Announced stock-repurchasing plans came to an all-time high of roughly 9 trillion yen ($57 billion) for the January-May period, up roughly 60% on the year and close to the full-year record full-year ...
Japan seeks wage hikes, over 1% GDP growth as population shrinks
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will exhaust "all policy tools" to sustain wage hikes that will be crucial in finally ending deflation, and pave the way for the economy to consistently grow over 1 percent even ...
WTA roundup: Naomi Osaka ends drought on grass
Naomi Osaka upset No. 4 seed Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-4 in the first round at the Libema Open, notching her first win on grass since 2019 on Tuesday in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Naomi Osaka’s next match: Opponent, venue, live streaming, TV channel and details | Libema Open 2024, R2
Naomi Osaka had on Tuesday logged her first win on grass in over five years at the 2024 Libema Open. The Japanese player, who had received a wildcard into the main draw, ousted fourth seed Elise ... ( read original story ...)
How ‘Tokyo Vice’ executive producers J.T. Rogers and Alan Poul crafted a satisfying finale that leaves room for more [Exclusive Video Interview]
Tokyo Vice” creator and executive producer J.T. Rogers had a two-season story mapped out from the beginning, so much so that he had to make sure that the first season of the Max drama seeded the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto bill has potential to shake up $2.6 trillion industry
As the crypto market continues to evolve, understanding regulations impacting the $2.6 trillion industry is crucial. During a recent discussion, Roundtable anchor Rob Nelson and John Divine, head of ...
Are Democrats Pivoting on Crypto?
Now, nine months later, many elected Democrats have done a legislative version of what Novogratz had in mind and offered a meaningful (if partial and hardly unanimous) rebuke of Gensler and the ...
Crypto Whales Buy Shiba Inu (SHIB), Solana (SOL), and RCOF, As Bitcoin Price Bleeds
Bitcoin is falling, but luckily, investors have Solana, SHIB, and the new DeFi sensation RCOF as investment choices.
Team Argo’s Yokohama Record
Jason Carroll and crew of his MOD70 trimaran Argo took on the Honolulu to Yokohama passage record and it was one for the books. ( read original story ...)
Will Japanese women be able to keep their maiden names after marriage? Major lobby demands change
A powerful Japanese business lobby is calling on the government to quickly revise its civil law to allow married couples an option to keep dual surnames, saying the lack of freedom to do so hinders ... ( read original story ...)
A strikingly natural coincidence: Researchers find heating gallium nitride and magnesium forms a superlattice
A study led by Nagoya University in Japan revealed that a simple thermal reaction of gallium nitride (GaN) with metallic magnesium (Mg) results in the formation of a distinctive superlattice structure ... ( read original story ...)
US Allies Japan and South Korea Have a Serious Population Problem
Fertility rates fell again in both countries last year despite billions spent on a raft of measures to encourage marriage and child-rearing. ( read original story ...)
Mark Cuban Says Joe Biden Must Choose Between Gary Gensler And Crypto Voters To Beat Donald Trump
Billionaire Mark Cuban says that US President Joe Biden could lose the upcoming elections because of his loyalty to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler, who has made it ...
Capcom’s Resident Evil Village Sales Top 10 Million Units Globally!
Three years after release it becomes the fastest title in the Resident Evil series to hit this milestone OSAKA, Japan, June 11, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capcom Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9697) today announced ...
Map shows fault off West Coast that could trigger earthquake and 100ft-high tsunami killing 10,000
A map has shown an underwater fault line that could trigger a catastrophic earthquake that could cause a 100ft tsunami with an estimated death toll of 10,000 people. Should the West Coast fault line ... ( read original story ...)
Den Bosch: Jessica Pegula victorious in return, Naomi Osaka wins first grass match since 2019
Last year, Pegula produced her strongest result on the surface when she advanced to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. The American led eventual champion Marketa Vondrousova 4-1 in their final set, ... ( read original story ...)