Twenty people were trapped inside a lift at Tokyo Skytree tower from Sunday night for more than five hours, the operator said, adding that the facility, which is Japan’s tallest broadcasting tower and ... ( read original story ...)
Trump tariffs have been outlawed, but crypto punters don’t see clear path to refunds — here’s why
Cryptocurrency bettors see only a small chance that the Trump administration will be forced to refund U.S. importers, even though the Supreme Court struck down the emergency-law tariffs. Polymarket ...
XG producer Simon Jakops, K-hip hop producer Chancellor arrested on drug charges in Nagoya hotel raid
TOKYO, Feb 23 — Simon Jakops, the executive producer and creative force behind globally successful girl group ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Emperor greets public on his 66th birthday
Japan's Emperor Naruhito has greeted the general public on his 66th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. About 15,000 people were standing in line outside the palace grounds when the main gate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan mines Pacific Ocean mud for rare earths to counter China’s chokehold
Japan is the biggest consumer of rare earths after China. Beijing dominates the supply chain for the strategic minerals, controlling 60 per cent of mining and more than 90 per cent of refining and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan media split on U.S. investment after tariff ruling
Major Japanese newspapers welcomed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs as illegal. ( read original story ...)
Viral AI agent bans ‘Bitcoin,’ ‘crypto’ mentions
Open-source AI project distances itself from crypto chaos.
Tokyo Skytree elevator malfunctions, trapping 20 people for 5 hours
Over a thousand people were stranded on the observation deck temporarily. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan mines for deep sea rare earths to counter China’s chokehold
Japan is the biggest consumer of rare earths after China. Beijing dominates the supply chain for the strategic minerals, controlling 60 per cent of mining and more than 90 per cent of refining and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese digital payments group PayPay targets Nasdaq listing
PayPay Corp., a Japanese leader in digital payments, is preparing to enter the world's largest stock market, fintechweekly.com reported, noting that it has filed documents with U.S. regulators for an ...
Crypto News: Pepeto Presale Crosses $7.285M as Bernstein Targets $250,000 Bitcoin and Altcoin Rotation Begins
Pepeto just crossed $7.285M in presale with three working product demos while most projects in 2026 are still shipping promises. That's not the interesting part. The timing is. Bernstein's Gautam ...
Letter debunks postwar rebirth of gold creatures at Nagoya Castle
NAGOYA—The famed “rebirth” of a pair of 17th century gold “shachihoko” tiger-fish ornaments on Nagoya Castle that were smashed in World War II is likely false. Misako Asahi, a curator at the Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
Japan trade deal to bring $600M ‘diamond grit’ factory to Georgia
President Donald Trump’s administration is promising Georgia will get a $600 million advanced manufacturing plant as part of a trade agreement with Japan. ( read original story ...)
White House floats limited stablecoin rewards in third crypto, bank meeting
Coinbase and Ripple executives were among those who met with banking lobbyists at the White House for talks on stablecoin rewards that are holding up a crypto market structure bill.
Trump says Indo-Pacific energy meeting to be held in Tokyo in March
TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's "National Energy Dominance Council" will hold the inaugural Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum with Japan in Tokyo on ... ( read original story ...)
S Korea calls in Japanese diplomat over annual event asserting Tokyo’s claims to Dokdo
The foreign ministry on Sunday called in a Japanese diplomat to lodge a protest over an annual regional event in Japan claiming sovereignty over South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo. The ministry ... ( read original story ...)