Fumio Kishida says country may be unable to function if birth rate does not rise ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Fumio Kishida outlines plans to boost defense, child-care spending
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled "unprecedented'' spending plans on Monday designed to tackle the country's plunging birthrate and guarantee its national security. ( read original story ...)
U.S. and Japan team up for Indo-Pacific training exercise
American and Japanese forces recently participated in a bilateral exercise to showcase the close coordination between the two allies. ( read original story ...)
Plan floated for 1st soccer stadium in central Tokyo
A Tokyo ward that's home to the author of a popular soccer-themed manga series Captain Tsubasa will acquire land for the construction of a top professional league soccer stadium. ( read original story ...)
Japan to explore relaxing ‘minpaku’ vacation rental rules
Japan: The Japanese government is considering relaxing the requirements for property management businesses operating ‘minpaku’ vacation rentals [i.e. private lodgings on platforms such as Airbnb] in a ... ( read original story ...)
New York’s financial regulator takes aim at firms co-mingling crypto funds
New York’s chief financial regulator is set to release new guidance on Monday dictating that companies separate customers' crypto assets from their own, after alleged co-mingling of funds at collapsed ...
Bitcoin Shorts Dominate Weekly US Crypto Fund Inflows: CoinShares
Though crypto inflows almost quadrupled over the last week, investors still appear to be bearish, per a new CoinShares report.
Volkswagen keeping IPO option open for charging, energy business – division chief
The logo of carmaker Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is pictured at the IAA Transportation fair, which will open its doors to the public on September 20, 2022, in Hanover, Germany, Septembe ...
Zeekr goes on a hiring spree, Tesla kicks off a price war and Hesai files for an IPO
The Station, a weekly newsletter focused on transportation, looks at Zeekr's hiring spree, Tesla troubles and a price war, and Hesai's IPO.
Japan hopes bonuses and scholarships can boost birthrate in ‘now or never’ population crisis
Japan's leader has pledged to come up with a plan to double funding for childcare support as the births dropped to a new low last year
Aide to Japan’s Prime Minister scolded by ‘ashamed’ mom for putting his hands in pockets during an U.S. trip
Seiji Kihara, Japan’s deputy chief cabinet secretary, was caught on camera with his hands in his pockets as he stood behind Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was speaking to reporters after a meeting with U. ( read original story ...)
Fukushima nuclear disaster: Why Japan’s decision to release radioactive water is its best option
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Japan's east coast is running out of storage space, and the tanks could leak if an earthquake or typhoon hits. As a result, Japanese authorities have granted t ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s 2023 rally gathers steam as cryptocurrency briefly tops $23,000
The No. 1 token's price briefly topped $23,000 for the first time since Aug. 19, 2022, according to data from CoinGecko.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s favored tokens, `Sam Coins’, have doubled in price as crypto market stages a comeback
Digital coins supported by Sam Bankman-Fried while he ran FTX have surged in value this month even as questions about the future of the crypto exchange persist.
Crypto lender Nexo fined $45 million for violating securities law
According to the SEC’s order, Nexo started offering the EIP around June 2020 and marketed the product as a means for investors to earn interest on their crypto assets. The agency alleges that Nexo ...
Marc Newson unveils “trustworthy and sincere” public toilet in Tokyo
Industrial designer Marc Newson has created a public toilet topped with a traditionally shaped copper roof in Shibuya as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. ( read original story ...)