Why did a branch of Japan's Finance Ministry falsify official documents related to the cut-rate sale of government land to nationalist school operator ...
Japan set to raise defense budget to 2% of GDP by 2027
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has informed his Cabinet of the decision to increase defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) by ...
Japan urged to secure stable sources to finance defense budget boost
An advisory panel on Japan's fiscal policy urged the government on Tuesday to find ways of securing stable funding sources to achieve a planned increase in defense spending while avoiding putting off ...
Eisai shares plunge in Tokyo after report of death in Alzheimer’s trial
Shares in Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co fell more than 6% on Tuesday after a report that a woman in a trial of the company's Alzheimer's disease treatment died. ( read original story ...)
Agents head back to Japan with JNTO
To celebrate Japan’s borders reopening in October, JNTO has whisked agents away to gain firsthand knowledge of the incredible destination. ( read original story ...)
This Aston Martin luxury home in Japan comes with automotive gallery
The four-storey Aston Martin home is slated to be completed in November 2023 and has already been sold to a private buyer. ( read original story ...)
Aston Martin has Designed it’s First Ultra-Luxury Home in Japan
Japanese Aston Martin owners may have just found their dream home. Taking its design talents to the world of real estate, the British automotive manufacturer is building its first luxury home in Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gears up for next-gen nuclear tech: 4 things to know
As part of a big energy policy shift announced by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan plans to sanction the building of nuclear power plants for the first time since the disaster at the Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares rise except Japan as markets eye China protests
Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as jitters over protests in China set off by growing public anger over COVID-19 restrictions subsided.
Crypto exchange Bitfront shuts down
"However, despite our efforts ... we have regretfully determined that we need to shut down BITFRONT in order to continue growing the LINE blockchain ecosystem and LINK token economy," the California-based company said in a statement on its website on Sunday.
Crypto Exchange Kraken Settles with Treasury Department Over Iran Sanctions
The Delaware-based company failed to prevent more than 820 individuals in Iran from using Kraken for crypto transactions.
Twenty children taken to hospital after being sickened by foul odor in Osaka, Japan
Japanese authorities reported Tuesday that 22 elementary school students in Toyonaka, north of Osaka, have been taken to a hospital after a «strange odor» made them sick. After 9:00 a.m. (local time), ... ( read original story ...)
Eisai shares plunge 10% in Tokyo after report of death in Alzheimer’s trial
Shares in Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co headed for their biggest plunge in more than a year on Tuesday after a report that a woman in a trial of the company's Alzheimer's disease treatment died. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar detention was ‘hell,’ says freed Japanese filmmaker
Toru Kubota, who was jailed for nearly four months, called on Tokyo to take a tougher stance against human rights abuses in the military-controlled country. ( read original story ...)
Formerly Detained Japanese Journalist Urges Tokyo to Pressure Myanmar Junta
TOKYO—A Japanese journalist released from Myanmar in a prisoner amnesty called on Monday for Tokyo to put more pressure on the junta and accept refugees fleeing the Southeast Asian country. Toru Kubota spent three-and-a-half months in prison after being ... ( read original story ...)
Hoping to beat the tourist crowd on your trip to Japan? That ship has sailed
In October, Japan recorded 498,600 visitors, up from 206,500 arrivals in September, preliminary data from the Japan National Tourism Organization showed. ( read original story ...)