X launches Smart Cashtags for real-time Bitcoin and crypto prices. Analysts say the super app play could fuel a retail-driven price surge.
Tax employee in Osaka divulges taxpayer information to fake police officer
The Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau has revealed that one of its employees was tricked by a fake police officer into divulging information on more than 250 individual and corporate taxpayers. ( read original story ...)
From Osaka’s ‘fake goods street’ to Japan’s natto export boom: Our 5 most-read stories from last week
We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between April 4 and 12. The first story was･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan naphtha-dependent firms flag supply issues despite government assurances
By Hina Suzuki, Tamiyuki Kihara and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - Japanese companies whose output is dependent on naphtha or naphtha-based products are halting orders or slashing production ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches POWERR Asia, pledges $10B to help region secure oil amid Middle East energy shock
New framework aims to finance crude, fuel procurement, expand stockpiling systems, and strengthen Asian supply chains amid Hormuz disruption | Anadolu ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Suspected of Being Behind April Fools’ Day Crypto Heist
The largest cryptocurrency heist this year didn’t begin with malicious code, but with handshakes.
Japan’s big banks jostle to secure dollars with overseas corporate payments
TOKYO -- Japan's biggest banks are stepping up corporate payment services overseas, seeking to support Japanese companies' foreign operations while securing a steady stream of U.S. dollars and other ...
Japan offers $10bn support to help Asian neighbors secure oil
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan said on Wednesday it would establish a financial framework worth about $10 billion to help Asian countries procure energy resources and bolster their stockpiles as Middle East ...
Tokyo stocks end higher as Nikkei extends gains
Tokyo stocks ended higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average rising 256.85 points, or 0.44%, from Tuesday to close at 58,134.24, ...
Cannes, Tokyo Film Festivals to Launch Japan IP Market
The three-day Cannes event will link leading Japanese rights holders with international producers and buyers for film and TV adaptations. ( read original story ...)
North Korea calls Japan diplomatic paper a ‘grave provocation’
The countries do not have formal diplomatic relations, and Pyongyang frequently criticises Tokyo over its colonial rule of the Korean peninsula. ( read original story ...)
Japan Pledges $10 Billion to Help Countries Cope With Oil Prices
With supply chains at risk, the aid to Southeast Asian nations is aimed at securing the availability of oil-based products, including medical equipment. ( read original story ...)
Ex-teacher in Japan handed 2-yr prison term over schoolgirl voyeurism case
NAGOYA -- The district court here on April 14 sentenced a former municipal junior high school teacher to two years in prison for taking indecent image･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Cannes, Tokyo film markets to launch Japan IP market
The three-day Cannes event will link leading Japanese rights holders with international producers and buyers for film and TV adaptations. ( read original story ...)
Tom Lee Says Ethereum in ‘Final Stages’ of Crypto Winter as Bitmine Reports $3.8B Loss
Tom Lee believes Ethereum is nearing the end of a "mini crypto winter." Bitmine recorded a $3.1 billion Q1 loss. He remains bullish on Ethereum's
Bitcoin jumps to $74,000, but Wall Street is ‘cautious’ crypto bear market isn’t over
Bitcoin bounced above $74,000 on Tuesday, but Wall Street warns it's a bear market rally and the token could go lower before it goes higher.