A whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a port in Osaka last month is set to be buried until it naturally becomes a skeletal specimen for a local museum. ( read original story ...)
One dead after stabbing at convenience store in Sapporo
A convenience store employee died after a man stabbed him and two other store staff members in Sapporo on Sunday. Police arrested the suspected assailant at the scene. The incident happened at a ... ( read original story ...)
Worker dies after falling through roof of station building in Yokohama
A 56-year-old male worker died after falling through the roof of the station building onto the concourse seven meters below at Nakayama Station on the JR Yokohama Line in Yokohama on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
$100mn in crypto payments traced to Myanmar-based ‘scammers’
Heintz said former workers involved in pig-butchering scams had provided IJM with information regarding the two crypto wallets used by the company to receive illicit funds. IJM said KK Park, which is ...
Convenience store stabbing in Japan’s Sapporo kills 1, injures 2
One person has died and two more were injured on Sunday morning in a stabbing incident in a convenience store in Sapporo on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, NHK broadcaster reported. A Seicomart ... ( read original story ...)
‘Reality remains tough as ever’, says Japan PM as extra $660m pledged for Noto earthquake rebuild
The earthquake hit parts of the Ishikawa region on New Year’s Day killing 241 people and sparking a major fire, water remains cut off to some areas ... ( read original story ...)
European, Japanese shares hit all-time highs on AI boom; Lloyds and Rolls-Royce profits surge – business live
Global share rally triggered by optimism about AI boom spread by stellar results from US chipmaker Nvidia ... ( read original story ...)
1 dies after stabbing at convenience store in Japan’s Sapporo
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- A convenience store employee died after a man stabbed him and two other co-workers in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Sunday, with police arresting the assailant at the scene. The ... ( read original story ...)
Knife-wielding man kills 1 at convenience store in Japan’s Sapporo
A convenience store employee died after a man stabbed him and two other co-workers in Sapporo in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido on S ... ( read original story ...)
Marathon debutant Hirabayashi claims surprise Osaka win
Kokugakuin University's Kiyoto Hirabayashi won the Osaka Marathon in his marathon debut Sunday with the seventh-fastest time ever for a Japanese runner. ( read original story ...)
Crypto venture capital soars as profits make 50% and more
The DeFi sector seems to have emerged from the shadows, bringing an end to the dreaded crypto winter. With Bitcoin’s value comfortably stationed well above the $50,000 mark, a new chapter begins, ...
Japan naked festival: Women join Hadaka Matsuri for first time
The sea of chanting, nearly-naked men tussle, push and shove towards the shrine. "Washoi! Washoi!" they yell - let's go, let's go. It is scene that has barely changed in the 1,250 years the Hadaka ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC opens first plant in Japan
STORY: At the opening ceremony, Japan said it will give TSMC up to 732 billion yen ($4.86 billion) more in subsidies to help it build a second chip fabrication plant. TSMC's decision to build chips in ... ( read original story ...)
US takes aim at China-made cranes in latest executive order
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at bolstering US ports, strengthening maritime cybersecurity and fortifying supply chains amid growing worries over cyber security threats ... ( read original story ...)
After 1,250 years women join Japan’s (nearly) naked festival
"Washoi! Washoi!" they yell - let's go, let's go.It is scene that has barely changed in the 1,250 years the Hadaka Matsuri, or the Naked Festival, has been taking place at the Konomiya Shrine, in ... ( read original story ...)
Tour Yokohama’s CP+ Expo in 30 seconds: one of the world’s largest camera shows
CP+ Expo, an annual camera industry trade show for the latest products from Japanese manufacturers, is a wonderland of camera gear, accessories and the occasional surprise or headscratcher. ( read original story ...)