Japan's manufacturing activity contracted at the fastest pace in 30 months in February, a business survey showed on Tuesday, in a worrying sign for the world's third-largest economy, which is facing weakening demand and struggling to tame cost pressures. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, David Grutman Back Boba X Ice Cream With Mission To Create A More Equitable Society
Internationally famed tennis player, Naomi Osaka; and Groot Hospitality's founder, David Grutman have invested in frozen desserts startup Boba x Ice cream that brings Asian-American culture to center ... ( read original story ...)
Gundam Factory Yokohama Life-Size Gundam Will Be Around Until March 2024
Bandai and Evolving G announced that the life-size moving Gundam attraction at Gundam Factory Yokohama will be getting an extension for one year. It will now be open until March 31, 2024. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo zoo bids farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang bound for China
Xiang Xiang, a hugely popular Japanese-born female giant panda at the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, on Tuesday began her journey ... ( read original story ...)
Biden in Kyiv, pledges $500 million more in military aid; Japan commits $5.5 billion: Live Ukraine updates
President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Japan announced a generous financial aid package, and a “people’s court” put Russian President Vladimir Putin on trial for the crime of aggression Monday as the war with Ukraine approached the one ... ( read original story ...)
Regulating Crypto? It’s About Time.
In the 5,000-year history of currency, decentralization was never what made it work. ... Around 3,000 BC in Mesopotamia, when currency was established as a representative of equivalent value, great ca ...
FTX Japan Users Can Resume Withdrawing Funds Tomorrow
Customers of FTX Japan will be able to withdraw cryptocurrencies and fiat currency deposited with the company.
FTT explodes by nearly 28% following FTX Japan’s announcement of crypto withdrawal resumption
On the other hand, FTX bankruptcy claims in the private OTC markets are going for as low as 15-20 on the dollar. FTT price noted an increase of 27.95% during the intra-day trading hours before tracing ...
Crypto giant Binance mulling U.S. retreat as regulatory crackdown escalates
The operator of the world’s largest crypto exchange is weighing the retreat amid intense regulatory scrutiny from authorities.
Japan Panasonic unit to promptly demote sexual harassment offenders
A subsidiary of electronics giant Panasonic Holdings Corp. has decided it will immediately demote employees found to have committed s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to give Ukraine $5.5B, host online G-7 plus Zelenskyy
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a new $5.5 billion financial aid for Ukraine and will mark the first anniversary of the war by hosting an online Group of Seven summit with Ukrainian ... ( read original story ...)
THE OLDEST JAPANESE AMERICAN BUSINESS IS A MOCHI STORE CALLED FUGETSU-DO | SELECTS
Mixed inside are stories of joy and pain, tradition and racism, legacy and loss. In this intimate portrait of a sweet shop that has become a memory bank for the Japanese-American community, it's clear ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Britain, Italy eye defense chiefs meeting in Tokyo in March
Japan, Britain and Italy are planning to hold a defense ministerial meeting in Tokyo next month, sources close to the matter said Monday, in which their joint development plan of a next-generation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aims to raise age of consent from 13
A panel of the Japanese Justice Ministry has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16. It forms part of a wider overhaul of Japan's laws on sex crimes, after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aims to raise age of consent from 13 to 16 in sex crime overhaul
A panel of the Japanese Justice Ministry has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16. It forms part of a wider overhaul of Japan's laws on sex crimes, after multiple rape acquittals in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
FTX Japan Customers Can Begin Withdrawing Fiat, Crypto on Feb. 21
FTX Japan will restart withdrawal services for fiat and crypto assets as of noon local time on Feb. 21, the company said in an announcement made Monday. The announcement meets a promise made in ...