More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New Zealand to China capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea, the Japanese coastguard said on Thursday. A lone crew ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga announces PM run with strong party backing
Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga formally announced his bid to become the country's next prime minister on Wednesday, with growing party support making him the race's clear favourite. ( read original story ...)
40 cars vandalized in Yokohama parking lots
Police in Yokohama are looking for the person or persons responsible for vandalizing about 40 cars in two parking lots at the end of August. Police said the cars were damaged in the parking lots of a ... ( read original story ...)
California Man Pleads Guilty in $722 Million Crypto Fraud Plot
A California man pleaded guilty to a cryptocurrency mining fraud of at least $722 million that prosecutors said amounted to a “high-tech Ponzi scheme.” ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka leads charge for change at U.S. Open: ‘I don’t feel like I’m being brave’
Billie Jean King tells USA TODAY Sports Naomi Osaka is demonstrating great leadership: "She is speaking from her heart and her mind. It's inspiring.'' ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Haishen intensifies, poised to hit Japan and Korea just days after another damaging storm
Korea and Japan are stuck in a storm track that won't budge, with typhoon after typhoon slamming parts of each nation on a near-weekly basis. ( read original story ...)
The Crypto-Dollar Surge and the American Opportunity
The U.S. has much to gain from being the steward of a politically neutral payments technology, even if it means giving up power over the financial system. ( read original story ...)
Davey Day Trader Portnoy says crypto is boring right now
He then proceeded to beg crypto traders to switch to the stock market instead. "I’m begging my crypto friends to get involved in the stock market," Portnoy, also known as Davey Day Trader, said in a ... ( read original story ...)
Lab-grown earthquakes reveal the frictional forces acting beneath our feet
Simulating an earthquake on a miniature scale in a laboratory known unofficially as the "seismological wind tunnel," engineers and seismologists have produced the most comprehensive look to date at ... ( read original story ...)
Cargo ship with 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle sank off Japan, survivor says
Strong winds and rain from Typhoon Maysak hamper rescue of crew from Philippines, New Zealand and Australia ... ( read original story ...)
Livestock ship carrying 42 crew sinks off Japan’s coast
Japanese rescuers are searching for a livestock ship carrying 42 crew members that a survivor said sank during rough weather a day earlier off a southern Japanese island ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis player Naoli Osaka wears a mask in memory of Elijah McClain
Osaka entered the Arthur Ashe Stadium wearing the mask that read 'Elijah McClain' before her US Open win on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
KKR homes in on Japan property as companies offload assets
KKR is doubling down on its operations in Japan, betting that the Covid-19 pandemic has opened up new opportunities in a country that was already its richest source of potential deals in Asia. The US ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei closes at 6.5-month high on hopes for continued monetary policy
The benchmark Nikkei stock index ended at a six-and-a-half month high on Thursday, with figures back to levels seen before the pandemic, as a solid lead from Wall Street overnight lifted sentiment ... ( read original story ...)
This former Japanese central banker stood alone against QE — here’s what worries him now
A former Japanese central banker shared his thoughts on the risks around inflation targeting, high debt levels and low interest rates ... ( read original story ...)
Ship with crew and thousands of cattle missing in typhoon off Japan
The crew member, who was found drifting in a life jacket, said the ship had capsized. The Gulf Livestock 1 sent a distress signal from the East China Sea after being caught up in Typhoon Maysak. The ... ( read original story ...)