According to CBRE's 2024 Asia Pacific Investor Intentions Survey, Japan is the top target for cross-border real estate investment in Asia Pacific for the fifth consecutive year, with investors ... ( read original story ...)
Satoshi Nakamoto Will ‘Erase’ Bitcoin—JPMorgan CEO Issues Wild Crypto Warning After Huge Price Pump
Now, after the mystery of bitcoin's anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto suddenly deepened earlier this month, JPMorgan's chief executive has predicted Satoshi Nakamoto could return and "erase" bitcoin entirely.
Crypto Crime Amounted to Over $24B in 2023: Chainalysis
Could Crypto Draw Insights from Past Bull Market Errors to Forge an Enduring Legacy? The figure is nearly 40% less than that of 2022, however it is only provisional, Chainalysis stressed. Over $24 billion worth of cryptocurrency was received by illicit addresses in 2023 accounting for 0.
How to watch Japan’s historic moon landing live as highly anticipated day arrives
After a protracted and energy-efficient journey to the moon, SLIM ultimately reached its orbit around Earth's closest moon on Christmas Day. Following that, the spacecraft prepared for the impending landing day for three weeks, which will hopefully happen today. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Fertility Program Is Overwhelmed by How Many Women Want to Freeze Their Eggs
Tokyo’s fertility subsidy program is open to all women between the ages of 18 and 39, a departure from earlier fertility policies that excluded unmarried women. ( read original story ...)
US wants Japan shipyards to help keep warships fight-ready
STORY: Repairing ships in Japan, rather than in the United States, would boost military deterrence in the region by keeping military assets in place, Emanuel said. "China watches what ships are coming in and out. ( read original story ...)
This Futurist Wants To Send Your DNA To The Moon
Sapporo International Art Festival, artist Amy Karle invites reflection on what it means to be human at a time when our digital remains outlive our bodies. ( read original story ...)
IHG to open three midpriced hotels in Osaka under Garner brand
TOKYO -- IHG Hotels & Resorts, a U.K.-based hotel chain, said Friday that it will open three hotels in Osaka this year under its midprice brand Garner, targeting the growing tourism market in Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s little Moon toy: the camera probe ready to roll
On board Japan's "Moon Sniper" spacecraft is a little robot with a big mission: to pop open like a Transformer toy, wiggle across the lunar surface and beam images back to Earth.But the gadget's chance to boldly go depends on the success of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, ( read original story ...
Amazon’s AWS to invest $15 bln to expand cloud computing in Japan
Amazon Web Services said it plans to invest $15.24 billion in Japan by 2027 to expand cloud computing infrastructure that serves as a backbone for AI services.
IHG to open three midpriced Garner brand hotels in Osaka
TOKYO -- IHG Hotels & Resorts, a U.K.-based hotel chain, said Friday that it will open three hotels in Osaka this year under its midprice brand Garner, targeting the growing tourism market in Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s imperial family hosts a poetry reading with a focus on peace to welcome the new year
Japanese Empress Masako has expressed her yearning for peace as a mother’s love in her poem, read at an annual celebration of poetry at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japanese man so successful at doing ‘nothing’ for others, he now does it for free
The client wants to do something, and I just go along. No deep commitment is expected and no personality required.” ... ( read original story ...)
Little Tokyo Wishing Tree Removed From Japanese Village Plaza
Ikeda, known by her friends as Nikki, stayed up until midnight on Jan. 15 tearing down the wishes of hundreds of Little Tokyo visitors. “I closed at 7 and spent five hours to take down the paper,” she ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei logs weekly jump as chip shares rally
Chip-industry stocks led a rally in Japan's Nikkei share average on Friday, lifting the benchmark index to a weekly gain. The Nikkei advanced 1.4% to close at 35,963.27. However, technical indicators ...
Tokyo Jan core inflation seen falling below 2%, first time in 20 months
Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital Tokyo in January likely fell below 2% for the first time since May 2022, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Friday, reinforcing the view that price ... ( read original story ...)