The value of most cryptocurrencies have plummeted in recent weeks, wiping out billions of dollars of wealth.And instead of mostly harming cryptocurrency enthusiasts, like previous crashes have, the ... ( read original story ...)
FIDELITY JAPAN TRUST: Being in Tokyo gives us edge, says fund chief
Investment house Fidelity is convinced it pays to have fund managers located in the regions where the companies they invest in are based. ( read original story ...)
Parks shines, but Nagoya drops to Utsunomiya in B. League
Ray Parks’ 20-point explosion goes for naught as the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins end their three-game winning streak in the Japan B. League ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kobayashi retakes ski jumping World Cup lead
Japanese star Ryoyu Kobayashi started the final weekend of ski jumping action before the Winter Olympics with victory in Willingen to reclaim the World Cup lead on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Mao’s favoured ‘red flag’ car seeks new audience in Japan
China FAW Group Co, the carmaker whose luxury Hongqi model was used to transport Chairman Mao Zedong, is betting on a new audience in Japan, opening its first showroom in the country as it seeks to ... ( read original story ...)
AFC Asian Cup 2022: Japan Start As Favourites In Quarterfinals Against COVID-hit Thailand
Japan opened their Asian Cup campaign with an impressive 5-0 win against Myanmar and scored three past Vietnam. ( read original story ...)
Tour Operators Anxious for Japan Reopening and Other Top Travel Stories This Week
Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including on the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend ... ( read original story ...)
Japan in the grip of a ‘potato war’ as spud shortage hits McDonald’s hard
The fast food chain has had to downsize its portions so rivals are boosting their offerings to lure in discontented customers ... ( read original story ...)
Hostage-taking suspect held after doctor attacked and nurse shot in Japan
Doctor’s condition grave after attack in Fujimino near Tokyo as police confirm man aged 50 to 70 in custody ... ( read original story ...)
Airman found dead in residence off Misawa Air Base in Japan
An active duty airman assigned to Misawa Air Base in Japan was found dead in an off-base residence Jan. 28. A base press release said more details would be forthcoming after the airman’s next of kin ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Coin Holders Vote Felon Treasurer Out of DeFi Project
Investors in decentralized-finance project Wonderland have voted out a felon who was overseeing the project’s treasury. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s skyrocketing real estate prices overtake 1990 bubble-era record
The price of the new condos in the Japanese capital hit a record 62.6 million yen (US$ 550,000), driven by the demand for luxury housing, but the flip side is rural depopulation and growing inequaliti ... ( read original story ...)
Generous financial aid and telework accelerate migration out of Tokyo sparked by COVID
Internal migration statistics for 2021 released by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Jan. 28 showed that people moving into T･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs more than 84,000 new coronavirus cases
Japan's coronavirus case count has marked a record high for the fifth day in a row, spurred on by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Health authorities across the country confirmed more than 84 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils largest overseas Winter Olympic team
Japan's Arisa Go (L) and China's Yu Jing in action during the women's 500m speed skating at the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games in Obihiro, Japan. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao) TOKYO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- ... ( read original story ...)
Emboldened crypto industry plots legal assault on SEC
Cryptocurrency payments firm Ripple has started to rack up procedural court victories as it fends off the SEC in a case that could redefine how the agency polices digital assets. ( read original story ...)