Japanese business leaders will make a six-day trip to China starting Sunday, possibly meeting with a senior Chinese leader while expl ... ( read original story ...)
Record number of online casino users detected by Japan police in 2024
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A record-high 279 people were accused by Japanese police of using online casinos in 2024, more than twice the number a year earlier, according to preliminary government data, with ...
Interpreter errors lead Osaka High Court to remand fraud case to lower court
The Osaka High Court on Feb. 14 overturned a three-year prison sentence for a Chinese defendant accused of involvement in a fraud case, citin･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Expo preparations hit home stretch with 2 months left
Preparations for the 2025 world exposition have entered the final stretch with two months left until the event opens in Osaka, where ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka shares fashion taste over the past year, compares photos to ‘real life’ in the gym
Former World No.1 Naomi Osaka has millions of followers on social media, and these fans were treated to a surprise as the Japanese superstar uploaded several photos that showed her fashion trend over ... ( read original story ...)
Red Sox Urged to Sign $7.1 Million Free Agent Reliever as ‘Obvious Final Piece’
The Red Sox should sign 40-year-old free agent bullpen righty David Robertson as the "cherry on top of an already strong roster," a Boston baseball podcast host urges. ( read original story ...)
Japan releases 210,000 tons of government rice from reserves
Japan's government said Friday it will release up to 210,000 tons of rice from its stockpile in an effort to stabilize the supply in the market and counter-act rapidly rising rice prices. ( read original story ...)
Salary increases in Japan skewed toward younger workers, revealing generational gap
While starting salary increases and wage hikes are gaining momentum in Japan, pay increases tend to favor younger workers, while those for mi ... ( read original story ...)
The incredible £50bn railway with world’s fastest bullet train that now faces crisis
The future of Japan ’s incredible £50 billion train line hangs in the balance as the project faces delays. Japan 's ambitious Maglev bullet train project, designed to revolutionise high-speed travel, ... ( read original story ...)
Inside the David Geffen–Crypto Banana Guy Legal Brawl
The entertainment mogul and upstart collector Justin Sun are locked in a court battle over an almost $80 million Giacometti, but the lawsuit’s details are even more surprising than its broad strokes.
Crypto scams likely set new record in 2024 helped by AI, Chainalysis says
The rise of "pig butchering" scams and the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence likely lifted revenues from crypto scams to a record high in 2024, according to blockchain analytics ...
Japan eyes takeover of critical factories during emergencies
TOKYO -- The Japanese government decided on Friday to revise legal guidelines for promoting economic security, paving a way for it to temporarily take over factories that manufacture critical goods ...
My family moved from New Orleans to Okinawa. Parenting felt so much easier in Japan.
My family moved from New Orleans to Okinawa. Public spaces in Japan are design with kids in mind, something I miss now that I'm back in the US. ( read original story ...)
BTC Inc. CEO David Bailey wants to take the MicroStrategy model global
Since Michael Saylor's Strategy has doubled down on Bitcoin, other firms in Asia and the U.S. have attempted to replicate the company’s approach.
Blockstream Establishes Tokyo Office to Enable Bitcoin Adoption in Asian Markets
Blockstream, the firm focused on Bitcoin-powered financial infrastructure, is expanding its footprint with the opening of a Tokyo office.
Honda and Nissan scrap $50 billion merger plan
The Japanese companies’ decision to call off negotiations highlights the challenges legacy automakers face in partnering to tackle new technologies. ( read original story ...)