Japanese real wages decreased for a third consecutive month in March against the background of relentless inflation, while overtime salaries fell at the fastest pace in almost a year, government data ...
Japan’s Early Exports in April Slow as US Tariffs Hit Firms
Japan’s exports slowed in the first 20 days of April as the US tariff campaign intensified with new car and across-the-board levies. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo luxury hotels warned against cartel-like price info sharing
Japan's antitrust watchdog on Thursday warned more than a dozen high-end Tokyo hotel operators over regularly sharing their room rates and occupancy data, deeming the practice as bordering on cartel ... ( read original story ...)
At Tokyo Disneyland, I Found a New Collecting Obsession
(On the top level, you’ve got, from left to right, Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones and Beauty and the Beast, Frozen and Peter Pan, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Jungle Cruise. On the bottom, you ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Industrial Heartland Warming Up to Winds of Change
Signs are emerging that Japan’s much-touted corporate reforms are reaching the industrial heartland of Nagoya, after sweeping through Tokyo and helping lift share prices. ( read original story ...)
The Best Wellness Treatments in Japan’s Kansai Trio, From Private Onsens to Cutting-Edge Facials
Japanese spas are in a league of their own. In the Kansai Trio (Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka), there are plenty, but these are the high-end standounts. ( read original story ...)
Rich Dad Poor Dad author warns of market crash amid Japanese carmakers’ exit
Robert Kiyosaki warns of economic collapse following reports of Japanese carmakers exiting the U.S. market, calling gold, silver, and Bitcoin the best defense against rising global instability.
Japan’s insurers disbursed $730m on disasters including Noto quake
Ishikawa Prefecture recorded the highest payouts. Japan’s insurance claims paid for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and typhoons, windstorms, floods summed to $0.73b (¥104.8b) last year, data from ... ( read original story ...)
SEC Commissioner Peirce: Trump admin interested in moving quicker on crypto
After years of tension between crypto founders and federal regulators, the pro-crypto shift in the United States led by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is accelerating. And this time, it’s coming with support from the top.
Va. man convicted of sending thousands of dollars in crypto to ISIS
A Virginia man has been sentenced spend more than 30 years in prison for a crypto scheme that poured thousands of dollars into the hands of ISIS.
Warren Buffett’s Parting Gift To Japan Is Economic Gold
Now, as Buffett, 94, prepares to step down, he’s making it clear Berkshire has no intention of selling any of its Japan shares. And Buffett’s successor Greg Abel says Berkshir ... ( read original story ...)
Tiny vibrations have a massive impact: Transmitting clear signals over long distances using nonlinear math
A team of researchers at Nagoya University has discovered something surprising. If you have two tiny vibrating elements, each one barely moving on its own, and you combine them in the right way, their ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka advances in Rome as comeback continues
Coming off her first tournament title since becoming a mother in 2023, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka scores three-set win at Italian Open. ( read original story ...)
Osaka and Jabeur advance in Italian Open as Badosa, Kvitova pull out
Naomi Osaka and Ons Jabeur advanced to the Italian Open third round in Rome on Thursday after ninth seed Paula Badosa and twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova withdrew due to injury. ( read original story ...)
Five staff reported injured by intruders at Tokyo primary school: Reports
TOKYO: Five staff members sustained minor injuries at a primary school in Tokyo after two men intruded onto the premises on Thursday (May 8), with no immediate reports of children harmed, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
BlackRock-Backed Securitize Raises Strategic Funding From Jump Crypto
As tokenization of real-world assets explodes, two blockchain-focused companies are expanding institutional access.