Japan has been buying Russian oil beneath the western-imposed price cap of $60 a barrel, though Russian-sourced imports remain relatively small. ( read original story ...)
Your ultimate guide to Osaka
Known within Japan as the home of many a comedian, this city is louder, brasher and often more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan targets adoption of flexible solar panels by 2030
One pillar of the plan involves commercializing next-generation panels called perovskite solar cells by 2030. Lighter and more flexible than conventional silicon products, they can be attached to ...
China presses Japan to change course on chip export curbs
China has attempted to dissuade Japan from imposing big curbs on exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, as part of a fast-evolving geopolitical battle over access to the world’s most advanced chips. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group may buy 20% in DMI Finance
DMI is registered as a non-banking finance company (NBFC) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). While it was mainly engaged in secured corporate lending - largely to real estate builders - till a few ...
Japan protests China’s detention of citizen, maritime action
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi protested in a meeting Sunday with his Chinese counterpart the detention of a Japanese national in Beijing and raised “strong concern" about China's escalating military activity near Taiwan and around Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ryuichi Sakamoto, composer of ‘The Last Emperor’ film score, dies aged 71
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for "The Last Emperor", "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" and other films, has died aged 71, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin outlook: Crypto may be in a bull market now, but investors should still tread carefully
Some investors see this as the beginning of a new bull market in cryptocurrencies, but others say it's still not the time to jump in.
‘Companies are holding out’: Global IPO market slump endures
“Through just one quarter of 2023, it was more of the same for the stuttering global IPO market,” the firm said in a statement Thursday. “Any initial euphoria at the start of the year was ...
I flew in business class on Japan’s biggest airline for 14 hours and the seat felt more like a hotel room
The couch-like seat was huge and private with a bed easily big enough to sleep on my back, side, or stomach. And, the lavatory even had a bidet. ( read original story ...)
‘It’s like we don’t exist’: Japan faces pressure to allow same-sex marriage
Diplomats add their voices to Japanese campaigners in demanding LGBTQ+ rights as Hiroshima prepares to host the G7 summit ( read original story ...)
Japan Breaks With U.S. Allies, Buys Russian Oil at Prices Above Cap
Citing energy needs, Tokyo won legal exception to rules binding Group of Seven nations. ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s dream of decentralization is dying
Federal investigations into Binance and FTX spotlight an industry that has become increasingly centralized.
Japan capital Tokyo to face tight power supply this summer
Japan's Tokyo area is expected to sustain a tight supply-demand situation for electricity this summer, according to projections made by the government. ( read original story ...)
Harry Styles walks through Tokyo streets ‘with former flame’ Kiko Mizuhara hours after Emily Ratajkowski kiss
Harry Styles was spotted walking through Tokyo reportedly with his "former flame" Kiko Mizuhara hours after being filmed passionately kissing model Emily Ratajkowski. Live-streamed webcam footage ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s foreign minister calls for early release of detained national during talks in China
Japan's foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said he called on Beijing for the early release of a detained Japanese national during a meeting with Chinese diplomat Qin Gang held on Sunday. ( read original story ...)