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OSAKA--The Osaka prefectural government is considering imposing a levy on foreign tourists to finance measures against overtourism and related expenses, Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said on March 6.

A new investment vehicle now offers investors exposure to a lesser-known cryptocurrency through traditional brokerage accounts — a development some analysts say could pave the way for more ...

Crypto has a new unicorn. The Open Platform, one of the main app developers on the blockchain chosen by the messaging app Telegram, announced Thursday that it had raised a $28.5 million Series A at a ...

This enterprise adoption rate positions Notta uniquely among AI voice technology companies seeking to challenge established US players.

The renovation is set to offer a new interior design and will see the addition of Garner brand hallmarks. IHG Hotels & Resorts Japan and Micronesia managing director and IHG ANA H ...

Japanese bank stocks have outperformed the broader stock market, helped by a new price regime, improving profitability and elevated shareholder returns, said Societe Generale, adding it maintains its ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a government innovation programme said Thursday.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region mostly climbed Thursday, July 3. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI -0.63% declined 0.6% to 24,069.94, while Japan's Nikkei 225 Index NIK +0.06% gained 0.1% to 39,785.90 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit a remote island in southwestern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

AI voice generation platform ElevenLabs plans to further its reach globally ahead of an initial public offering, the company's CEO Mati Staniszewski told CNBC. ElevenLabs is considering Paris, ...

Services PMI was revised higher to 51.7 in June 2025, up from 51.5 in the preliminary estimate and following a final reading of 51.0 in May, marking the third consecutive month of expansion in the ser ...

Osaka activists rally monthly since 2005 to honor "comfort women" and fight Japan’s denial of WWII sexual slavery history.Beijing, China, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the first Wednesday of ...

The Bank of Japan should be ready to resume policy tightening if U.S. trade talks progress, policy board member Hajime Takata said, confirming that the bank is still looking to raise interest rates.

Japan's tax revenue for fiscal 2024 reached a record 75.23 trillion yen ($524 billion), hitting a new high for the fifth consecutive ...

Financial institutions are under growing pressure to integrate crypto products, not as a niche offering, but as part of their core […] ...

JGB futures edged lower in the morning Tokyo session ahead of Japanese Finance Ministry’s auction of about 700 billion yen of 30-year sovereign debt.