Tokyo
Kei from Tokyo and Louis from London show us their lives in these two exciting cities. Suitable for Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Early and 1st, 2nd Level, Foundation, Key stage 1 ... ( read original story ...)
The Olympic ‘anti-sex beds’ myth was debunked in Tokyo, so let’s do it again in Paris
But then there was this myth that the beds were made to collapse if more than one person was, uh, active on them and then the phrasing was that they were “anti-sex beds” and it all spiraled out of ... ( read original story ...)
Rafu Shimpo: Chronicling Little Tokyo’s Legacy Amidst ‘Most Endangered’ Designation
Downtown LA's Little Tokyo district is commemorating its 140th anniversary this year. It's the largest and most populous 'Japantown' in the US. In a push to preserve it, Little Tokyo was recently ... ( read original story ...)
Get 28% off on Jake Adelstein’s memoir ‘Tokyo Vice’ and dive into the stories behind the hit MAX series
SAVE 28%: Jake Adelstein's memoir Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan is discounted to just $12.99 in paperback during the Amazon Book Sale, down from the usual price of $18. That's a savings of $5.01. ( read original story ...)
MIT grads’ $25 million crypto crime puts spotlight on Ethereum front-running
The case involves some impressive detective work as well as a sophisticated explanation by Justice Department lawyers of a new type of alleged crime involving the Ethereum blockchain.