Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel operator, has celebrated the grand opening of its first-ever foray into the vibrant Japanese market, Centara Grand Hotel Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks peaked in 1989. One strategist sees room for a new record high
Japan’s Nikkei 225 can reach 40,000 points in the next 12 months as fundamentals are “pointing in the right direction,” according to market strategist Jesper Koll. His optimism in Japan also comes ... ( read original story ...)
Headless corpse found at Sapporo hotel identified as of 62-yr-old man; suspect at large
A person who entered a hotel here with a man who was later found dead with his head missing called the front desk in a womanlike voice, say ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Decapitated body found at hotel, person seen with victim sought
According to investigating sources, the victim was also found naked, and authorities suspect the person of interest removed the victim's head and clothes in an effort to prevent the body from being ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s evergreen appeal
IS OSAKA the JB of Japan? The poor cousin of glitzy Tokyo? Not quite. Even regular visitors to Japan now skip Tokyo for the country’s third-largest city, for its refreshingly laid-back appeal. Its ... ( read original story ...)
Study trips, livestreamed fish: Japan’s Fukushima charm campaign
From livestreamed fish to diplomatic study trips, Japan is waging a concerted campaign to calm controversy before it begins releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.The problem is massive: the Fukushima Daiichi plant, ( read original story ...)
South Korea to issue soon response to Japan’s Fukushima discharge plan
South Korea will issue its own response as soon as possible after the U.N. nuclear watchdog approved Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk Raised The Alarm On Japan’s Population Crisis — New Figures Show The Severity Of Declining Birthrate
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Mixed As BTC Dominance Soars Above 50%: Analyst Says Solana Poised To Touch All-Time Highs Past This Key Level Why It Matters: This development underscores the severity of ...
Critical to have better supervised crypto companies, says Circle CEO
Crypto firm Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said one of the most important lessons from the failure of crypto companies like FTX is that there's a need to have guardrails for crypto such as regulation, risk management and accounting standards.
Japan may soon release Fukushima radioactive water into the ocean. How worried should we be?
Japan will soon begin releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean following approval from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for a controversial plan that comes 12 years after the Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
UN nuclear agency approves Japan’s plan to release Fukushima water into ocean
The United Nation’s nuclear watchdog approved a plan from Japan to return treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant to the ocean. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain to the moon! Crypto companies’ outer space plans are less silly than you think
In late June, crypto startup Cryptosat announced it is working on a “Space Wallet” designed to secure crypto in outer space. And a number of other firms, like Blockstream, SpaceChain, and Filecoin, have projects to integrate blockchains with space technology or to use space’s very remoteness to secure decentralized ledgers.
Asia markets set to fall as investors await private surveys on services activity
Private surveys on China and Japan's service sector activity will be released, while the Philippines and Thailand will publish inflation readings for June.
Can Japan’s Nikkei benchmark hit an all-time high of 40,000? One strategist thinks so
Japan’s Nikkei 225 can reach 40,000 points in the next 12 months as fundamentals are “pointing in the right direction,” according to market strategist Jesper Koll. His optimism in Japan also comes from a strong rebound in business confidence and a supportive fiscal policy. ( read original story ...)
CNBC Daily Open: The sun rises on Japan
Japan's Nikkei 225 and Topix have been continuing to climb after breaching 33-year highs in late May, thanks to three factors pushing them up. ( read original story ...)
Headless body found at Sapporo hotel, person seen with victim sought
SAPPORO. KAZINFORM - The headless body of a man has been found at a hotel in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island, with police continuing to search Tuesday for a person seen entering the victim ... ( read original story ...)