A woman and her parents in Japan have been indicted in a case involving a headless body that was found in a hotel in Sapporo City in the country's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. ( read original story ...)
Shandong Taishan loses to Yokohama F. Marinos in AFC Champions League quarterfinal
Shandong Taishan lost to Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos 2-1 in their AFC Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. Yokohama and Shandong played twice in the group stage, with the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Kewell’s Yokohama take slender 2-1 lead in Asian CL quarters
BEIJING: Yokohama F Marinos will take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal against Shandong Taishan after Chen Pu’s late strike kept the Chinese hosts’ hopes of ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. eyes collecting fixed fee for inbound tourists from 2025
Osaka Prefecture is considering collecting a fixed fee from foreign visitors, possibly timing it around the start of the World Exposi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Daiwa Capitalizes on Crypto Boom, Secures 10% Stake in Singaporean Startup
Japan's Daiwa Securities has decided to acquire a 10% ownership stake in Singapore-based crypto startup Penguin.
Crypto ‘Meme-Coin’ Mania Returns on Bitcoin Boom
Bitcoin's new record-topping streak is unlocking the crazies of the crypto world. The value of "meme coins"—projects whose value is based largely on the popularity of internet memes—is rocketing once ...
Crypto’s $800 Billion Rally Widens Beyond Record-Setting Bitcoin
Smaller cryptocurrencies are starting to pull ahead of record-setting Bitcoin as traders bet the tokens are next in line to test all-time peaks.An index tracking the bottom half of the largest 100 ...
Why Crypto Just Won’t Die
Then the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates, and the crypto market abruptly tanked. Sam Bankman-Fried, whose face used to gaze out from full-page New Yorker ads, now awaits sentencing for ...
Kewell’s Yokohama Take Slender Lead In Asian Champions League Quarter-final
Harry Kewell's Yokohama F-Marinos gained a slender advantage over Chinese side Shandong Taishan in their Asian Champions League quarter-final with a 2-1 first-leg win on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Kuwaiti Delegation Unveils Pavilion Design At Expo Osaka 2025
The architectural design and exhibition of the Kuwaiti Pavilion at the 2025 World Expo hosted by the Japanese city of Osak ... ( read original story ...)
Woman and her parents indicted over decapitating of man in Sapporo
They are accused of killing and decapitating the 62-year-old office worker at a hotel in Sapporo's downtown Susukino district in July last year. ( read original story ...)
Ex-operator of luxury watch rental service wanted by Tokyo police for suspected fraud
The former president of a company who operated a luxury wristwatch rental service is wanted by Tokyo police on suspicion of embezzlem ... ( read original story ...)
Self-Driving Robots Begin Deliveries In Tokyo
Caution: robot! chirps the green self-driving delivery vehicle as it trundles down the street to a restaurant in Tokyo to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan praises Korean-led solution to forced labor issue, but mum on follow-up
The Japanese government said Wednesday it has a positive view of the Korean-led solution to the Japanese forced labor compensation issue announced a year ago Wednesday, noting it has contributed to ... ( read original story ...)
Currency market calm before Powell speech, bitcoin resumes rally
The U.S. dollar was a touch softer on Wednesday, as traders kept their powder dry ahead of the first leg of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the European Central ...
Japan’s Biggest Bank Sets Trading Strategy for BOJ Pivot This Month
One question is obsessing Tokyo’s financial markets — when will the Bank of Japan exit negative interest rates? The country’s biggest bank expects the move to come in two weeks and is positioning ...