Japanese shares closed higher on Thursday as investors bought back equities after a sharp drop in the previous session, with travel-related stocks leading the recovery on hopes of a rebound in tourism ... ( read original story ...)
Behind the Japanese government’s purchase of the Senkaku Islands
Tokyo's attempts to not aggravate Beijing further over the Senkakus raises questions over how far it will go to defend its own territory. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Unit of Japan’s SBI Wins Capital Markets License in Singapore
SBI Digital Markets, a subsidiary of the digital asset arm of SBI Holdings, can now offer crypto securities and derivatives trading services to Singapore customers.
A New Crypto Era Begins After the Success of the Merge
It's a new day dawning in the crypto industry. A new era is starting for this young industry after the success of the historical software update of Ethereum, the second blockchain after Bitcoin. This ...
Naomi Osaka Aces $9 Million For Nick Jonas’ Former Beverly Hills Mansion
The deal was closed off-market between Osaka and tech mogul Milun Tesovic, who is now the newest owner of the property that Osaka purchased from singer Nick Jonas. Known as the Phineas Residence, the ... ( read original story ...)
Majority in Japan back Sapporo 2030 bid despite Tokyo bribery scandal, survey reveals
A nationwide survey in Japan has revealed that the majority of people still support holding the 2030 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, despite the ongoing ... ( read original story ...)
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN OSAKA BY HOSHINO RESORTS (Japan)
Hoshino Resorts, currently operating 58 properties within and outside Japan, will be opening 2 new properties in Osaka Prefecture. As the first in the Kansai area under the RISONARE brand, RISONARE ... ( read original story ...)
Leaders of S. Korea, Japan to meet amid dispute over history
The leaders of South Korea and Japan are to meet next week on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York in the countries’ first summit in nearly three years amid tensions over history ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s winter power supply outlook improves after auctions
Japan's electricity supply outlook for the winter has improved after it secured extra power generation capacity through public auctions, national grid monitor OCCTO said on Thursday, though the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Looks to Resume Visa Waiver For Some Countries From October
Japan looks to ease all travel restrictions in the “not-so-distant future,” which could be as early as next month. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s opposition leader calls for more fiscal stimulus, not rate hike to cope with weak yen
In an interview with Reuters, Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of Japan’s Democratic Party for the People suggested that the government needs to roll out more fiscal stimulus instead of hiking policy rates ...
Court urges Japan to release video of detainee before she died
NAGOYA--The Nagoya District Court called on the government to submit part of the video showing the final days of a Sri Lankan woman who died while in detention. ( read original story ...)
The secret staff cafeteria at Osaka Airport that few people know about
Here at SoraNews24, we like to go one step further by seeking out places even locals don’t know about — places that are such value-for money finds they’ve become closely guarded secrets by those ... ( read original story ...)
Kadokawa Tsuguhiko Arrested on Tokyo Olympics Bribery Charges
Kadokawa Tsuguhiko, the chair of media conglomerate Kadokawa, has been arrested on bribery charges. Taken into custody on Wednesday, the veteran executive is suspected of bribing Takahashi ... ( read original story ...)
US air base in Tokyo dismisses chromium contamination claim, says water safe to drink
Authorities at this airlift hub in western Tokyo dismissed as false a claim circulating on social media that the base’s water supply may be tainted by chromium VI, or hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks inch up on buybacks, fears about US rate hikes persist
Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Thursday on buybacks after sharp falls the previous day, but gains were limited amid persistent co ... ( read original story ...)