Twenty people were trapped for about six hours after an elevator at the Tokyo Skytree stalled just 30 meters above the ground on Sunday. The elevator, which connects to the 350-meter-high observation ... ( read original story ...)
US led January yen rate checks, eyed joint intervention with Japan, Nikkei reports
TOKYO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities took the initiative in conducting the January "rate checks" to prop up the yen and were ready to conduct joint intervention on Japan's request, the Nikkei ...
US Took Initiative in January Yen ‘Rate Checks,’ Nikkei Reports
TOKYO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities took the initiative in conducting the January "rate checks" to prop up the yen and were ready to conduct joint intervention if Japan requested to ...
Salem City hosting second hiring event geared towards helping Yokohama employees
SALEM, Va. (WFXR) – Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia and the United Steelworkers’ Local Union 1023 reached an agreement on Friday to permanently close the facility on March 18th. In exchange, ... ( read original story ...)
Soya’s Yoshiko Yamaguchi on trade tensions between the US and Japan
Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Founder of Soya Japan Research and Consulting, joins 'Fast Money' to talk trade tensions between Japan and the U.S., investing in Japan, the state of the Yen, and more. ( read original story ...)
Wild Study Proposes Possible Link Between Solar Flares and Earthquakes
Researchers say a deadly earthquake in Japan and 2023’s most powerful solar flare occurring back-to-back can’t be a coincidence—but other experts say it probably was. ( read original story ...)
20 trapped in Tokyo Skytree elevator for 5 hours, tower to close on Feb 23 and 24
Some 1,200 people were stranded temporarily on observation decks hundreds of metres above ground. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Major crypto platform shuts down after $26M hack
Step Finance, the decentralized finance (DeFi) dashboard once described as the “front page of Solana,” has announced it will wind down all operations following a $26 million hack earlier this year.
Anonymous donor gives Japanese city of Osaka 46 pounds of gold bars to fund water pipe repairs
The mayor of Osaka says a mystery donor's gift of 46 pounds of gold, to help bring the city's water pipes up to scratch, left him "speechless." ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Stunned by Anonymous Gift of Gold Bars to Fix Aging Water Pipes
At current rates, the 21 kilos of gold will fetch some 560 million Japanese yen, enough to replace 1.2 miles of pipes. ( read original story ...)
New luxury tourist train connecting Osaka to UNESCO-listed Mount Kōya to launch in April
Passengers will be able to explore pilgrimage routes, Shingon Buddhist temples and the largest cemetery in Japan. View on euronews ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Carney to visit India, Australia, and Japan
Feb 23 (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to India, Australia, and Japan, from February 26 to March 7, the Canadian government said on Monday. Carney will meet with Indian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s emperor expresses concern about disaster survivors on his 66th birthday
Japanese Emperor Naruhito has expressed concern about the scars that remain for survivors of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in comments released for his 66th birthday Monday just ... ( read original story ...)
Binance Employees Find $1.7 Billion in Crypto Was Sent to Iranian Entities
Binance pledged to crack down on crime. But internal investigators at the world’s largest crypto exchange continued to find evidence of potential legal violations on the platform.
iTrustCapital Has Become The Destination For Traditional Investors Entering Crypto
For years, the gap between traditional finance and cryptocurrency felt wide, full of uncertainty and hesitation. But that’s changing fast, and iTrustCapital is right at the center of it.
Top crypto presale: DeepSnitch AI 300x destroys OneXfer, HyperSui with 169% banked and working agents live
New Delhi [India], February 23: Nearly one year after DeepSeek shocked markets by building ChatGPT-level AI at 90% lower cost, China's efficiency-first approach proved you don't need massive compute b ...