North Korea on Thursday fired three ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korean defense officials say. The reported provocation comes as President Biden is preparing to visit South ... ( read original story ...)
Will ultra luxury residences continue to thrive in Japan?
Japan’s rich culture is another attractive attribute ... One crucial factor that will determine the success of an ultra-luxury property is its ability to provide expected quality service. Even within ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: Disentangling fact from fiction
Few invasive plants capture attention and headlines like Japanese knotweed. While ecologically harmful, it was the real and perceived impacts on homes and property sales that captured the public’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Knotweed and Ivy can devalue your property’s value
As there are certain common garden plants, that although might look nice and friendly, can actually devalue your property by up to 15%. Taking the crown as the most invasive and the hardest plant to ... ( read original story ...)
A crypto trader who referred to himself as ‘Coin Signals’ was slapped with a 42 month prison sentence for defrauding 170 people
Jeremy Spence was hit with the prison term this week for a crypto scam that he ran from November 2017 to April 2019. According to a Justice Department press release, Spence managed various crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin news – live: Crypto prices collapse as investors say they have lost fortunes
Follow all the latest news, analysis and expert price predictions for bitcoin, as well as other leading cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Solana, and Cardano ... ( read original story ...)
Stablecoin tether breaks its peg and drops to $0.95 as panic hits crypto markets after collapse of TerraUSD
Tether — which is supposed to be worth $1 — suffered its biggest drop in over a year as it dropped as low as $0.945. ( read original story ...)
Japan freezes assets of Russia’s Sberbank, Alfa Bank
The Japanese government on Thursday froze the assets of Russia's largest financial institution, Sberbank, and Alfa Bank, its largest private bank, due to the Russian war on Ukraine. Japan decided to ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan members in no rush to change easing policy as inflation temporary
This photo taken on May 18, 2016, shows the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan board members saw the need to underscore their commitment to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank sinks to losses as investments sour
SoftBank Group sank into losses in the past fiscal year as the value of its global investments declined, the Japanese technology company reported Thursday. SoftBank Group Corp. reported red ink ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister tells ASEAN+3 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine having serious impact on Asia
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday Russia's "unjustifiable" invasion of Ukraine was having a serious impact on Asia's regional economies. Suzuki told reporters he made the ... ( read original story ...)
What does a weaker yen mean for investors in Japan?
Changing economic circumstances could alter the market impacts of currency weakness explain experts Masaki Taketsume, George Brown and Robbie Boukhoufane. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records 4,216 new coronavirus cases on May 12
The Japanese capital recorded 4,216 coronavirus cases on May 12 after reporting 4,764 cases the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nissan returns to profit despite chips shortages
Japanese automaker Nissan returned to profitability in the last fiscal year for the first time in three years, despite challenges such as supply shortages caused by the pandemic and soaring costs. ( read original story ...)
Japan, EU agree to raise efforts on Russia, in Indo-Pacific
Japan and the European Union on Thursday agreed to step up their sanctions against Russia as leaders from the two sides raised concerns about the war’s impact in the Indo-Pacific, where they seek to ... ( read original story ...)
Fears Japan’s Okinawa will become a front line again
STORY: Every Thursday, a small group of protesters gather outside Japan's newest army base to demand its closure.This patch of land, on the tiny island of Miyako, in the country's south, was once a ... ( read original story ...)