By Hannah Lang Sept 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on whether to advance once-in-a-generation cryptocurrency legislation, potentially determining the fate of the bill as ...
SoftBank-backed SB Energy aims to raise $500 million from Japan for U.S. IPO
SB Energy, a data center firm backed by SoftBank Group, is aiming to raise as much as $500 million in the Japanese portion of its planned initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., following other ...
Micware and ESRI Japan Enter into a Business Alliance Agreement to Build Dynamic Space
Micware Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: MWC) (the “Company” or “Micware”), a Japan-based provider of software development services and innovative IT solutions mainly focused on the automotive and mobility sectors, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Game Show 2026 preview: What to expect
Tokyo Game Show 2026 runs September 17-21 as the first five-day TGS ever. Here's the full preview, from Capcom's Spotlight to Square Enix's lineup. ( read original story ...)
Number of centenarians in Japan passes 100,000 for first time
The number of centenarians in Japan has for the first time exceeded 100,000, the Health Ministry in Tokyo said on Tuesday. A total of 107,677 people aged 100 or over now live in the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan loses contact with a surveillance drone off the country’s northwestern coast
Japan's air force has lost contact with one of its surveillance drones during a flight off the northwestern coast. ( read original story ...)
This bill could reshape crypto in America — and it’s sparking a major battle
The legislation would establish rules of the road for the crypto sector for the first time — but opponents are up in arms, and the bill faces an uncertain prospect in the Senate.
As cases rise, Japan moves to step up measures against human trafficking
Amid an uptick in cases, Japan moved to step up measures against labor and sexual exploitation on Tuesday as it adopted its latest annual report on human trafficking and discussed a proposed revision ... ( read original story ...)
Japan opens bookings for Kumamoto quake recovery travel discounts
Japan began accepting reservations Tuesday for discounted travel and hotel stays in Kumamoto and Nagasaki prefectures under a campaig ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 1st driverless taxi service eyed in Tokyo in 2027
Ride-hailing app operator Go Inc., Waymo LLC, the self-driving vehicle unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., and Nihon Kotsu Co. said ... ( read original story ...)
Autonomous Taxis Set for Tokyo Debut in 2027
Go Inc., operator of a taxi-hailing app, Waymo LLC and Nihon Kotsu Co. said Tuesday that they will jointly launch driverless taxi services in Tokyo in 2027, marking Japan's first such commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan opens bookings for discounted travel to quake-struck Kumamoto
The campaign is aimed at supporting the tourism industry following a major earthquake in July. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan has over 100,000 centenarians for first time as ageing population strains pensions, healthcare
The number of people who are 100 years old or older climbed to a record 107,677 as of September 15, according to a Health Ministry report released Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Architects of Japan’s Easy-Money Policies Are Changing Their Minds
As the Bank of Japan weighs another rate increase on Friday, a divide over how Japan should confront inflation is widening. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-Backed SB Energy’s IPO Seeks $500 Million in Japan
SB Energy Inc., a data center firm backed by SoftBank Group Corp., is aiming to raise as much as $500 million in the Japanese portion of its planned initial public offering in the US, following other ...
SB Energy to sell up to $500 million in shares to Japan investors as part of US IPO
By Anton Bridge TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Data centre developer SB Energy, backed by SoftBank Group, will sell up to $500 million in shares to Japanese investors as part of a public listing in the U.