The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Otsuka Pharmaceutical's brexpiprazole to treat agitation in patients with Alzheimer's on Thursday, making it the first approved drug for the indication, ... ( read original story ...)
EUROPE US debt drama crashes Japan’s G7 party
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is highlighting three core priorities at the start of the G7 finance ministers' three-day meeting in Niigata, Japan today: reining in global inflation, bolstering ... ( read original story ...)
S’porean man, 33, buys old house in Japan for S$30,000 & remakes it into a guesthouse
A Singaporean man, Lee Xian Jie, 33, bought a home in rural Japan for S$30,000. His story has been documented in various chats, interviews, and most recently, hashed out in more detail in The Straits ... ( read original story ...)
G7 finance ministers tackle global economic challenges as Yellen seeks to reassure on debt standoff
The financial leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations are meeting in Japan as a standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling looms as one of the biggest potential threats to the global economy. Treasury ...
US Debt Standoff Overshadows G7 Finance Leaders’ Meeting
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was expected to face questions from her G7 counterparts, meeting in the Japanese city of Niigata, on how Washington intends to prevent turbulence in financial markets, ...
DPM Lawrence Wong in Niigata, Japan, for G-7 meeting of finance chiefs
Singapore’s Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will attend a meeting of finance chiefs and central bank governors from the Group of Seven (G-7) bloc of wealthy industrialised ...
The true price of a Japanese cinema ticket
From June, the price of watching a film at Japan’s biggest cinema chain, Toho, will rise by ¥ 100 ($.074): a hike of between 5 to 8 per cent depending on the type of ticket. Not wallet-shredding or ... ( read original story ...)
PREVIEW China and US debt woes may dominate G7 finance chiefs’ talks
China will be the elephant in the room at this week's meeting of Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders, who will seek to diversify supply chains away from the country -- but also try to get Beijing's ...
G-7 finance chiefs to discuss bank woes, Ukraine, emerging risks
NIIGATA (Kyodo) -- Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven will meet Thursday for three-day talks in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, as they aim to boost confidence in the banking sector, coordinate ...
Osaka pref. gov’t plans to make high schools, public universities free
The Osaka Prefectural Government on May 9 decided on a draft plan to make both public and private high schools and public universities comple ... ( read original story ...)
Schoolboy in Tokyo stabbed in chest, suspect arrested
Japanese police say a schoolboy was stabbed in the chest as he stepped out of his house to go to school in a residential area of downtown Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Baker McKenzie and Withers Eye Big Mandates From Global PE Firms’ Newly-Established Real Estate Teams in Japan
Attracted by high yield spreads with Japan’s low interest rates, many global private equity funds are building out their teams to incorporate real estate into their strategy. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Scammer Arrested Again in Florida on Fraud, Gun Charges
A man known for his role in a massive cryptocurrency heist has been arrested again in Florida on charges of fraud and possessing a concealed weapon.
Kraken Chief Legal Officer: Crypto Regulatory System In The U.S. Is ‘Untenable’
In the aftermath of today’s joint financial services-agriculture subcommittee hearing entitled: The Future of Digital Assets: Measuring the Regulatory Gaps in the Digital Asset Markets, I had the ...
Crises from Ukraine to banking await G7 finance ministers
Support for war-torn Ukraine will top the agenda at G7 finance talks on Thursday, but ministers and central bankers will also weigh concerns from banking ...
Yokohama to ‘Showoff’ EV tires at Electrify Expo
Electrify Showoff Driven by Yokohama is part of Electrify Expo, which kicks-off its seven-city tour May 19-21 in Long Beach, Calif. ( read original story ...)