Responding to the recent sharp depreciation of the yen, Japan’s senior Finance Ministry official said on Thursday, “sudden fx fluctuations not desirable.” Information on these pages contains ...
Training in Tokyo, but knowing the real work is 8,000 km away in Ukraine
A Jutendo University training program for Ukrainian health care workers offered Dr. Uliana Kashchii respite from the conflict, but now she is heading to the front line. ( read original story ...)
Square Enix’s Lineup For Tokyo Game Show 2022 – Final Fantasy, Harvestella & More
This year's Tokyo Game Show kicks off later this month on 15th September, and ahead of the event, TGS has begun revealing the publishers and developers that will be in attendance. Square Enix will be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q2 capex rises 4.6% yr/yr, up for 5th straight quarter
Japanese companies increased spending on plant and equipment for a fifth straight quarter in April-June as business sentiment remained resilient despite rising costs, China's COVID lockdowns and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Q2 Corporate Capex up 4.6% Year/year – MOF
Japanese companies raised spending on plant and equipment in April-June by 4.6% from the same period a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday. The data will be used to calculate ...
Japan capital spending rises 4.6% in April-June
Capital spending by Japanese companies gained 4.6 percent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, government data showed Thursday. Investment by all nonfinancial sectors for purposes such as ...
Family of missing mentally disabled man last seen in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo asks for public’s help
Family members of a mentally disabled man are calling on the public’s help to find a missing 48-year-old man in California. Le was checked in to the Southern California Hospital before he was ... ( read original story ...)
Square Enix is going big at Tokyo Game Show, but don’t expect Final Fantasy 16 or Dragon Quest 12
Square Enix has revealed its exhibitor list for Tokyo Game Show 2022, and although the publisher is going big with a bunch of popular games, it seems neither Final Fantasy 16 nor Dragon Quest 12 will ... ( read original story ...)
Final Fantasy 16 at the Tokyo Game Show is a no go
Final Fantasy 16 at the Tokyo Game Show simply isn't happening, as Square Enix announces a full lineup of RPGs with its big hitters notably missing ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business pioneer, philanthropist Kazuo Inamori dies at 90
While struggling to build his company, Inamori came up with his philosophy of management that emphasized people, doing the right thing and what he called “corporate character, t ... ( read original story ...)
Japan property lures private equity with solid yields, prospective deals
A new wave of big private equity players including KKR & Co is moving in on Japan's property market, drawn by attractive yield spreads with Japan's low interest rates and by prospective deals with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s super tight jobs market fails to deliver egalitarian promise
When Riku Omori's pay at his regular job was slashed by a third, he found temporary work delivering fried chicken and Thai food on his bike on the streets of Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, as a way to ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com claws back fortune after accidentally minting a millionaire
Let’s say you were Thevamanogari Manivel, a woman in Melbourne, Australia with an interest in crypto, and you allegedly used Crypto.com to request a refund of 100 Australian dollars, but instead ...
Crypto.com Sues Woman After Accidentally Sending Her $7.2M
Thevamanogari Manivel requested the $100 AUD refund in May 2021, but Crypto.com transferred $10.5 million AUD into her account. Why so much? Because whoever processed the refund accidentally entered ...
Watch: COVID-19 makes one ‘Hell of a Cruise’ in trailer for Peacock documentary
Peacock released the trailer for "Hell of A Cruise" on Wednesday. The documentary explores the COVID-19 outbreak on a Carnival Diamond Princess cruise in January 2020. ( read original story ...)
Konami is Announcing a New Game at Tokyo Game Show From a ‘World-Famous Series’
Konami is revealing a mysterious game from a "world-famous series" at Tokyo Game Show. Here's why we're already disappointed. ( read original story ...)