May 12 marked one month since ride-hailing services have been allowed in Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo. The move was meant to k ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and ASEAN plan joint strategy on auto production, Nikkei reports
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan to create their first joint strategy on automobile production and sales within the Southeast Asian bloc to counter China's increasing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan grappling with invasive raccoon population nearly 40 years after bringing them to the country
Raccoons are not native to Japan, but were brought to the country in the 1970s following the popularity of the 1977 anime “Rascal the Raccoon.” ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japanese Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership On The Exchange In May 2024
Despite recent economic contractions, Japanese equities have shown resilience, with indices like the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX registering gains. This backdrop of modest market optimism provides a fertile ...
Discovering 3 Leading Japanese Dividend Stocks With Yields Up To 3.5%
Despite a backdrop of economic challenges and a modest uptick in bond yields, Japanese equities showed resilience last week, with the Nikkei 225 Index climbing by 1.5%. In such an environment, ...
Japan’s Norinchukin Bank mulls 1 trillion yen capital increase
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Norinchukin Bank is considering a capital increase of about 1 trillion yen ($6.4 billion) to bolster its financial standing that is undermined by unrealized losses from its ...
Why Does Tokyo Disney Resort Seem To Get All The Best Rides? Here’s The Short And Long Answer
And while there are some incredible, and iconic attractions at every park, there is a common belief among many that, for some reason, Tokyo Disney Resort seems to get all the best rides. While to some ... ( read original story ...)
Resurgent Crypto Prices Should Not Overshadow The Lessons Of FTX
As crypto markets continue to be in the midst of a bull market ... Contrasting with the United States, the customers of FTX Japan were able to regain access to funds long before the U.S. bankruptcy ...
Osaka Gas Co Ltd (OSA.BE)
OSAKA, Japan, April 15, 2024--Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas) announced on April 8 its subsidiary OSAKA GAS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (OGS) has reached an agreement with Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo ...
US to send official to Tokyo for monitoring China; dangerous move to create division and conflict in the Asia-Pacific
Chen Xia/GT. The US is stepping up its China information monitoring network among its allies and partners by sending to Tokyo an official dedicated t ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms finish tough fiscal year
In addition, the company will record $258 million in such losses this fiscal year, for reasons including the suspension of methyl methacrylate and acrylonitrile production in Hiroshima, Japan, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Binance, a major crypto exchange, says it’s finding 300,000 fake addresses meant to fool traders every week
Binance says its algorithm that detects "address poisoning" has founds more than 15 million fake accounts since August 2023.
World Javelin Champion Kitaguchi Lays Down Marker In Tokyo
Women's javelin world champion Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan said she is beginning to find form ahead of the Paris Olympics, after winning at the Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Team Japan in Paris will be strongest ever, says medallist Kaya
Tokyo Olympics medallist Kazuma Kaya said Japan would field its strongest men's gymnastics squad yet at Paris 2024, where his only goal was to win the team title to improve on the silver medal he helped nab at the last Games. ( read original story ...)
Bear alert in Japan after man found dead and police officers mauled
Residents have been warned to stay indoors at night and keep a bell, or a similar noise-making device, to scare the animals away. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Norinchukin Bank mulls 1 tril. yen capital increase
Japan's Norinchukin Bank is considering a capital increase of about 1 trillion yen ($6.4 billion) to bolster its financial standing that is undermined by unrealized losses from its holdings of ...