The U.S. dollar touched its highest level against the Japanese yen in a year on Wednesday as rising Treasury yields helped push the greenback higher.
How Pretti5 founder Dorothy Chau traded finance for skincare
A traditional Chinese medicine prescription inspired the Hong Kong entrepreneur to turn old recipes into topical products ...
Japan Weighs $10B Subsidy for Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) and Rapidus
Japan is looking to offer 1.49 trillion yen ($10 billion) in subsidies for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) and Rapidus, Bloomberg ...
Bitcoin’s “Trigger” Moment: A Million-Dollar Price Tag Still on the Table
suggests Bitcoin's potential to hit the million-dollar mark. He cites yield curve control (YCC) as a precursor, a phenomenon that's already manifesting in places like Japan. In his concluding remarks, ...
Personal mobility devices take center stage in Tokyo
"You move it by shifting your core, so if you're able to do that, you can use this. We've made it so that regardless of whether you have a disability or not, everyone can take a ride." Rival Suzuki is ...
A YouTuber is getting dragged for saying he traveled across Japan for ‘free’ by begging and hiding in train toilets to hitch free rides
YouTube has since removed Fidias Panayiotou's video "I Travelled Across Japan For Free," saying that it violated the platform's community guidelines. ( read original story ...)
I’m an American teaching at a university in Tokyo. College life is much different in Japan, from admissions to housing.
Admission is harder, sports don't matter, and dorms and dining halls aren't common on campus. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court rules against law requiring sterilization surgery to officially change gender
Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional. ( read original story ...)
IAEA begins first safety review of Japan’s release of Fukushima water
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is now conducting a safety review of Japan’s release of treated radioactive water, the first since its discharge into the Pacific Ocean in August. Catch up: The radioactive water is a direct consequence of the nuclear accident that took place at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant during the ...
Tokyo: Japan’s New Production Incentives Scheme Dominate MPA Seminar
Although smaller than the production incentives offered by many other countries, the $6.7 million per project scheme is by far the largest from Japan to date. ( read original story ...)
This Adorable, Candy-Colored $13,000 Kei Car Is Japan’s Best-Selling EV
While EV options in the U.S. are mostly oversized SUVs and trucks, the best-selling EV in Japan is the small, light, cheap, too-cute-for-life Nissan Sakura kei-car. ( read original story ...)
Kaya-Iloilo bows to Yokohama in another AFC Champions League loss
Iloilo’s chances of sneaking a point disappeared after giving up two second half goals to absorb a 3-0 away defeat to Japanese champion Yokohama F. Marinos on Wednesday in the Asian Football ... ( read original story ...)
NFL crypto game generating ‘millions of dollars’ as Apple, Google endorse marketplace
The free-to-play game has attracted millions of players as the tech giants greenlight crypto trading within their apps.
Elon Musk slams crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried’s mom on social media
Musk suggested that the disgraced FTX founder learned to excuse his criminal behavior from his mom which "landed him in this pickle."
Japan’s 10-year yield hits new decade high on BOJ tweak speculation
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield touched a new decade-high on Wednesday on speculation that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) may raise its cap for the benchmark yield. The 10-year JGB yield rose to 0.865 ...
YouTuber apologises and deletes video after pranks outrage Japan
A YouTuber has apologised and removed his controversial video where he dodged train fares following calls for his arrest. In a now-deleted video titled “I Travelled Across Japan For Free” popular Cypriot YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou was seen dodging train fares and conning a five-star hote l out of a free breakfast. ( read original story ...