TOKYO -- Four gang members including a former YouTuber have been arrested for allegedly collecting "protection money" from an illegal casino in the Japanese capital, the Metropolitan Police ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finds Wreck of Missing Tourist Boat -Media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan located on Friday the hull of a tour boat off its northern coast, media said, six days after the vessel disappeared in an accident that killed at least 14 people on a ... ( read original story ...)
Risk Spikes for Vulnerable Yen as Fed Meets During Japan Holiday
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s FX traders are going on vacation at a key moment for financial markets and the possibility that their absence will exacerbate yen swings has caused its expected volatility ... ( read original story ...)
60-meter-long spiral slide at Osaka’s iconic Tsutenkaku Tower to open on May 9
OSAKA -- A 60-meter-long spiral slide at Osaka's symbolic Tsutenkaku Tower is slated to open on May 9, offering visitors a thrilling ride from a height of over 20 meters. The new tubular "Tower ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Kinlò Goes Into Walmart
Kinlò, the skin care brand founded last year by tennis player Naomi Osaka, is going wide in its first retail play. The brand is entering 2,500 Walmart doors nationally, and on Walmart.com, on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
PM Modi to meet President Biden at Quad Summit in Tokyo on May 24
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden are expected to meet on May 24 during the Quad Summit in Tokyo. The White House has issued a statement saying that President Biden ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Coast Guard discovers what appears to be submerged tour boat off Hokkaido
A Japan Coast Guard minesweeper has captured an image of what appears to be the sunken Kazu I, the boat that went missing while carrying 24 passengers and two crew members during a tour around the ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptic Crypto? Crime Creeps Steady In Crypto World; Cops Advice Caution To Investors
He claimed that between December 2021 and April 2022, he had invested Rs 80 lakh in a crypto exchange whose URL ended with an extension ‘.ac.sh’. Mahesh has now lodged a complaint with the cybercrime ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-owned Arm ousts CEO of Chinese joint venture
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group-owned U.K. chip designer Arm said it has replaced the CEO of its Chinese joint venture after a two-year dispute over control of the unit that threatened to complicate a ... ( read original story ...)
Vision Fund begins to devote cash to Japan
Japan’s weight in SoftBank’s overall portfolio will “definitely ... and SoftBank is now looking to float shares of the business in an initial public offering (IPO). China is the largest market for ... ( read original story ...)
Slackers barred: testing Tokyo’s anti-procrastination cafe
Writers in Tokyo in search of an antidote to procrastination and unproductive work practices can now toil in the company of the similarly afflicted, united in their determination to confront the ... ( read original story ...)
Diesel to Show Fall 2022 Collection in Tokyo, Opens Pop-up in Ginza
DIESEL ENCORE: Diesel is taking its fall 2022 show on the road. After unveiling the collection in February in Milan, the Italian brand, controlled by OTB, will stage a repeat show in Tokyo on June 9 — ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Vice’ Season Finale Recap: Down and Out in Tokyo
Okay. Um…hmmmm. Uhhh…yeah. Alright. Hmm. What just happened? Now, I’m sure there’s a logical explanation for the way Tokyo Vice’s series—or is that season?—finale went down. ( read original story ...)
How — and Why — Pachinko Re-created Japan’s Dual Kanto Disasters
Hugh foregrounds Hansu’s hard exterior with tragedy: He’s a survivor of the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake and the subsequent Korean massacre by Japanese vigilantes. “Chapter Seven” is a stand-alone ... ( read original story ...)
A Slew of Good News for Bitcoin and Other Crypto
Lawmakers in Panama's National Assembly on April 28 approved a major bill to regulate the use and commercialization of crypto assets in the Central American country, Reuters reported. The bill opens ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Pushes Back as China Gains Strength in Asian Seas
Japan, the West's chief ally in Asia, is pushing back as China ramps up its military presence in Asian waters, including near Japanese coastlines and a group of disputed islets, analysts say. On ... ( read original story ...)