The Chinese government detained a local employee of a Japanese metals trading company in March, the Nikkei newspaper reported Sunday, citing unidentified people familiar with relations between the two ...
Asia markets set to fall ahead of regional inflation readings and South Korea growth figures
High-yield bonds and global emerging market bonds also had outflows accelerate, with the two categories recording $1.84 billion and $2.16 billion in negative flows, respectively. Money markets ...
Naomi Osaka Says She Had to Fight the ‘Thought That I Won’t Be a Good Mom’
Naomi Osaka, who welcomed her first baby in July, revealed in a candid new X post on Sunday that she had to fight the "thought that I won't be a good mom." ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Gets Candid About Her Insecurities On Motherhood
Osaka entered motherhood with the birth of her daughter this past July after first announcing her pregnancy in January. The athlete made the announcement by sharing a photo of a sonogram on Instagram ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Parallax Pulls the Trigger on Tokyo Festival and Market Double Shot
Chinese film sales company Parallax has two titles in the Tokyo festival and slate full of new talent in the TIFFCOM market. ( read original story ...)
The Japanese city that dominates street food – and no, it’s not Tokyo
Fukuoka, Japan’s sixth largest city by population, has more open-air food stalls than the rest of the country combined. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower after Wall St. falls
Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Monday, tracking declines on Wall Street late last week amid concern over the possible global economic impact of the Israel-Hamas war. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Shares Fall On Middle East Worries
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday on investors fears that the Middle East crisis may d... Already a Barron's subscriber? Sign In An error has occurred, please try again later. ( read original story ...)
In Japan 1st, cash register-free ‘walk through’ food store to open in Yokohama
A store where customers can grab items and leave without the hassle of scanning items at a cash register will open in Yokohama on Oct. 27 in ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka reflects on life on 26th birthday, makes very honest parenthood admission
N aomi Osaka posted a message days after her 26th birthday, reflecting on her life and admitting that she still finds it surreal how far she has come in life and revealing that most recently she ... ( read original story ...)
Shokoji: A hidden treasure of Edo Period architecture hiding on a hilltop in plain sight
Tourists are flocking back to Japan and they are increasingly willing to stray from the “golden route” of Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka to find other treasures of Japan, some of them hiding in plain sight. ( read original story ...)
The Next Wave in Crypto: Key Assets to Monitor
A new DeFi project, BorroeFinance ($ROE), is making waves in the crypto landscape as a groundbreaking innovation with exceptional real-life utility. While investors monitor $ROE, a recent ...
Companies that had their IPO in 2003
The year 2003 in the IPO world was quite notable, marking a resurgence after the dot-com bubble burst and the economic aftershocks of the September 11 attacks in 2001. After several years of downturn ...
I’m a mom living in Japan, home to the world’s healthiest kids—4 things Japanese parents do differently
With low obesity rates, kids in Japan are some of the healthiest in the world. Yuko Tamura, a mother and cultural translator, shares the 127-year-old philosophy that has helped Japanese parents raise such healthy and adventurous young eaters. ( read original story ...)
South Korea, US and Japan Hold First-Ever Trilateral Aerial Exercise in Face of North Korean Threats
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats, South Korea’s air force said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida Faces By-Election Tests as Support Slides
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces two special elections on Sunday, where any loss would be a fresh setback for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose public support has sagged to its lowest since he took office. ( read original story ...)