Of 54 cyberattacks in which ransom payments were sought, 50 involved demands for payment to be made in crypto-assets such as Bitcoin. There were also cases of personal information and passwords being ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.80%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Railway&Bus, Communication and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the ...
Japan bank lobby chief sees no signs of contagion from Credit Suisse woes
TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) - The head of Japan's banking lobby said on Thursday that there are no signs at the moment of the Japanese financial system being affected by a crisis of confidence in Credit ...
Japan books trade deficit of 6.73 bln. U.S. dollars in February
Japan logged a trade deficit of 897.7 billion yen (6.73 billion U.S. dollars) in February, owing to soaring import costs further inflated by a weak yen, the government said in a report on Thursday.
Enjoy the Breathtaking Beauty of Tokyo’s Secret, Outlying Islands
Although private property, tourists can visit the spiny tree fern forest ... Hachijojima Island, about an hour’s flight from Tokyo, is the perfect destination for a weekend trip away from the capital. ( read original story ...)
Branded Residences: A luxury auction for real estate investors seeking a unique holiday property
Foreigners can buy property in Japan regardless of their nationality or country of origin. There are also no residency requirements for buying real estate in Japan. According to a 2021 study by Real ... ( read original story ...)
Parts of the SVB model would not go amiss in Japan
But the greater issue is more structural. According to borrowers, Japanese banks — and there are scores of listed lenders — favour lending against tangible assets, property and revenue, rather than ... ( read original story ...)
Rings of fire spun through the night air in ritual at southwest Japan shrine
A fire-spinning ritual to pray for bountiful harvests took place at a Shinto shrine in the southwest Japan city of Aso on March 15.Aso Shrine's "Hifuri-shinji," or fire-spinning festival, is one of ... ( read original story ...)
Police take down ChipMixer service tied to stolen crypto from FTX, Axie Infinity hacks
Crypto mixing services like ChipMixer make it more difficult for third parties, such as law enforcement, to trace crypto transactions, as they funnel different payments into a sin
Tokyo stocks open lower on banking worries
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Thursday as jitters ... according to data released by the finance ministry 10 minutes before the opening bell. The data did not prompt a strong market reaction ...
Japan’s trade deficit hits $6.8B in February
Japan’s trade deficit reached 897.7 billion yen ($6.8 billion ... ($26.4 billion), but rising from 711.5 billion yen ($5.4 billion) in February 2022, the Finance Ministry data showed on Thursday. This ...
88-yr-old woman found dead at Sapporo home in suspected murder
SAPPORO -- An 88-year-old woman was found dead at her home here on March 15 in a suspected case of murder. Police received an emergency call from the woman's son at around 10:25 a.m., saying that his ... ( read original story ...)
Mayor of Ukraine’s Odesa visits Yokohama, asks for further support
The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Odesa, Gennadiy Trukhanov, has visited Yokohama, Japan, and asked for further cooperation to help in the recovery from damage caused by Russia's invasion of his ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Yoon seeks common ground in Tokyo amid missiles and weight of history
Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean president to visit Japan in 12 years on Thursday, in a step towards repairing a relationship strained by history and building cooperation in the face of ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Yoon seeks friend in Tokyo hours after North Korea missile launch
Yoon Suk Yeol arrives in Tokyo on Thursday on the first visit to Japan by a South Korean president in 12 years, seeking a closer relationship amid a perceived increase in regional threats from North ... ( read original story ...)
Japan registers two straight years of export growth in February, outlook less rosy
Japan posted two straight years of export gains in February, led by solid U.S.-bound shipments of cars, although expectations of a strong recovery in demand are quickly fading amid global monetary tightening and worries about banks worldwide. ( read original story ...)