The collapse of houses, the destruction of roads and the ground uplift along the coast caused by the recent Noto Peninsula Earthquake have warned us that nuclear power plants should not be operated in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka and Tokyo ranked as world’s ninth and 14th most livable cities
Osaka is the ninth most livable city in the world, the only city in Asia to crack the top 10, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Liveability Index, while Tokyo placed 14th. In its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Drugmaker Looking Into Higher Death Count From Toxic Pills
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. is investigating whether 76 people have died after ingesting its health supplements containing red yeast, a higher toll than initially reported. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Hacks and Frauds Surge to $509M Q2, Immunefi Reports
Centralized crypto institutions were the prime targets, accounting for two-thirds of successful attacks, according to the Immunefi report. The findings also highlighted that Ethereum was the most ...
Bitcoin Eclipsed by Ether, Solana in Crypto Bets Tapping ETF Hype
Bitcoin’s performance is starting to be overshadowed by the Ether and Solana tokens as hype around US cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds shifts to the two smaller digital assets.Solana surged the ...
Naver-Backed Webtoon Shares Rise 9.5% After $315 Million IPO
Webtoon Entertainment Inc. shares climbed as much as 14% in the online comics company’s debut after a US initial public offering that raised $315 million, priced at the upper end of a marketed ...
Osaka governor eyes ban on mobile phone calls at ATMs
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said Thursday that he is considering banning people from using mobile phones while operating ATMs, in an effort to protect elderly people from fraud. Speaking to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Benchmark Topix Stock Index Is Heading for 1990 High
Japan’s Topix index is on course to regain its 34-year high as the equity benchmark finds support from financial stocks that benefit from higher interest rates, and as more companies take steps to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s thrifty households to drag on recovery prospects: Reuters poll
Growth in Japanese household spending probably slowed to a crawl in May, data will show next week, underscoring weak private consumption which could hamper a sustainable economic recovery.Internal ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders
The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market left empty after it ... A computer graphic video of plans for the 900 billion yen ($5.7 billion) project made by property developer Mitsui Fudosan shows ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders
The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market left empty after it ... A computer graphic video of plans for the 900 billion yen ($5.7 billion) project made by property developer Mitsui Fudosan shows ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium
The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market, left empty after it was razed six years ago, will be replaced by a scenic waterfront stadium and glistening skyscrapers according to plans for its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Names New Currency Czar as Yen Continues Its Slide, Nikkei Reports
Japan is getting a new currency czar just as the yen trades near its weakest levels in almost four decades, the nation’s finance minister said. The Finance Ministry appointed Atsushi Mimura as its new ...
Japan appoints Atsushi Mimura as top currency diplomat as yen falls
TOKYO -- Japan's government has decided to make Atsushi Mimura its top currency diplomat, replacing Masato Kanda, Nikkei learned on Friday. Mimura, director-general of the Finance Ministry's ...
Japan Will Take Appropriate Action Against Excessive Yen Moves, Finance Minister Says
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said the government would take appropriate action against excessive yen moves, although he declined to comment on whether he thinks the recent weakening of ...
J1 League Consadole Sapporo versus Albirex Niigata kick off 06:00 Sat 29 Jun 2024
Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Consadole Sapporo vs Albirex Niigata in the J1 League ... ( read original story ...)