A pride parade celebrating sexual diversity was held on April 24 in the Japanese capital's Shibuya Ward after a three-year hiatus due to the ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks close lower on concerns over U.S. Fed rate hike
Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday, marking its largest drop in more than six weeks, as investors' sentiment was dented by concerns over the U.S. Federal Reserve indicating more interest rate hikes ... ( read original story ...)
Child among 11 bodies found after tour boat carrying 26 people sinks off Japan: “I know there is no hope”
The Kazu 1 with two crew was taking 24 passengers on a scenic tour at Shiretoko National Park when it sent a distress call. ( read original story ...)
Ukraine removes Hirohito from video after Japan protests
Ukraine's government has apologized and removed a photo of Japanese wartime Emperor Hirohito from a video showing him with Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini after Japan protested, officials said ... ( read original story ...)
World’s oldest person, 119-year-old woman, dies in Japan
Kane Tanaka was born in 1903 in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan — the year of the Wright brothers' first flight and when Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. ( read original story ...)
A Long Walk in a Fading Corner of Japan
As is true throughout rural Japan, many of the once-vibrant villages on Honshu’s Kii Peninsula are aging into nothingness. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Industry Can’t Hire Enough Lawyers
Crypto exchanges and companies are poaching attorneys to help them navigate an evolving regulatory landscape and to cut down legal costs. ( read original story ...)
4 Ways AI Can Help You In Crypto Investing
Since cryptocurrencies are highly volatile, they increase the risks of crypto trading but also make them significantly more profitable than conventional investments. The market’s price fluctuates ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Prices Fall as Crypto Market Slammed by Hawkish Fed Expectations
Bitcoin and other digital assets have shown themselves to be correlated with technology stocks. Earnings this week from Big Tech could move the needle. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ex-PM Abe Says ‘Wrong’ for BOJ to Hike Rates to Stem Yen Falls
Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it would be "clearly wrong" for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to curb further declines in the yen, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Plans to Bulk up U.S. M&A Advisory, Equity Underwriting
Mizuho Financial Group plans to beef up its U.S. operations for M&A advisory and equity underwriting, its chief executive said, as Japan's No. 3 lender aims to grab a bigger share of the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese troops disarm unexploded WWII bomb at Nagoya construction site
An unexploded bomb from World War II was defused over the weekend by members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. ( read original story ...)
Toyotsu performs first trial in Japan to supply biodiesel fuels to ships at Nagoya
Toyotsu Energy Corporation successfully performed a trial with a tugboat operated by Sanyo for ship-to-ship bunkering of marine biodiesel fuel at the Port of Nagoya. This was the first attempt to ... ( read original story ...)
Experience the top 10 attractions in Yokohama
Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜, [jokohama] ) is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Ishin no Kai sees Japan’s youngest city mayor elected
Yuma Yamamoto, 31, became the youngest city mayor in Japan after winning in a landslide here with 10,861 votes. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo registers 3,141 new COVID cases on April 25
Japan's capital registered 3,141 new coronavirus cases on April 25 after recording 4,936 the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ... ( read original story ...)