Japan's household spending posted a surprise drop in May, falling for the third consecutive month as the global chip shortage hurt car sales in a worrying sign for the outlook of the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan makes ‘online insults’ punishable by one year in prison after TV star’s death
Japan ’s parliament has made “online insults” punishable by prison. The new law comes over concerns regarding social media abuse. The law, which comes into effect today, would see offenders in prison ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Household Spending Sinks 1.9% On Month In May
The average of household spending in Japan was down 1.9 percent on month in May, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ... ( read original story ...)
Gehlot invites Japanese firms to invest in petrochemical, skill sectors
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday invited Japanese companies to invest in Barmer petrochemical complex and sectors like skill development ... ( read original story ...)
Cheaper Yen Lures Hong Kong’s Rich to Japanese Real Estate
Encouraged by a weaker yen, Hong Kong investors are hunting for Japanese real estate, snapping up luxury second homes on Tokyo’s waterfront and seeking steady rental yields from studio apartments in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 1.3% On Year In June
The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 1.3 percent on year in June, the Bank of Japan said on Friday - standing at 585.069 ... ( read original story ...)
Hidden charms of neglected prefecture on Tokyo’s doorstep
Japan's Chiba Prefecture has a relationship with Tokyo not unlike that between London and the English county of Essex, where I once lived. Adjacent to the two capitals, and seen as repositories for ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on firm Wall St., easing Fed rate hike fears
Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve officials eased fears over the central bank's aggressive rate hikes. In the first 15 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Household Spending Slips for Third Straight Month
A shopper wearing a protective mask pushes a shopping cart at Japan's supermarket group Aeon's shopping mall as the mall reopens amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chiba, Japan May 28 ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japanese, US militaries plot to deploy mid-range missiles in Japan’s SW islands
Japan Self-Defense Forces and the US military have conspired since 2021 several times to assist Washington to deploy intermediate-range ballistic missiles on Japan's southwest islands, to achieve ... ( read original story ...)
Face-recognition business puts SoftBank between China, U.S.
A SoftBank-owned company is thriving by offering face-recognition technology fuelled by a blacklisted Chinese firm to the likes of Mastercard and Visa, an opportunity for the Japanese conglomerate, ... ( read original story ...)
Ghibli Park in central Japan to invite 21,880 people to pre-opening preview
A total of 21,880 people from the general public will be invited to a free October preview of the new Studio Ghibli Inc. theme park in centr ... ( read original story ...)
Yu-Gi-Oh ! Creator Kazuki Takahashi Found Dead in Japan at 60
Authorities found Takahashi's body in the water off the coast of Nago in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan on Wednesday morning, according to The New York Times and The Japan Times, citing a Coast Guard ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Has Entered the Next Phase of Its Crisis
The months-long fall in crypto markets has, for the most part, been a kind of contained demolition. But the fallout is starting to spread.The collapse is now affecting the corporate and financial ... ( read original story ...)
Embattled Crypto Lender Celsius Accused of Fraud by Ex-Employee
Celsius Network, the crypto lender that froze assets last month, used customer funds to manipulate the price of its proprietary token and lost hundreds of millions of dollars by failing to hedge risk, ... ( read original story ...)
How common are Ponzi schemes in crypto? Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried weighs in
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explains to "Nightcap's" Jon Sarlin why it can be hard to tell healthy crypto investments apart from those that are pure financial speculation. To get the day's business ... ( read original story ...)