A Korean-language YouTube video with more than 250,000 views has been shared in Facebook posts that claim the iconic Tokyo Tower in Japan was damaged by a massive explosion on May 29, 2022. However, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rebound in morning on Wall St., Fed policy meeting
Tokyo stocks rebounded Thursday morning, with the Nikkei index briefly rising over 2 percent, lifted by overnight gains on Wall Stree ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan’s borders reopen, Pico Iyer returns to a magical island of art
The long-awaited lifting of the ban on foreign tourists coincides with the launch of striking new works — and a new hotel — on Naoshima Island ... ( read original story ...)
New York’s New Mining Ban Begins the War Against Crypto’s Climate Sins
The Empire State just banned one of the most popular forms of cryptocurrency mining. It could be a harbinger for more widespread legislation through the nation. ( read original story ...)
Crypto crash: What contagious risks could Celsius, Three Arrows pose? Here’s what to watch
Some market participants are now worried about the contagious risks Celsius and Three Arrows Capital may pose to the whole crypto market, if, in a ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan (BoJ) preview: increased pressure to challenge the central bank’s status quo
Despite global central banks shifting towards a tightening stance, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to remain as the outlier. Current expectations are for the central bank to keep its current ... ( read original story ...)
Japan posts biggest trade deficit in more than 8 years for May
Japan ran its biggest single-month trade deficit in more than eight years in May as high commodity prices and declines in the yen swelled imports, clouding the country's economic outlook. The growing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs $17.7 bil. goods trade deficit in May, 2nd largest ever
Japan logged its second largest ever monthly goods trade deficit of 2.38 trillion yen ($17.7 billion) in May, remaining in the red fo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo set to issue same-sex partnership certificates
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to begin issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples in November. The Tokyo assembly approved the related ordinance on Wednesday that is aimed at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s cautious course sets up potential long-term rule
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida did not look like he'd last long when he took office eight months ago. He was seen as nice, but indecisive and subservient to party heavyweights. ( read original story ...)
Japan Runs Biggest Trade Deficit In More Than 8 Years In May
Japan ran its biggest single-month trade deficit in more than eight years in May as high commodity prices and declines in the yen swelled imports, clouding the country's economic outlook. ( read original story ...)
Japan posts biggest trade deficit in more than 8 years after yen sinks
Japan ran its biggest single-month trade deficit in more than eight years in May as high commodity prices and declines in the yen swelled imports, clouding the country's economic outlook. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Weak yen may be existential threat to Japan’s iconic dollar stores like Daiso
The supremacy of Japan's 100-yen shops, long a symbol of an economy stuck with flat to falling prices for almost three decades, is beginning to crumble. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE More than 80% of Japanese firms back nuclear restart, tourism resumption
A large majority of Japanese companies support both restarting idled nuclear reactors and this month's resumption of foreign tourism, a Reuters survey showed, highlighting broad approval for two ... ( read original story ...)
More Americans are buying and spending crypto-currency, leading to a big spike in crypto-crime.
It’s been an up and down year for bitcoin and other online currencies, with prices and values fluctuating wildly. And the instability is creating the perfect breeding ground for cyber-criminals ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Layoffs Signal a Long Downturn Ahead with ‘No End In Sight,’ Experts Warn
Many companies weren't expecting the crypto downturn to happen this rapidly. Now, insiders are bracing for more than a year of doldrums. ( read original story ...)