A 2-meter-wide sinkhole emerged on a road in Nagoya, central Japan, on Thursday morning, leaving a car stuck but no one injured, loc ... ( read original story ...)
I went off the beaten track in Central Japan — here’s what your tour isn’t showing you
‘Don’t worry about swimwear, you have to be naked for the Onsen hot spring’. And with that, my ‘off the beaten track’ tour around central Japan with a group of strangers began, a little more ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka police ID dismembered corpse as gov’t worker, say suspect lived in same building
A man whose dismembered corpse was found in a mountainous region of Osaka Prefecture in January has been identified as a transport ministry w･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
ECB hopes Trump’s crypto plan will speed up digital euro
The European Central Bank hopes U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to support cryptocurrencies pegged to the U.S. dollar will speed up legislative backing for the digital euro, ECB board member Piero ...
Asian stocks surge on Thursday: Nikkei extends gains, CSI up 0.7%
Asian markets are trending mostly higher on Thursday, drawing support from broadly positive cues on Wall Street overnight. Eased concerns over a potential global trade war, following amicable ...
Proposed Delisting via Merger of BenevolentAI into Osaka Holdings S.à r.l. and Publication of Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
BenevolentAI, ("BenevolentAI" or "the Company") (Euronext Amsterdam: BAI), a pioneer in AI-driven drug discovery, today announces: ...
Japan’s Nomura says former employee arrested over alleged fraud
Japanese financial giant Nomura Holdings said on Thursday that a former employee at its brokerage unit had been arrested on suspicion of fraud. ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Alberta eyes Japan for new LNG deals amid US tariff threat, minister says
Canada's Alberta province, a major gas producer, needs to find new export markets in face of a U.S. tariff threat, and expanding in Japan is an important target, its minister of environment and protected areas, ( read original story ...)
‘Anti-crypto’ Elizabeth Warren joins industry in decrying debanking
Warren is urging Trump to act against major U.S. banks over what she and the crypto industry call unfair account closures.
Stock market today: Asian shares rise following Wall Street rally on healthy earnings
Asian shares were trading mostly higher Thursday, after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained nearly 0.2% in early trading to ...
Bank of Japan must raise rates to 1% by latter half of fiscal 2025, board member Tamura says
THE Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1 per cent by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain upside inflation risks, its board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday. Read ...
Hawkish BOJ Board Member Calls for Faster Rate Hikes
Bank of Japan policy board member Naoki Tamura said, “Raising short-term interest rates to at least around 1% in the latter half of fiscal 2025 is necessary to reduce upside risk to prices and achieve ...
In Japan, surge in store thefts by foreign gangs sparks vigilance warning
Shoplifting cases in Japanese pharmacies have jumped, with many foreign suspects being involved in stealing items and selling them overseas. ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines plane strikes parked Delta jet at Seattle airport in ‘scary’ moment
A Japan Airlines plane taxiing across the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma Airport Wednesday morning struck a parked Delta Airlines plane — leaving the planes damaged but nobody hurt, according to reports. The accident happened at 10:17 a.m., the airport announced on X, with the taxiing plane’s wing striking the tail of the parked Delta plane as ...
A $6,500 Fixer-Upper in Japan Became Their Dream Business
Dani and Evan Benton left the U.S. to start a new life in rural Japan, buying an abandoned house for $6,500 and turning it into a thriving Airbnb. Their journey proves that bold risks can lead to ... ( read original story ...)
‘Era of blocking crypto innovation is over’: Crypto industry responds to Trump’s early moves
White House crypto czar David Sacks said the industry underwent years of 'persecution,' a message resonating with crypto executives.