A train derailed in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, November 17, causing delays and service suspensions, including on a line to Narita Airport.Eyewitness footage captured by a passenger on another train ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes lower after US losses
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dipped 0.35 percent, or 97.73 points, to 27,930.57, but the broader Topix index edged up 0.15 percent, or 2.99 points, to end at 1,966.28. ( read original story ...)
Japan Prosecutors to Extend Suspected Abe Assassin’s Psychiatric Evaluation – Media
Japanese prosecutors will extend the psychiatric evaluation of the man suspected of shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. Tetsuya Yamagami, an ... ( read original story ...)
Tough tests at 2022 FIFA World Cup could just be the platform to usher in Japan’s new generation
In the absence of established star quality, Japan's next generation could be primed to break through at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. ( read original story ...)
Car running on YOKOHAMA’s ADVAN brand tires wins SUPER GT GT300 class series championship
YOKOHAMA announced that a car fitted with its global flagship ADVAN brand tires captured the GT300 class series championship of 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT Series, Japan’s ultimate touring car racing ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign visitors flock to Japan after tourism reopening
The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to nearly 500,000 in October, the first month it fully reopened to overseas visitors after more than two years of Covid restrictions, more than doubling ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Entertainment Asset (DEA) Collaborates with TV Tokyo Corp to bring Web3 Media to the Japanese Public
Web3 and TV Business Alliance to Bring GameFi Mainstream in Japan GameFi company Digital Entertainment Alliance (DEA) has entered a business alliance with TV Tokyo Corporation to create Web3 content ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested after attack on restaurant worker in mask row near Tokyo
A 43-year-old man was arrested on Nov. 16 for allegedly attacking a restaurant worker with his cellphone after being warned to wear a mask at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan auto lobby opposes plan to tax mileage of electric vehicles
A Japanese automobile lobbying group "firmly opposes" a plan for mileage tax on electric vehicles (EVs), an official of the group said on Thursday, adding that it would slow electrification efforts. ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi Set for Japan Summit as Mends Ties With US Allies
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold his first in-person meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday, the latest in a series of summits that appeared aimed at calming ... ( read original story ...)
Inside a Once-$10 Billion Crypto Empire That’s Suddenly Cracking
Suspended withdrawals at cryptocurrency brokerage Genesis amid the widening crypto-market meltdown have cast an unwanted spotlight on Barry Silbert, the man at the helm of the Digital Currency Group ...
Fallen Crypto Billionaire Admits His Persona was a Sham in New Interview
FTX via ReutersIf there were lingering doubts about Sam Bankman-Fried’s strategic thinking—assuming one could overlook the bankruptcy filing, the bizarre tweets, and the billions of dollars in missing ...
Chipmakers drag Japan’s Nikkei lower on Micron supply cut
Japan's Nikkei edged lower on Thursday, with chip-related companies Tokyo Electron and Advantest dragging the most after Micron Technology scaled back its memory chip supply and capital spending, ...
Japan Auto Lobby Opposes Plan for Mileage Tax on Electric Vehicles
"We are firmly opposed to the hasty introduction of measures such as a mileage tax without public discussion," said Seiichi Nagatsuka, vice chair of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.
4 arrested after Aichi man found in concrete-filled drum in Aomori
Four men have been arrested over the death of a man in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi after his body was discovered in August ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka among FTX celebrity promoters sued by crypto investors
After one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency exchanges collapsed, brand ambassador Osaka was named in a class-action lawsuit alongside Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen and more. ( read original story ...)