The vessel was seen conducting suspicious activity around 335 kilometers west-northwest of the island of Tokunoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture on Monday. ( read original story ...)
F-15E lands safely in Japan after wheel falls off
The 18th Wing said the wheel was recovered on the flightline at U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean. The wheel was discovered missing while the F-15 was in mid-flight, and ... ( read original story ...)
Metaplanet Doubles Down on Bitcoin as Shares Slide, Buys Another $54M
Metaplanet (3350), a Tokyo-listed investment firm, said it bought another 463 bitcoin BTC $114,526.17 , emphasizing the cryptocurrency's long-term shareholder value even as its stock fell more than 7% ...
CFTC to allow listed spot crypto trading on registered exchanges
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Monday it would allow trading of spot crypto asset contracts that are listed on a futures exchange registered under the regulator. The CFTC ...
Bank of Japan ‘don’t have the political capital’ to hike interest rates now: Strategist
Masahiko Loo of State Street Investment Management describes the Bank of Japan's cautious approach to its rate hiking cycle. If the political situation in Japan resolves itself, he could see the BOJ ...
Japan’s Shibaura classified as core to national security amid takeover battle
Japan's Shibaura Electronics, a technology manufacturer at the centre of a $630 million takeover battle, has been formally classified as core to national security, a finance ministry list of such ...
Blackstone to acquire Japan’s TechnoPro for about $3.4 billion, Nikkei reports
Blackstone plans to acquire major Japanese engineer staffing firm TechnoPro Holdings for about 500 billion yen ($3.39 billion), the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday. Blackstone will likely ...
Japan: Barges carrying fireworks catch fire off Yokohama coast; 5 workers flee into sea
Two barges loaded with fireworks for a summer festival display near Tokyo caught ablaze, forcing five workers to jump into the sea, officials said. Aerial footage by public broadcaster NHK on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Fire breaks out on fireworks barges at Yokohama festival
Launch barges were set ablaze in Japan's Yokohama on Monday (August 4) after fireworks landed on them during a festival. ( read original story ...)
Japan record high of 41.8 degrees Celsius observed north of Tokyo
Japanese weather officials say the country recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday in Isesaki City, north of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Record heat grips Japan, turns Vietnam into ‘pan on fire’
Japan logged two new heat records in a day on Tuesday, with the mercury hitting 41.6 degrees Celsius (106.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and then 41.8 degrees, the weather office said, warning temperatures ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. Carrier Strike Group, Japan to Test F-35B Fighter Capabilities
A U.K. Carrier Strike Group and a Japanese destroyer carrier will test joint F-35 Lighting II fighter capabilities near Japan this week. The U.K. CSG will meet with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei tracks Wall Street higher; chip-related stocks drag
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday, supported by Wall Street’s strong finish overnight, but losses in chip-related stocks capped gains. The Nikkei rose 0.5% to 40,499.21 as of 0156 ...
Japan sets record temperatures, worries mount over rice crops
Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, prompting the government to advise residents to stay indoors and promise steps to ease ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sets highest-ever temperature on record of 41.6 degrees Celsius
Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius (106.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the eastern city of Isesaki on Tuesday, the country's Meteorological Agency said. ( read original story ...)
Australia selects Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $6.5B warship deal
Australia said Tuesday it accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian warships, expected to be worth 10 billion Australian dollars ($6.5 billion) ... ( read original story ...)