TOKYO -- Japan is assigning four cities -- Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and Sapporo -- as special financial business zones to attract investment managers and startups from abroad with simplified ... ( read original story ...)
Vantage breaks ground on first Japanese data center in Osaka
Data center provider Vantage Data Centers has broken ground on its first campus in Japan, located in the north of Osaka. In a LinkedIn post, the company said the KIX1 campus will provide 68MW of IT ... ( read original story ...)
Mercury tops 30 degrees in Tokyo for the first time this year
A high-pressure front over much of Japan raised the temperature in Tokyo on May 24 above 30 degrees for the first time this year. ( read original story ...)
Look Inside Tokyo Disney’s $2.1 Billion Expansion, Fantasy Springs
The new port is divided into three smaller sections themed around the movies Frozen, Peter Pan and Tangled from Walt DisneyWalt Disney Animation Studios. ( read original story ...)
Mother, 3 young children found fatally stabbed in Tokyo fire
The bodies of a mother and her three young children, all bearing fatal stab wounds to the chest and neck, were discovered in a Tokyo home that had been set on fire, police said. ( read original story ...)
A guide to Tokyo’s Sumida River Fireworks Festival essentials
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival stands as one of Tokyo 's most anticipated summer spectacles. It attracts large crowds, illuminating the night with its brilliant displays. More than just a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nidec corrects past results after some sales were ‘inflated’
Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec Corp revised down two years of operating profit by about $67 million on Friday after determining that some sales were "recorded in an inflated manner" at a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto vs. Stocks: What’s the Best Investment Strategy For You?
Stock investors can generate cash flow with dividends and options. Selling covered calls and cash-secured puts is riskier and more time-consuming than buying and holding dividend stocks. While using options to increase cash flow can lead to higher returns, it isn’t for everyone.
The crypto industry’s big Washington week
The crypto world is having a breakthrough moment in Washington. Why it matters: While the White House still seems highly skeptical of crypto, the legislature — and former President Trump — seem to be coming around.
Japan factory output seen up, inflation complicates BOJ exit: Reuters poll
Japanese factory output likely grew for a second straight month in April while retail sales picked up, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, highlighting budding signs of an economic recovery.
Japan inflation slows to 2.2% in April
The pace of Japanese inflation slowed in April to 2.2 percent as gas bills fell, government data showed Friday, with the figure remaining above the Bank of Japan’s two percent target. The Consumer ...
Bank of Japan set to hike once more in 2024
In 2024, the BoJ will have to balance two competing priorities: on the one hand, providing stimulus to a faltering real economy; on the other, preventing a second bout of import-driven inflation and ...
Mother, 3 children found dead at Tokyo home, police to question father
Three children and their mother were found dead with stab wounds and cuts to their bodies on Thursday at their home in Tokyo, where a fire occurred. Police plan to question the father, who is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall as tech, real estate hit by higher interest rates
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Friday, dragged down by Wall Street declines and selling of technology and real estate issues on concerns over higher borrowing costs as Japan's benchmark government ... ( read original story ...)
Sweet! Pair of Yubari melons fetches $19,000 in season’s 1st auction at Sapporo market
A pair of Yubari melons, an early summer specialty for the city of Yubari, Hokkaido, fetched 3 million yen (about $19,000) in this season's･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: Path of light appears at Expo Osaka site
LED light bulbs of a large, symbolic roof structure called the "Ring" were tested at the venue of "Expo Osaka, Kansai" on Yumeshima island in Osaka on the evening of May 21. The Ring is about 2 ... ( read original story ...)