A group of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan demands China release Astellas Pharma employee accused of spying
Japan has demanded China release one of its nationals after the man was arrested by Beijing on allegations of espionage. The man, an employee of drug-maker Astellas in his 50s, has been detained since ... ( read original story ...)
Japan demands China free citizen accused of spying
Beijing has detained more than a dozen Japanese nationals on suspicion of spying in the past decade. ( read original story ...)
Inside a slum that’s become the Bermuda Triangle of Japan, where people go to disappear
More than 80,000 people in Japan go missing every year. Osaka's Kamagasaki slum is where some people go when they don't want to be found. ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling party group eyes ban on TikTok, other apps -lawmaker
A group of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for disinformation campaigns, ( read original story ...)
Huobi’s New Boss Shakes Up Crypto Firm With China Plan
Justin Sun’s strategy for boosting the exchange’s revenue includes a novel way around Beijing’s cryptocurrency trading restrictions.
SoftBank-backed Oyo to reduce planned IPO by about two-thirds amid tech headwinds
The company was targeting a valuation of about $9 billion and updated its IPO documents in early 2022, but SoftBank later that year reduced its estimate for Oyo to $2.7 billion. The IPO valuation will ...
Oyo plans to cut IPO size amid tech headwinds
In the filing, Oyo will outline plans to sell just a third of the new shares it originally planned, eroding the amount of fresh capital it is expected to receive, one of the people said. The plan ...
Japan’s ex-bank regulator urges lenders to scrutinise portfolios amid market rout
TOKYO: Japanese banks should scrutinise their foreign currency-denominated portfolios and holdings of low-liquidity assets in the wake of the recent global market rout, Tokio Morita, former executive ...
Japan indicts man for killing student with thallium
Prosecutors in Osaka have indicted a man for murdering a female acquaintance with thallium, which was used as rat poison.Kazuki Miyamoto, 37, is accused of killing 21-year-old university student ... ( read original story ...)
Weekly Forex Forecast – NASDAQ 100 Index, Gold, Bitcoin, USD/JPY
Long Bitcoin against the USD – the price declined over the week by 2.20%. Long Japanese Yen against the USD – the price rose over the week by 0.83%. Long of the NASDAQ 100 Index following a daily ...
G7 nations set to push for stricter cryptocurrency regulations at Japan summit in May
The Group of Seven industrial countries will discuss tougher rules on cryptocurrencies to improve transparency, protect investors.
Japan’s Nikkei bounces as weaker yen lifts sentiment; banks weigh
Japan's Nikkei index rose for the first time in three days on Monday, with a weaker yen boosting sentiment in the exporter-heavy market, but worries about a global banking crisis weighed on financial ...
Vietnam’s VPBank Sells $1.5 Billion Stake to Japan’s SMFG Unit
Vietnam Prosperity JSC Bank sold a 15% stake to Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. for about $1.5 billion, marking the end of a years-long sale process.
Twin toddlers may have climbed shelf, unlocked window before falling to death in Nagoya
NAGOYA -- Two young twin boys who died after falling from the seventh floor of an apartment building in this central Japan city may have climbed up a shelf placed near the window and unlocked it on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo demands China free Japan national detained in Beijing
Tokyo is demanding that China release a Japanese national detained in Beijing earlier this month for allegedly breaking the law ( read original story ...)