This is another big step towards the realization of flying cars and sky roads,” said Takumi Yamamoto, SkyDrive design director. “Two years have passed since the announcement of the SD-03, which ... ( read original story ...)
Researchers develop a new surgical training model for fluorescence-guided cancer surgery using the Japanese food konjac jelly
A research group from Nagoya University has successfully developed a surgical training model using konjac, a processed jelly made from the bulb of the konjac plant. The group’s training model is a ... ( read original story ...)
Consumer Complaints About Crypto on the Rise Amid Crypto Slump, Data Shows
Consumer complaints have again put the risks from the cryptocurrency trade in the spotlight, as thousands of complaints have flooded into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the past two ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends sharply lower on Wall Street’s drop, global slowdown woes
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed sharply lower on Friday following Wall Street's overnight slump amid mounting concerns that aggressive rate hikes by the Fed and other central banks will ...
Yokohama Tire Rolls into Nitro RX Races
Yokohama Tire and Nitro Rallycross (Nitro RX) are back in the U.S. for three races, beginning October 1-2 at ERX Motor Park in Elk River, Minnesota. Yokohama, the official tire supplier of Nitro RX, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Chef Was First to Win Michelin Star for Ramen Restaurant
Yuki Onishi, who has died at 43, started small and went global with his noodles. ( read original story ...)
Japan Inbound Commercial Investment Implodes 50 Percent Year Over Year
According to new research by global property consultant CBRE, foreign commercial real estate investment in Japan significantly declined in 2022, primarily due to limited availability. ( read original story ...)
Forget the Alps—as the U.S. Dollar Soars, a Better Currency Play Is on a Chalet in Japan
The best exchange rates in a generation are handing U.S. buyers opportunities beyond London and Paris, with even bigger savings to be had in top-tier Asian cities ... ( read original story ...)
Revealed: Top 10 most anti-crypto countries in the world
Despite the industry around crypto expanding there are still a significant number of nations that have not yet fully embraced cryptocurrency.
FTX: Could GameStop’s Crypto Partner Acquire Robinhood?
Crypto exchange FTX, which recently partnered with GameStop, is looking to acquire a retail trading platform. Could it make a bid for Robinhood?
Japan’s SBI applies for bank license to own majority of Shinsei
Japanese online financial conglomerate SBI Holdings Inc has filed its application for a bank holding-company license to own more than 50 per cent of Shinsei Bank, an SBI spokesperson said on Friday.Th ...
Japan spent almost $20bn in effort to defend tumbling yen
Japan spent ¥2.84tn ($19.7bn) in last week’s intervention to stem the yen’s plunge, although the currency is once again trading near levels before the government action was taken. Analysts say the ...
Japan Spent Record Of Nearly $20.0 Billion On Intervention To Support The Yen
Japan spent up a record 2.8 trillion yen ($19.7 billion) intervening in the foreign exchange market last week to prop up the yen, Ministry of Finance data showed on Friday, draining nearly 15% of ...
Japan Spent $19.7 Billion in September Forex Market Intervention
Japan spent a likely record daily amount to prop up the yen last week, leaving economists and investors wondering whether the government could intervene again despite skepticism over the impact of ...
Japan spent $19.7bn on intervention to support the yen
The figure was less than the 3.6 trillion yen estimated by Tokyo money market brokers for Japan's first dollar-selling, yen-buying intervention in 24 years to stem the currency's sharp weakening. The ...
Japan spent record $19 billion in intervention to stop yen plunge
Japan's currency intervention last week cost 2.84 trillion yen ($19 billion), the largest-ever amount spent to stem the yen's sharp s ...