One of Japan's best-known business people has resigned as CEO of beverage giant Suntory following allegations that he purchased illegal "supplements", the company said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
WWII POWs remembered in Yokohama on 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender
About two dozen people gathered at a burial ground in Japan for a service that coincided with Japan’s formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945. ( read original story ...)
Woman loses thousands of dollars to romance scammer posing as astronaut in distress, police in Japan say
The scammer told the woman he was "in space on a spaceship right now" but was "under attack and in need of oxygen," an official said. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Ishiba suggests he’s not fixated on power as ruling party meets
Mr Ishiba has repeated his intention to stay on despite calls within his party to see him go. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japanese AI SaaS Startup LayerX Raises $100 Million In Series B
The round drew participation from Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and local venture capital firm JAFCO Group, among others.
Japan’s Coincheck Acquires France-Regulated Aplo to Expand Global Crypto Services
Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck is expanding its global footprint with the acquisition of Aplo, a Paris-based digital asset prime brokerage regulated by France’s financial markets authority, the ...
Nagoya University startup brings GaN-based electron beam breakthrough to KIOXIA’s semiconductor lines
A new semiconductor inspection and metrology platform is set to begin validation in KIOXIA’s advanced production lines ... ( read original story ...)
TICAD9 fosters future via youth, innovation, partnership
YOKOHAMA: I have been reflecting on the potential outcomes of the current 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) conference, where President Samia Suluhu Hassan has sent ... ( read original story ...)
Close Aide to Japan PM Ishiba Says He Plans to Resign
The Japanese ruling party's secretary general Hiroshi Moriyama, a close aide to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said on Tuesday he intends to resign from his post to take responsibility for the party's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to ask ministers to compile economic package, Sankei says
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to ask ministers as early as this week to compile an economic stimulus package to address inflation and Trump administration tariffs, the Sankei newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Alarm in Japan as births hit record low
Alarm bells are going off in Japan as the decline in births shows no sign of stopping. A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found that about 339,000 babies were born in the first half ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ ordinary profits fall 11.5% in Apr.-Jun. quarter
Japan's Finance Ministry says the combined ordinary profit of Japanese manufacturers dropped 11.5 percent in the April-to-June period from a year earlier. The decline came as automakers were hit hard ... ( read original story ...)
MUFG to launch 100 billion yen Japan real estate fund
TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to launch a 100 billion yen (S$870 million) fund to invest in Japanese real estate, an executive at the country’s largest banking group told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Crypto thefts hit $163M in August as hackers shift strategy
Crypto losses surged to $163 million in August, led by a $91 million phishing scam targeting a Bitcoiner and the nearly $50 million breach of crypto exchange Btcturk.
Trump Family Amasses $5 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch
The WLFI token traded far above its previous value, confirming—at least on paper—a huge windfall for the president and his sons.
Why Hyperliquid Is Crypto’s New Killer App
Most perp platforms, including Hyperliquid, are only accessible offshore and do not require users to meet KYC (know-your-customer) requirements that are tightly enforced in the U.S., giving them a ...