NHK has learned that a person believed to have been involved in writing graffiti at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo left Japan for China on the day the vandalism was discovered. ( read original story ...)
8 Beautiful Places in Japan for Fall Foliage
At 5,673 feet, Mount Daisen is the tallest peak in western Japan’s Chugoku region. ( read original story ...)
NFT Marketplace Magic Eden To Launch ME Token Expanding Crypto Offerings
As the biggest digital collectible trading platform on Solana, Magic Eden has unveiled the ME Token to bring enhanced utility to users ...
Amazon opens AWS Region in Malaysia to meet demand for cloud services
Amazon said that the Amazon Web Services Region in Malaysia was now available, following up on last year's plan to open a hub in the area.
What a takeover offer for 7-Eleven says about business in Japan
But if Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT), a Canadian retailer that operates the Circle K chain of shops, has its way, 7-Eleven will no longer be Japanese. On August 19th Seven & i, 7-Eleven’s parent ... ( read original story ...)
Is It Too Late To Buy GRIMACE? Grimace Price Soars 662% After McDonald’s Instagram Hack And This Might Be The Next Crypto To Explode
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is also bullish, with the MACD now closing above the zero line. The green bars on the histogram also extend above the neutral line, which shows GRIMACE ...
Crypto Industry Spends $119 Million on 2024 Election Influence
TLDR: Crypto companies have spent $119 million to influence the 2024 US elections; This is the most spent by any industry on the 2024 elections so far; Coinbase and Ripple are the ...
Crypto OTC Desks Now Hold Over $22B in Bitcoin: CryptoQuant
Crypto over-the-counter (OTC) desks, which act as an intermediary between two trading parties without revealing information about the trade to the public, now hold 368,000 bitcoin (BTC) worth over $22 ...
A robot’s attempt to get a sample of the melted fuel at Japan’s damaged nuclear reactor is suspended
An attempt to use an extendable robot to remove a fragment of melted fuel from a wrecked reactor at Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was suspended Thursday due to a technical ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Business Activity Growth Hits 15-Month High But Future Confidence Slips Lower
Japan's private sector expansion accelerated in August to the fastest since May 2023, driven by improvements in the service sector alongside renewed modest growth of manufacturing output. ( read original story ...)
High blood pressure risk elevated by tellurium contaminant in foods
The study was led by Nagoya University in Japan. According to Takumi Kagawa, one of the researchers involved in the study, the findings are significant as they indicate that tellurium exposure may ... ( read original story ...)
“Naomi Osaka’s so relaxed, happy… that can’t always be good” – Chris Evert raises concerns over Japanese ahead of US Open 2024
Chris Evert has shared her concerns over Naomi Osaka's state of mind going into the 2024 US Open. According to Evert, Osaka currently appears to be in a relaxed and contented place. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan on course for one more rate rise in 2024
By the end of 2025, our central forecast continues to be that the BoJ will raise rates by a total of 0.50 percentage points, spread over two 0.25 percentage point increases at six-monthly intervals.
‘Pachinko’ returns with Season 2, a more muted but necessary chapter in the series
Older Sunja (Yuh-Jung Youn) is still living in Osaka with her successful son Mozasu (Soji Arai ... Mozasu’s son, Solomon (Jin Ha), college-educated in America, is in Tokyo, involved in high finance ...
Torrential rain floods streets of Tokyo at night, disrupting transport services
Torrential rain hit Tokyo on Wednesday night, causing disruption to the Japanese capital's massive transport network and flooding in the streets. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise on tech buying, eyes on Bank of Japan chief remarks
Tokyo stocks rose slightly Thursday, lifted by technology issues tracking gains in their U.S. counterparts, with the market awaiting ... ( read original story ...)