The Nikkei stock index climbed for the seventh straight day to end at a new one-month high on Friday, lifted by export issues on a we ...
Japan objects to US trade proposal leaving tariffs on autos, steel
The U.S. presented a "framework of the agreement" for a final deal during bilateral tariff negotiations with Japan in Washington on Thursday, with the two sides at odds over American tariffs on ...
US, Japanese officials to start trade consultations, Treasury says; Japan said skeptical
Top U.S. and Japanese officials agreed to start immediate working-level consultations after "frank and constructive" trade talks in Washington on Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday, ( read original story ...)
Trump family’s net worth has increased by $2.9 billion thanks to crypto investments, new report says
As the Trump family's crypto ventures increase their wealth, the president's administration pauses a dozen federal crypto probes.
What Happened in Two Days at a Very Wild Crypto Party
Arrests a year ago are forgotten, and deals are struck in Dubai ...
Inside Sam Altman’s eye-scanning crypto party
Onstage, Sam Altman and co-founder Alex Blania announced that the cryptocurrency Worldcoin is coming to the US for the first time, along with a bevy of orbs. The idea is straight out of science ...
Car rams into 7 elementary school pupils in Osaka, man arrested
A car rammed into a group of elementary school pupils who were on their way home after school in the city of Osaka on Thursday, leavi ... ( read original story ...)
Entertainer Ken Matsudaira samba dances to celebrate Showa era at Tokyo-area amusement park
A glittering samba event recently kicked off the Golden Week holiday season at the Seibuen Amusement Park in this city just nor ( read original story ...)
Center Mobile Withdraws IPO
Center Mobile has requested to withdraw its initial public offering filing. The Osaka, Japan, virtual network operator had filed in January to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol CTMB. It said it was ...
Japan Repairs US Floating Base in Alliance Milestone
USS Miguel Keith is a mobile base that launches helicopters and small boats and provides command-and-control facilities. ( read original story ...)
The body of a truck driver whose vehicle fell into a sinkhole in Japan is recovered after 3 months
The body of a truck driver has been recovered, three months after his vehicle fell into a sinkhole that suddenly appeared while he was driving on a road near Tokyo ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Metaplanet issues $24.8 million in bonds to boost Bitcoin holdings past 5,000 BTC
Tokyo-based Metaplanet is taking steps to expand its cryptocurrency portfolio by issuing ¥3.6 billion (approximately $24.8 million) in bonds to fund the acquisition of more Bitcoin (BTC).
I uploaded my biometrics at the keynote for Sam Altman’s buzzy crypto company. Here are 3 takeaways.
World, a crypto and biometric security startup led by Sam Altman and Alex Blania, unveiled its vision for an 'everything app.' Here's what BI saw.
Tether eyes U.S. expansion with new stablecoin as CEO courts Washington crypto players
CEO Paolo Ardoino's recent charm offensive in Washington has put a spotlight on Tether amid the pro-crypto shift under President Trump.
Japan threatens to offload its $1 trillion US Treasury holdings if Trump trade talks don’t go well
Japan just pulled out the sharpest blade it’s got in the drawer — $1.13 trillion in US Treasury bonds. That’s what Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato waved in America’s face on Friday, right on national ...
From Tokyo to Turin to L.A., Trump’s policies loom over May Day marches
French union leaders have condemned the 'Trumpization' of world politics. In Italy, May Day protesters paraded a puppet of the American president through the streets of Turin. ( read original story ...)