Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.4% in April from a year earlier as price hikes broadened, data showed on Friday, casting doubt on the central bank's view inflation will slow back below its 2% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pushes for ‘realistic’ approach to hitting net zero
Tokyo says Asia’s circumstances require a different speed of energy transition — but critics dismiss its argument as self-serving ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: 6.8 magnitude shake destroys homes and crumbles hillsides
Chaos has broken out with homes destroyed and hillsides crumbling after a massive 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Japan. The rumble struck in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, which is situated ... ( read original story ...)
Several injured as magnitude 5.2 quake rattles east Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan early Thursday, including Chiba Prefecture and downtown Tokyo, leaving several people injured, according to the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
ASIA World market, political eyes turn to Japan
A man is reflected on an electric stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato May 19 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie ... ( read original story ...)
North Korean hackers drain Japan of $721 million in cryptocurency: Report
Despite the international condemnation and sanctions against the Pyongyang regime, it appears that the Asian crypto market’s vulnerability has presented an enticing opportunity. Japan and Vietnam ...
Turns out Ledger can hold some of your crypto wallet’s keys, if you agree to it
Ledger, one of the biggest crypto wallet providers, has launched a new feature called Ledger Recover, and not everyone is happy about it ...
Marketmind: World market, political eyes turn to Japan
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Japan takes center stage on Friday, with the April consumer price inflation report grabbing the data spotlight and the Group of Seven ...
As Biden Visits Hiroshima, U.S. Stands Behind Japan’s Military Resurgence
An official says "Japan's acquisition and development of new capabilities...contributes significantly to U.S.-Japan collective security and regional stability." ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kore-eda: sexual identity not the focus in film ‘Monster’
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda said he did not want to focus on sexual identity in portraying the relationship between the two schoolboys at the centre of his latest film, "Monster." ( read original story ...)
Japanese firm to create 150 jobs as they plough £200million into Scots business
"I met senior company executives in Osaka last month to discuss this investment and we ... "These will be highly-skilled green jobs from a business with a strong record in producing high-voltage ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Mobility Show pitched as ‘Davos of Mobility’ in Tokyo
Japan's auto industry wants the rebranded Japan Mobility Show to be a who's who meetup of business leaders from the traditional automotive industry and whiz kids from innovative startups in artificial ... ( read original story ...)
Laughing out loud at the property tax for our ridiculously cheap Japanese country house【SoraHouse】
With the winter chill now completely gone, though, we’re looking forward to heading back up to the SoraHouse and continuing the various projects necessary to make it a home. But before we’ve had a ... ( read original story ...)
Brooklyn-based Coin Cafe ordered to return $4.3 million to ‘defrauded’ crypto investors
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced that her office had secured $4.3 million from Coin Cafe, a Brooklyn-based trading platform that promised investors free Bitcoin storage on ...
‘Big money never buys cheap’: Why investors are waiting on Japan
As Japan's stock market roars to multi-decade highs, large investors with long memories say they are staying out, wary of sagging momentum and the prospect the central bank will unwind its massive monetary stimulus. ( read original story ...)
Consadole Sapporo vs Kyoto Sanga Prediction: Hosts Need this Win More than the Visitors
The J1 League starts again with Consadole Sapporo clashing with Kyoto Sanga in another enthralling league contest. The hosts who possess a determined victory rate, look to demonstrate new tactics and ... ( read original story ...)