Lucknow: A delegation from Uttar Pradesh, led by finance minister Suresh Khanna, is participating in the ongoing World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, where it is showcasing the state as a preferred hub ...
Former SMBC Nikko bankers found guilty of market manipulation
A Japanese court has handed down guilty sentences to five former executives at brokerage SMBC Nikko Securities for their role in market manipulation, capping a scandal that rocked the nation’s ...
How Japan’s election outcome muddles the BOJ’s policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated while potentially prolonged political paralysis and a global trade war ...
WTA Washington Day 2 Predictions Including Naomi Osaka vs Yulia Putintseva
Tuesday’s action at the 2025 WTA Citi Open in Washington, D.C. will feature multiple Grand Slam champions. As always, we here at LWOT previewing and predicting the remaining first round matches. ( read original story ...)
Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus; Tokyo reopens with gains
Asian markets were mixed Thursday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal. "Markets have seen ... ( read original story ...)
Get your summer chills in at ‘yokai’ exhibition in Nagoya
The main attraction of the exhibition is a room themed on a wild dance of such supernatural creatures, with moving images of them filling the room's walls, ceiling and floor. ( read original story ...)
Analysis-How Japan’s election outcome muddles the BOJ’s policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated while potentially prolonged political paralysis and a global trade war ... ( read original story ...)
Controversial crypto billionaire is finally cleared to take his $28M trip on Blue Origin’s rocket ship
Four years after he put in a $28 million bid for a space trip, crypto billionaire Justin Sun is due to fly on Blue Origin's next mission.
Nikkei 225 tops 40,000 line in post-election trading
Japan's benchmark stock index extended its gain to briefly rise above the 40,000 level on Tuesday, the first trading day after Sunday's election.
‘Make Ishiba Go Away’: Japan’s LDP reels after historic defeat
Long-ruling party faces crisis with populists capturing working people’s vote as traditional rural base shrinks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling coalition gov’t loses majority in Upper House
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and his Liberal Democratic Party were projected to lose their majority coalition government in Japan's Upper House of Parliament on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Young Voters Are Pulling Japan to the Right. But How Far?
The success of new political parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite highlights the frustrations of many working-age people in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s shaky government loses control in upper house election
ABC News' Britt Clennett reports on the impacts of the parliamentary election and tariff negotiations with the U.S. ( read original story ...)
A viral cafe in Little Tokyo brings an epic anime series to life
The second official One Piece Cafe is now open in Little Tokyo, bringing fans to a neighborhood recovering from June's ICE protests. ( read original story ...)
SkyDrive Plans Regular Demo Flights At Osaka World Expo
Japanese eVTOL developer SkyDrive announced plans to launch into repeated demonstration flights with its multicopter eVTOL at the Osaka World Expo beginning later this month. The Tokyo-based startup ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, Anti-Establishment Parties Resonate With Young Voters
The success of new political parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite highlights the frustrations of many working-age people in Japan. ( read original story ...)