TOKYO -- Japan's top three banks are set to report combined net profit of roughly 3.9 trillion yen ($26.3 billion) for the year ended March, a 25% gain propelled by sales of cross-held shares and the ...
Alaska Airlines now flies nonstop from Seattle to Tokyo
SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines now offers nonstop flights between Seattle and Tokyo. The airline’s inaugural flight took off out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday morning. The service to ... ( read original story ...)
Eric Trump’s Bitcoin Firm Goes Public Amid White House Crypto Expansion
American Bitcoin was founded earlier in the year in collaboration with Hut 8, whose CEO also serves on American Bitcoin's board.
Meet Japanese, New York investors who own thousands of suburban Fort Worth homes
Homes along Niagara Drive in Fort Worth. Companies connected to rental home provider Progress Residential, owned by New York investment firm Pretium, own several homes on the street, a small part of ... ( read original story ...)
5 big crypto shifts no one’s talking about in 2025
Crypto is quietly evolving in 2025 — here are five major shifts shaping the $3.4T market that no one’s talking about.
Crypto miner backed by Trump sons will list on Nasdaq
American Bitcoin, the US cryptocurrency miner backed by Eric and Donald Trump Jr, will list its new venture on Nasdaq, aiming to tap into investors’ enthusiasm for equity vehicles that stockpile ...
US SEC chair says agency plans to create new rules for crypto tokens
Paul Atkins, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, laid out his vision for overhauling the agency's cryptocurrency policies on Monday, saying he plans to establish guidelines for ...
Global investors bought record $55bn of Japan stocks, bonds in April
Overseas investors bought 3.67 trillion yen more shares in Japanese stocks and investment funds than they sold, according to statistics published Monday by Japan's Ministry of Finance. They purchased ...
Naomi Osaka Posts 1-Word Message After Italian Open loss
On Monday morning, Naomi Osaka's eight-match win streak ended in a nearly-three-hour battle against Peyton Stearns in the fourth round of the Italian Open. It was a truly wild match that included a ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Loses Wild Match to Peyton Stearns in Italian Open
A midmatch flyover from Frecce Tricolori (Italy's national air force display team), an unsportsmanlike conduct warning from Osaka, and Stearns vomiting on the side of the court summed up the wild ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Panasonic To Cut 10,000 Jobs: Reasons For Layoffs And What’s Next For The Tech Giant
Panasonic Holdings, a Japanese electronics giant, is cutting around 10,000 jobs globally, with 5,000 positions eliminated in Japan and 5,000 overseas. Panasonic's decision to cut around 10,000 jobs ... ( read original story ...)
Sinner eases into Italian Open last 16, Osaka dumped out
Jannik Sinner cruised into the last 16 of the Italian Open on Monday after comfortably beating lucky loser Jesper de Jong 6-4, 6-2 in front of a delighted crowd in Rome.World number one Sinner ... ( read original story ...)
Latvian president to visit Japan from Sun. to attend Osaka expo
Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics will make a three-day visit to Japan starting Sunday to attend the World Exposition in Osaka, the ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japanese civil group urges Tokyo to ‘face history’ through exhibitions of Japanese chemical warfare in WWII
Japanese visitors attend an exhibition in Yokohama from May 2-6, 2025 on the Imperial Japanese Army's chemical warfare crimes during the invasion of China. Photo: Courtesy of Nobu ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Guinea-Bissau vow closer ties ahead of development conference
Bissau agreed on Monday to boost bilateral cooperation, including on food security, ahead of a Japan-hosted conference on African development this summer. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told the West ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business failures hit 11-year high for April
More failures were seen mainly among smaller companies with weak business bases as their revenue was squeezed by rising prices and higher labor costs. ( read original story ...)