The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has signed a contract for the purchase of t® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), scheduled for delivery in 2025. This follows JCG’s ( read original story ...)
Tokaido Shinkansen to resume normal services
The Central Japan Railway Company, or JR Tokai, canceled all services between Tokyo and Nagoya on Friday. The firm also significantly reduced the number of services between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka. JR Tokai announced early on Saturday that the Tokaido ... ( read original story ...)
Ramen takes a hit as inflation rises in Japan
Japan has been experiencing inflation after decades of low to negative interest rates, and it’s affecting ramen, one of the country’s favorite cheap meals. ( read original story ...)
Jennifer Garner Reveals She Faced a Big Fear and Found Wonder and Beauty on Her ‘Dream Trip’ to Japan
The actress's vacation included delicious (and daring) food, eye-opening experiences — and a run in with 'Deadpool and Wolverine' in Japanese ( read original story ...)
Trump’s courting of the crypto community is a smart campaign move but bad for Americans
He said it was a "scam," but then Donald Trump embraced cryptocurrency at the Bitcoin2024 conference in Nashville.
Trump’s financial docs reveal Bible sales, crypto and legal costs
Trump has made $300,000 (£273,000) from branded bibles, listed on the financial disclosure form as "The Greenwood Bible". The former president started selling the books earlier t ...
Global markets higher with Japan stocks surge over 3% after US retail data boosts Wall Street
Japanese stocks led the gains in Asian markets Friday after Wall Street rallied to one of its best days of the year as data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected, with particular credit going to the country’s shoppers. ( read original story ...)
Flights and trains canceled in Tokyo area as a strong typhoon swerves nearby
Flights and trains in the Tokyo area have been canceled, and people were warned of strong winds, heavy rains and potential flooding and mudslides as a typhoon swerved near Japan on its way further ... ( read original story ...)
Crustacean with Male and Female Parts Gets Named After Ranma
A newly discovered crustacean has been named after Ranma 1/2's main character because they're both male and female. ( read original story ...)
Sense of Place: Tranquil Uji meets bustling Tokyo in the music of luvis
We're kicking off our latest Sense of Place series with an interview and performance from luvis. The singer-songwriter grew up in Uji, a beautiful city south of Kyoto that's surrounded by nature and ancient history. Now, luvis resides in bustling Tokyo, and his music fuses those two experiences into a sound that's both serene and ...
Japan’s economy bounces back, supporting case for more rate hikes
Japan’s economy expanded by a much faster-than-expected annualized 3.1% in the second quarter, rebounding from a slump at the start of the year thanks to a strong rise in consumption and backing the case for another near-term interest rate hike. ( read original story ...)
Japanese noir thriller Tokyo Swindlers is mired in high stakes violence and real estate fraud
You are unearthing something that will entertain, enlighten, amuse, horrify, mangle, jangle, keep you riveted,” bestselling American novelist Harlan Coben said about pulp fiction in an introduction to ... ( read original story ...)
Confused By The Politics Of Crypto? Follow The Incentives
It's clear that candidates for the US presidency all have strong incentives – either politically or financially – for supporting crypto.
Every Norwegian now indirectly owns $27 worth of Bitcoin as sovereign wealth fund ups crypto stake
Norway's $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund upped its holdings in crypto exhanges, increases its indirect Bitcoin coverage by 62%.
Japan braces for once-in-a-century mega earthquake; worst-case scenarios predict it can kill over 300,000
Experts warn of a possible megaquake in Japan with a magnitude more than 9 on the Richter scale. A recent advisory to this effect has prompted widespread panic, with Prime Minister Kishida canceling a trip to oversee potential government response. ( read original story ...)
Trump once said crypto was a scam. Disclosures show he now owns more than $1M of it.
Trump's financial disclosure reveals over $1 million in Ethereum, marking a shift from his previous stance on crypto, which he once called a 'scam.' ...