Police on Friday arrested a 69-year-old woman for the alleged murder of a housewife in Nagoya in 1999, the capital of the central Japan prefecture of Aichi. According to the Aichi prefectural police, ... ( read original story ...)
Canaan to supply Bitcoin mining rigs for Japan’s electric grid stability project
Mining hardware producer Canaan has won a contract to supply 4.5 megawatts (MW) of Bitcoin mining application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for a project designed to help stabilize Japan’s ...
Bybit Crypto Insights Report: Markets Mixed After October 2025 Rate Cut Amid Uncertainty Over December Decision
Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has released its latest Bybit Crypto Insights Report, analyzing market movements following the much-anticipated October ...
Stablecoin Surge Prompts Review of New Global Bank Crypto Rules
Global regulators are in talks about overhauling rules on banks’ crypto holdings due to come into force next year after the rapid development of stablecoins sparked a US-led pushback against the ...
Japan is not in a stablecoin or digital currency adoption race
A string of stablecoin projects has begun to shake up Japan’s digital money ecosystem. It quietly opened the door to yen-pegged stablecoins this month. But these won’t replace cash at the local ...
HeartCore Divests Software Business Subsidiary, HeartCore Co., Ltd
HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTCR) (“HeartCore” or the “Company”), an IPO consulting services company based in Tokyo, announced today it has sold its subsidiary HeartCore Co. Ltd. (“HeartCore ...
Tokyo Electron Gives Cautious Outlook While Eyeing AI Capex Boom
Tokyo Electron Ltd. issued a cautious annual outlook, signaling that Beijing’s drive to build its own chip supply chain is weighing on sentiment, even as a global surge in AI spending lifts demand for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takaichi and China’s Xi agree to pursue stable ties
Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to pursue constructive and stable ties at a meeting on Friday that may ease fears she would adopt a more combative ... ( read original story ...)
Researchers may have found the cause of post-COVID brain fog
Scientists may finally have uncovered why some people struggle with brain fog long after recovering from COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Brutus And Popeye Create Dedicated English Books For Tourists In Tokyo
Longstanding Japanese lifestyle magazines Brutus and Popeye have weighed in on the huge influx of tourists with two new books. ( read original story ...)
Core consumer prices in Japan’s capital accelerate, keep BOJ under pressure
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in October and stayed above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations for a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei climbs to record high on tech rally, posts best month in 3 decades
Japan's Nikkei share average climbed to an all-time high on Friday, posting its biggest monthly gain in three decades, as tech stocks rallied following strong sales forecasts from Amazon and Apple .
Nikkei 225 tops 52,000 for 3rd day of record highs
Japan's main equity index continues to rise. The Nikkei 225 finished the final trading day of the month above the 52,000 mark for the first time, setting an all-time high for the third day running.
Tokyo Electron Gives Cautious Outlook in Warning on AI Optimism
Tokyo Electron Ltd. raised its annual forecast by less than expected, a sign of how export controls and Beijing’s push to build its own chip supply chain are tempering the Japanese chip gear maker’s ... ( read original story ...)
‘Blood & Sweat’ Examines Japan–Finland Co-Production Realities at Tokyo Market
At TIFFCOM, producers of ‘Blood & Sweat’ shared insights on language, workflow, and creative collaboration in a Japan–Finland TV co-production. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takaichi tells China’s Xi she wants constructive stable ties
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting on Friday that she wanted to build constructive and stable ties with Beijing. Takaichi, who ... ( read original story ...)