As Japan approaches the 13th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, efforts to clean up the site are ongoing. The country aims to remove damaged fuel debris. ( read original story ...)
Rental firm owner jets from Japan to Dubai with $13M in loaned Rolex watches
Around 900 luxury watches worth almost $13 million are missing in Japan after a site renting them out folded and its owner fled to Dubai, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Analysts reveal lucrative crypto trades amid bitcoin price surge
Bitcoin's positive price momentum led analysts to highlight a batch of other promising bets related to the crypto industry.
Yen Rallies on Bets That Bank of Japan Could Soon Tighten Policy
The yen advanced against the dollar and Japanese stocks fell, amid growing confidence that the Bank of Japan could soon tighten its ultra-easy monetary policy. Japan's currency traded bel ...
Japan Dishes Out 688 Million – Grant to Finance Social Service Projects
IN a significant move to strengthening bilateral collaboration, the government of Japan has provided 688m/- grant to the government for the implementation of Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGHSP) ...
Japan and India agree to step up security and economic cooperation amid regional security concerns
Japan's and India's foreign ministers have agreed to step up security and economic cooperation as the two Asian countries look to boost their ties in the face of China's growing influence in the ... ( read original story ...)
NICE Expands Its Presence in Japan with Availability of CXone in Osaka
NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that it has launched a second CXone Cloud Region in Japan. This presents a unique and critical functionality tailored specifically for the Japanese market. NICE ... ( read original story ...)
Japan startups win accolades in Hamamatsu challenge
Pi Photonics’ global ambitions Winning the Shizuoka SME Excellence Award - and ¥300,000 - was Pi Photonics, a Hamamatsu City firm founded back in 2006 by Takahiro Ikeda, an alumnus of the Graduate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Hundreds of rentable luxury watches go missing
Hundreds of luxury watches worth millions of dollars have been reported missing in Japan after an online rental platform folded. The owner of the website has fled to Dubai, according to local media. ( read original story ...)
900 luxury watches worth nearly S$17m ‘go missing’ in Japan
TOKYO — Around 900 luxury watches worth almost US$13 million (S$17 million) are missing in Japan after a site renting them out folded and its owner fled to Dubai, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Central Japan nuclear plant’s quake-damaged equipment shown to media
The operator of the Shika nuclear power plant in central Japan has shown its damaged equipment to media for the first time since it was hit by a massive earthquake on New Year's Day. Officials of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Pocketalk interpreter preparing for 2025 IPO in Tokyo
TOKYO -- Tokyo-based Pocketalk, a developer of mobile translation devices, is planning an initial public offering and listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's prime market in 2025, Nikkei has learned.
Nikkei 225 slides, yen surges on Japanese wage growth acceleration
The Nikkei 225 fell below 40,000 and the yen surged after data showing accelerating wgae growth in Japan, boosting the prospects that it will soon end its negative interest-rate regime.
Osaka considers taxing foreign tourists amid overcrowding
OSAKA--The Osaka prefectural government is considering imposing a levy on foreign tourists to finance measures against overtourism and related expenses, Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said on March 6.
Japanese man wanted in Tokyo nabbed by BI
A Japanese man wanted by authorities in Tokyo for large-scale theft was nabbed by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive as 55-year-old Takayuki ... ( read original story ...)
2 students who failed admissions screening at Yokohama univ. passed after input error
A university in Yokohama mistakenly notified two candidates through an online system that they had passed the admissions office entry scre･･･ ... ( read original story ...)