TOKYO :Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday the central bank should maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy, brushing aside opposition calls that the policy be tweaked to target ... ( read original story ...)
Government weighs fate of floundering Cool Japan Fund
Japan's government-backed Cool Japan Fund, an investment vehicle aimed at promoting the country's cultural exports and boosting inbound tourism, is attracting criticism for failing to achieve its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has always been refugee-averse. Then Ukraine happened.
Refugee groups in Japan hope its support for Ukrainians could serve as a model for future humanitarian crises and conflicts, but the path forward remains unclear. ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines eyes replacement of 767s, regional jets – executive
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to make a decision in a year or two on the replacement of its ageing fleet of Boeing Co 767s and Embraer SA regional jets, a senior executive said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgios first to sign to Osaka’s Evolve sports agency
Nick Kyrgios on Monday became the first athlete to join Evolve, the new sports agency co-founded by four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s new sports agency signs Nick Kyrgios as first client
Osaka and her agent, Stuart Duguid, started their agency Evolve in May, and have already signed their first client. ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Naomi Osaka’s Evolve sports agency signs Kyrgios
Naomi Osaka's Evolve sports agency inked a deal Monday with Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios, making him the first athlete on it ... ( read original story ...)
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios becomes first athlete to join Naomi Osaka’s Evolve sports agency
Evolve is an agency which is mostly focused on investing, brand partnerships, philanthropy and creating businesses owned by athletes. ( read original story ...)
Nick Kyrgios deal done as Aussie firebrand becomes first to sign up to Naomi Osaka’s agency
Nick Kyrgios is joining forces with Naomi Osaka, becoming the first ATP tennis player to sign up to the superstar's agency. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgios joins Osaka’s Evolve agency
Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has become the first athlete to join Evolve, the new agency owned by Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka and her agent Stuart Duguid. Osaka and Duguid announced ... ( read original story ...)
Nick Kyrgios signs with Naomi Osaka’s agency
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has become the first athlete to join Evolve, the sports agency co-founded by four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo closes books on costly, pandemic-delayed Olympics
Organizers of last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics were expected to place the final cost of the Games at 1.42 trillion yen, about twice what was forecast when the IOC awarded them in 2013. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Research team says underground fluids may have caused recent quakes in central Japan
Strong earthquakes that jolted the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on June 19 and 20 amid a recent swarm of temblors may have been trigg ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s latest meltdown leaves punters bruised and bewildered
For Jeremy Fong, U.S. crypto lender Celsius was an ideal place to stash his digital currency holdings - and earn some spending money from its double-digit interest rates along the way. ( read original story ...)
Cryptoverse: Crypto lenders face a DeFi drubbing
Crypto lending may not be down and out, but it's certainly on the ropes. Crypto lenders have boomed over the past two years, attracting tens of billions of dollars in bitcoin, ether and other coins ... ( read original story ...)
Workers at collapsed crypto operator Terraform Labs put on no-fly list
South Korean prosecutors have banned Terraform Labs employees from leaving the country as an investigation into the company and its co-founders deepens after the $40bn implosion of its cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)