SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, underscoring the country’s weapons advancements, fueling tension ahead of the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kintetsu to sell 8 hotels to Blackstone for $550m
Japanese railway company Kintetsu Group Holdings plans to sell eight hotels in Osaka and Kyoto to U.S. investment fund Blackstone Group for around 60 billion yen ($550 million), Nikkei has learned. ( read original story ...)
Cboe CEO Expects to Build Out Crypto Offerings as Demand Rises
Cboe Global Markets Inc. is looking to get further back into the cryptocurrency space after a couple of ill-fated attempts in prior years. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 Index Sell-Off Could Gain Momentum – Chart
In this Nikkei 225 analysis, we explain why the blue chip Japan index could decline further in the near term and what to expect next ... ( read original story ...)
Police search former office for recall campaign in forgery case
NAGOYA--Aichi prefectural police searched the former office of a political campaign to oust the governor for evidence related to the massive number of forged signatures discovered in its recall ... ( read original story ...)
2 men arrested over $2.48 mil. burglary in Osaka high-rise condo
OSAKA -- Two men were arrested on March 24 on suspicion of breaking into a high-rise apartment in this western Japan city and stealing cash and luxury items worth some 270 million yen (about $2.48 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lights Olympic torch after one-year Covid delay
A year later than expected, Japan has finally kicked off its Olympic torch relay. Athletes will now carry the flame across all of the country to arrive in Tokyo for the opening ceremony on 23 July. ( read original story ...)
Cboe Buys Chi-X Asia Pacific to Expand Into Japan, Australia
Cboe Global Markets Inc. agreed to buy Chi-X Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. from private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, expanding the exchange’s reach into Japan and Australia.Cboe will use the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan analysing situation after N Korean missile launch
Tokyo [Japan], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government is analysing the situation after the launch of a supposedly ballistic missile by North Korea, NHK reported. "To protect the life and ... ( read original story ...)
Why parts of the art world are calling out the ecological impacts of crypto art
But one of blockchain's less heralded features has caused something of a rift in the art world: its carbon footprint. Load Error Crypto art, which had been viewed as a space for artists seeking ... ( read original story ...)
Can you still spell space without SPAC?
“We had been moving at kind of a genteel speed toward an IPO for a while,” said Peter ... of Astroscale U.S., the American subsidiary of Tokyo-based satellite servicing company Astroscale ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea missile test casts shadow over Biden administration, Japan Olympics
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan's prime minister said, fuelling tensions ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ramping up pressure on the new Biden ... ( read original story ...)
Police suspect missing woman plunged to death from bridge in Sapporo
Hokkaido Prefectural Police launched an investigation after the discovery of a woman's corpse in a river in Sapporo City on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
‘We Are Isolated’: Flooded Creek Washes Away Scaffoldings of 125-Year-Old Bridge in Southern New South Wales
Scaffolding on a heritage-listed bridge in the South Coast of New South Wales fell into a fast-flowing flooded creek, on March 23, cutting local residents’ key transport route.Yui Sapporo filmed a ... ( read original story ...)
Torch relay for Tokyo Olympics kicks off its 121-day journey
The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics began its 121-day journey across Japan on Thursday and is headed toward the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23. The ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Fired 2 Ballistic Missiles, U.S. and Japan Say
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan said the test “threatens the peace and security of Japan and the region, and is a violation of United Nations resolutions.” ... ( read original story ...)