Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita has revealed that talks are set to get underway over possibly delaying Sapporo's bid for the ... ( read original story ...)
Police probe link between murder and apparent suicide at Nagoya train station
An 18-year-old woman was found stabbed to death at a Nagoya train station late Saturday, soon after a 29-year-old man died after being hit by a train at the same station, police said Monday, prompting ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-employee of Kubota subsidiary in Osaka arrested on suspicion of embezzling $1.2 million
A man in charge of accounting at a subsidiary of Kubota Corp., a major machinery manufacturer, was arrested on April 10 for allegedly embezzl･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
458 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Tokyo on Monday
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 458 new coronavirus cases in Tokyo on Monday. The daily tally is up 35 from a week ago and marks ten straight days of week-on-week increases. Our site uses ... ( read original story ...)
China escalates military drills near Taiwan and Japan
Fighter aircraft took off and landed 80 times on the Shandong, China’s second aircraft carrier, in waters east of Taiwan and south of Japan as of Sunday night, while helicopters conducted an additional 40 flights from the ship. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Unhealthy Obsession With Japan
For decades Koreans have been unable to move on from Japan’s 1910-45 colonization of the Korean Peninsula — its rapacious rule, the conscription of laborers and “comfort women” sex slaves. It’s been like a form of national brainwashing. ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling party triumphs in local elections despite criticism over links to Moonies
Support for the Liberal Democratic party had plunged last year as media uncovered its links to the Unification church after the killing of Shinzo Abe ( read original story ...)
US stocks face a 50% crash, a ‘crypto apocalypse’ is coming, and the economy is entering a ‘doom loop.’ Here are the 10 wildest predictions over the past quarter.
There's a growing number of eye-popping forecasts from market experts. Here's what Jeremy Grantham, Nouriel Roubini and others are expecting.
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.42%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Precision Instruments and Banking sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.42%. The ...
Japan books $16.6 bn current account surplus for 2nd consecutive month
Japan logged a current account surplus of $16.6 billion in February, the Finance Ministry said in a report on Monday ...
Japan posts current account surplus in February
Japan's current account returned to surplus in February as exports recovered from a dip the previous month. Finance Ministry officials say the surplus reached nearly 2.2 trillion yen. That's about 16.
3,000 colorful azalea plants in full bloom at Tokyo’s Nezu Shrine
Nezu Shrine in the Japanese capital's Bunkyo Ward has been crowded with visitors as colorful azalea flowers on the grounds are in full bloom.･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange BitGet Starts $100M Asia-Focused Web3 Fund
with Hong Kong seemingly easing its crypto regulations and Japan approving a whitepaper for Web3 development last week. "Despite the bear run, Bitget has always been supporting promising and ...
Failed crypto exchange FTX’s spectacular collapse was due to ‘hubris, incompetence, and greed,’ says first debtors’ report
The report also alleged FTX lacked basic accounting and financial controls and was under the command of a small group of individuals.
Japan books 16.6 bln USD current account surplus in February
Japan logged a current account surplus of 22 trillion yen 166 billion US dollars in February the government said in a report ...
Tokyo stocks rise on weaker yen, easing US recession fears
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday, lifted by exporters on a weaker yen as well as by easing fears of a U.S. recession after solid employment data. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up ... ( read original story ...)