The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is launching a four-month pilot program this June to fight global cyber-crime using crypto, particularly for tax evasion ...
Japan Mobility Show tries dance festivals and food trucks amid tepid overseas response
Organizers expect about 220 companies, plus 100 startups competing in a business pitch contest. That compares with the 192 companies that attended the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show. ( read original story ...)
Survey on foreign parents in Japan finds need for interpreters to bridge culture gap
A survey conducted by a support group on issues ranging from pregnancy and birth, when parenting begins, to care of preschool age children h･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Kishida’s Coalition Party Says It Won’t Back His LDP in Tokyo
(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s junior coalition partner won’t support his main ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo constituencies in the next general election, a party ... ( read original story ...)
Junior ruling party Komeito notifies LDP of non-cooperation in Tokyo elections
Japan's junior coalition party Komeito says it will not cooperate with the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party in elections in Tokyo in the near future. Komeito's move comes amid a rift between the ... ( read original story ...)
Aircraft fuel spill at US naval air station near Tokyo affects local river
Aviation fuel spilled from storage tanks on a U.S. Navy base Wednesday and flowed into a local river, according to U.S. and Japanese officials. ( read original story ...)
At least four injured in apparent shooting in central Japan – NHK
At least four people were injured Thursday after a man fired something resembling a hunting rifle in Nakano city in Nagano Prefecture in central Japan, the country’s public broadcaster NHK reported. ( read original story ...)
Traders Ramp Up Bets on Japan Inflation to Highest This Year
Demand for inflation protection hit fresh highs for the year in Japan as traders bet easy monetary policy will remain in place despite the relentless rise in consumer prices.Most Read from BloombergAp ... ( read original story ...)
Japan nuclear watchdog ask Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage
A nuclear watchdog has asked the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to assess potential risks from damage found in a key supporting structure inside the worst-hit of the three ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s ‘Ichimokou Cloud’ Suggests Deeper Drop Toward $24K: Technical Analysis
Ichimoku Cloud, created by Japanese journalist Goichi Hosada in the 1960s, is widely used to gauge momentum and trend strength.
Blockchain.com CEO says US default would hit crypto initially
A U.S. government default would trigger an initial pull-back from crypto currencies followed by a "push upward" the CEO of London-based crypto firm Blockchain.com said on Thursday. The U.S. government ...
Japan raises view on economy for 1st time since July 2022
TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - Japan's government raised its overall view of the economy ... Businesscategory India's Ola Electric aims for IPO by 2023-end, hires Goldman, Kotak - source 8:48 AM UTC.
Mapletree Industrial Trust to obtain data centre in Osaka
The acquisition would grow the company's portfolio to $9.3b. Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) is acquiring a newly built data centre in Osaka, Japan, after purchasing the trust beneficial interest ... ( read original story ...)
Call to ‘Buy Japan’ is premature, say Bank of America analysts
Strategists say the approach to buy Japanese stocks as well as the yen — could be one for next year, not this year. ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: Asian Shares Extend Losses, While Japan’s Nikkei Pushes Higher
Hong Kong's Hang Seng sank 2% to 18,739.03 as investors fretted over the trajectory for China's economic recovery after the government relaxed pandemic restrictions late last year. The Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
Sony chip business to buy land in Kumamoto, Japan
Sony Group Corp said on Thursday its chip business would buy land in the western Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. Local media reported in December the tech and entertainment conglomerate is ... ( read original story ...)