An attacker spirited away about $100 million from decentralized finance provider Mango by manipulating the price of its token in an exploit that wiped out depositors on the crypto platform.
Chip Startup Defies Global Rout With 15% Surge in Tokyo IPO
Chip design firm Socionext Inc. jumped 15% in its Tokyo debut after completing Japan’s largest initial public offering this year, defying recent investor pessimism about global semiconductor ...
Man arrested for abandoning body of female college student in Sapporo
Sapporo prefectural police arrested a 53-year-old man Monday on suspicion of abandoning the body of a female college student at his apartment in Higashi Ward, Sapporo. According ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to hike taxi fares over rising fuel price
Taxi fares in the Japanese capital Tokyo will rise for the first time since 2007 from Nov. 14 in response to rising fuel costs and fewer passengers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the transport ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Bond Market Sets Record for Nothing Happening
Trading of the benchmark 10-year bond dries up for four straight sessions as the central bank keeps tight control of yields. ( read original story ...)
Japan Industrial Partners-led group looking to buy Toshiba for $19 bln -Kyodo
The consortium of Japanese firms led by Japan Industrial Partners is looking to buy Toshiba Corp for 2.8 trillion yen ($19.13 billion), Kyodo reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
4,790 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Tokyo on Wednesday
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 4,790 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Wednesday. The daily tally is up 723 from a week ago. It is the first time in 15 days to surpass the number a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s great outdoors
Taking time to explore Tokyo’s great outdoors will refresh the spirit and delight the senses, while also allowing visitors to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of Japanese culture. It isn’t ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Winter Claims High Profile C-Suite Execs
If you said they’re dudes who used to be crypto CEOs and suddenly weren’t anymore, you’d also be correct. This crypto winter has seen a string of high-profile exits from the C-suite, a mix of ...
Socionext Defies Chip Slump With Japan’s Biggest IPO This Year
Making its market debut on Wednesday, Japan's Socionext Inc bucked softening sentiment toward chips by surging 15% in Tokyo's biggest initial public offering of the year so far. Shares in the fabless ...
Chip firm Socionext soars in Tokyo debut after Japan’s biggest 2022 IPO
Socionext managed to attract buyers even in a weak market for IPOs in Japan, where proceeds slumped 80% this year on an annual comparison.
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.02%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Electrical/Machinery, Precision Instruments and Machinery sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.
Japan shares close flat as tech offsets travel boost
Japanese stocks ended flat after a bumpy trading session on Wednesday, with sliding tech companies countering gains in travel-related firms in a market that lacked direction ahead of this week's key U ...
Kids forced to run over double the distance after guidance error at Tokyo ward event
About 130 fifth and six graders who were supposed to run a 2-kilometer course were forced to run 4.5 kilometers at an Oct. 10 local event hel ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first business court opens in Tokyo
A court specializing in business-related cases has opened in Tokyo. The Business Court, the first of its kind in Japan, was set up to handle increasingly international and complex conflicts ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns against yen sell-off, eyes intervention
By Kaori Kaneko and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese policymakers kept up their warnings against investors selling off the Japanese currency as the dollar rose to a fresh 24-year high ... ( read original story ...)