Japan’s Ministry of Justice executed the death penalty on August 21 for the arson-murderer at a pachinko parlor in Osaka. This marks the first execution in Japan in one year and two months, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 slides, KOSPI whipsaws as surging yields put Asia under heavy pressure
Asian equities were under pressure on Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s KOSPI at the centre of a volatile session as rising global bond yields and expensive oil renewed concerns over ...
Japan executes Osaka pachinko arson murderer
Japan’s Ministry of Justice executed the death penalty on August 21 for a man convicted of arson and murder at a pachinko parlor in Osaka. This marked the first execution in 1 year and 2 months, and ... ( read original story ...)
Former Takenaka manager arrested for breach of trust over Osaka Expo project
Tatsumi Kawai, 61, is suspected of conspiring with a subcontractor to have it repeatedly overcharge in 2025, resulting in ¥13.69 million in damages. ( read original story ...)
Japan executes a man convicted of setting fire that killed 5 at a pachinko parlor in Osaka
Japan says it has executed a man convicted of killing five people after setting fire to a pachinko parlor in 2009. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall in morning on Middle East tensions, bond yields rise
Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning, hurt by caution over tensions in the Middle East and a rebound in U.S. Treasury yields after their ... ( read original story ...)
Japan executes man who killed five in Pachinko parlour fire
Japan has executed a man who killed five people in a gaming parlour fire in 2009, making this the first time in more than a year that the country has enacted the death sentence. Sunao Takami, 58, had ... ( read original story ...)
Japan comes under more pressure to lift interest rates
Though it would increase Japan’s enormous debt pile, that would help fix a more urgent problem than inflation: downward pressure on the yen. America and Japan r ecently intervened to strengthen the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s megabanks reap record profits as the Bank of Japan lifts rates to 1%
By Ben Aris in Berlin Three lost decades of near-zero interest rates hollowed out Japan's banks. The Bank of Japan's slow climb back to 1% is finally handing its lenders fat margins again — and the ...
Metaplanet to debut US trading with Deutsche Bank under MPJPY
Metaplanet, a Japanese Bitcoin treasury company, is set to begin trading in the United States via American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). Trading in Metaplanet’s ADRs is expected to start on Friday, with ...
Metaplanet Invades Saylor’s Home Turf. Couldn’t Japan Fund Its Bitcoin Ambitions?
Metaplanet puts 2,100 Bitcoin into Nasdaq's Superplanet, invading the US preferred market Saylor's Strategy built.
Who is Naomi Osaka dating now? What happened to her six-year relationship with Cordae?
Naomi Osaka is reportedly single in 2026 after ending her six-year relationship with rapper Cordae in January 2025. The former couple, who welcomed daughter Shai in July 2023, have remained focused on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s historic yen intervention has ‘turbo-charged’ the carry trade
Japan's historic effort to prop up the yen may have had an unintended consequence: giving investors a better opportunity to put the carry trade back on. ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturing expands as orders rise fastest since 2018, PMI shows
TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing sector expanded in August as new orders rose at their fastest pace since January 2018, a business survey showed on Friday. The S&P Global Flash Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s U.S. Ties Could Not Save a Top Judge From Trump’s I.C.C. Sanctions
Japan had tried to dissuade the U.S. from imposing sanctions on Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, but the White House pressed ahead. ( read original story ...)
Trump crypto meeting signals US ‘not going to slow down’ in bid for digital asset dominance, expert says
Trump hosted crypto industry leaders at the White House to discuss the CLARITY Act, with hopes to sign the digital assets bill into law by September.