Bitcoin Bitcoin -0.2% and cryptocurrencies have surged higher, boosted by fears swirling over out of control government spending and former U.S. president Donald Trump's crypto bombshell.
Police arrest 22-year-old man over fatal Yokohama burglary
Mazuki Takarada, a self-declared sole proprietor from Chiba Prefecture, was arrested on Saturday over the death of a 75-year-old man in his Yokohama home last week. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Injured Osaka to skip Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Japan's Naomi Osaka said she will skip next month's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain as she recovers from injuries that have kept her out of key tournaments during the WTA's Asian swing. The ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s season over because of injury
Naomi Osaka's season appears to be over after she said she will not play at next month's Billie Jean King Cup finals because of injury. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion said in Tokyo on ... ( read original story ...)
M&A: Tokyo Takeovers
Nozomi Oda, partner at Morrison Foerster Law Offices in Tokyo, underscores the active role increasingly played by independent directors in executive decision-making in high-profile M&A transactions, ... ( read original story ...)
M&A: Tokyo Takeovers
Nozomi Oda, partner at Morrison Foerster Law Offices in Tokyo, underscores the active role increasingly played by independent directors in executive decision-making in high-profile M&A transactions, ... ( read original story ...)
The unsinkable Mark Karpeles is willing to give Tokyo another shot
The former CEO of Mt Gox, which once processed the majority of bitcoin transactions globally before it blew up in 2014, is looking to set up shop in Japan again. ( read original story ...)
Inherited Influence: Politics continues to be a hereditary business in Japan
Political blue bloods, with established local support groups, tend to perform very well in polls. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka cuts season short due to injury
Osaka has been sidelined since retiring from her last-16 match at the China Open against Coco Gauff in early October. ( read original story ...)
JAL unveils plane themed on Tokyo DisneySea’s new area
The plane, which features characters from the Disney movies 'Frozen,' 'Tangled' and 'Peter Pan,' will mainly fly on domestic routes until November next year. ( read original story ...)
Bad Polls for Japan’s Ruling Coalition May Cloud BOJ Rate Path
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition is continuing to soften in the runup to this coming weekend’s election, two polls showed, indicating the possibility that the vote ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s DPP leader pledges crypto tax cuts if elected
Democratic Party for the People (DPP) leader Yuichiro Tamaki has outlined pledges for crypto tax reform in Japan on social media yesterday (JST). He asked digital asset enthusiasts for their support ...
Tech shares lead Japan’s Nikkei higher in choppy session
Japan's Nikkei share average rose in a choppy session on Monday, as gains in technology stocks lifted the benchmark index, while caution ahead of a domestic election and corporate earnings weighed on ...
Naomi Osaka season over because of injury
Naomi Osaka's season appears to be over after she said she will not play at next month's Billie Jean King Cup finals because of injury. The Billie Jean King Cup finals would have been the final event ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on energy shares, political uncertainty
Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday as falling oil prices prompted selling of energy-related issues, while political uncertainty weighed ahead of Japan's general election. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s dilemma: Go nuclear and accept the risk or decline the risk and shrink the economy?
In November 2023 Ishikawa Prefecture held a nuclear disaster drill, recalls science writer Takashi Soeda for the magazine Tsuhan Seikatsu (Sept-Oct). It supposed an earthquake of magnitude upper 6 ... ( read original story ...)