Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said authorities were analysing not just recent yen declines but factors that are driving the moves, and repeated that Tokyo stood ready to respond to any ... ( read original story ...)
‘Magnificent’: Japan gifts more cherry trees to Washington as token of enduring friendship
Japan sent the 250 new trees to the United States as the National Park Service rehabs the Tidal Basin, and ahead of the 250th birthday of the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance minister says authorities are looking at factors behind yen moves
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday authorities were analysing not just recent yen levels but factors that are driving the currency's moves. In a press conference, Suzuki also ... ( read original story ...)
Writing down thoughts, discarding them helps to neutralize anger: Japan study
Feeling angry? You may be able to neutralize that emotion by jotting down your thoughts on a piece of paper and then throwing it away or shr ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire CEOs join White House state dinner for Japan prime minister
The U.S. and Japan celebrated their alliance this week with an official visit and state dinner, which highlighted private sector investments from the likes of Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Toyota. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin price can hit $1 million with surprise use case, says crypto VC
Yat Siu, the founder of a $5.9 billion venture capital firm, outlined a novel path toward a nine-figure bitcoin price.
Japanese language interpreter charged with bank fraud targeting MLB star Shohei Ohtani
The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it charged a Japanese language interpreter with bank fraud after allegations he had illegally transferred more than $16 Million from Major League Baseball ...
Speaking to Congress, Japan’s Kishida urges U.S. to overcome ‘self-doubt’ of world role
Japanese Primer Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday urged the United States to uphold its role as a world leader during an address to a joint meeting of Congress. ( read original story ...)
Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez were among the top tech bosses and business leaders to attend a lavish White House dinner
Over 200 guests attended the dinner, including Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez, Apple's Tim Cook, and JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon. ( read original story ...)
Osaka looking at ‘bigger picture’ on comeback
TOKYO: Former world number one Naomi Osaka said Thursday that she was looking at 'a bigger picture' and not just results since returning to tennis late last year after giving birth. ( read original story ...)
Weak yen may actually deter Bank of Japan from hiking rates soon
The yen's fresh slide to a 34-year low complicates the Bank of Japan's deliberations on the timing of a next interest rate hike, as a resulting rise in import costs pushes up inflation but also hurts ...
Japan’s JERA to Launch Truck-to-Ship Ammonia Bunkering at Yokohama
The firm has set up the operation, billed as the world's first for truck-to-ship ammonia bunkering, to supply a tugboat owned by NYK Line. ( read original story ...)
£52,000 golden teacup stolen from Tokyo department store
Takashimaya to increase security after theft of 24-carat gold teaware from unlocked display box ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo now cheaper to visit than inflation-hit NYC — world’s one-time priciest city a relative bargain
With Japan’s once-feared currency plummeting to thirty-year lows and the country quietly sliding into recession, Tokyo — which cratered more than twenty spots to 60th place on the Economist’s annual ... ( read original story ...)
China-Taiwan tension brings troops, missiles and anxiety to Japan’s paradise island of Ishigaki
As the U.S. and Japan deepen ties to counter China's threat to Taiwan, residents of a tiny paradise island fear war will shatter their world. ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden toasts strong alliance with Japan at state dinner for PM Fumio Kishida
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden honored Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, with a spring-themed state dinner Wednesday night at the White House that was ... ( read original story ...)