Lionel Messi entered in the second half of a match in Tokyo on Wednesday, salvaging the end of Inter Miami’s worldwide preseason on a positive note. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Financial Services Agency Grants Limited Rights to DAO Member Tokens, Easing Regulations
Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) aimed to facilitate the development of DAOs and clarify the legal framework surrounding them.
Crypto Crime Could Mean Jail for Life in South Korea
Crypto criminals will face life imprisonment in South Korea when new consumer protection rules take effect this July, the country's financial regulator said Wednesday.
Bruker Acquires Nanophoton Corporation, a Japanese Technology Leader in Research Raman Microscopy with 20 Years of Experience
Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced the acquisition of Nanophoton Corporation, a pioneer focused on advanced research Raman microscopy systems. Headquartered in Osaka, Nanophoton offers ...
Osaka firm allegedly exports ship to Iran after false customs declaration
Investigative sources say Japanese police are probing a company on suspicion of exporting a used container ship to Iran after falsely declaring to customs officials that it would sell the vessel to ... ( read original story ...)
Kobe-Osaka Port Launches Demo of Hydrogen-Powered Crane
Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation has launched a project to demonstrate rubber-tired gantry (RTG) crane, which uses a ... ( read original story ...)
Miss Japan returns crown over affair with online “muscle doctor”
Controversial Miss Japan winner Karolina Shiino is the latest star to have her career upended by personal scandal. ( read original story ...)
Pod of orcas seen trapped by thick sea ice off northern Japan believed to be free
A drone spotted a pod of about 10 killer whales stuck in thick sea ice off northern Japan's coast, but 24 hours later they were gone. ( read original story ...)
Eras Tour in Tokyo: Tracking Taylor Swift’s secret songs as she plays Japan
Taylor Swift relaunched her Eras Tour on Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome. Here are the secret songs she played in the Japanese city. ( read original story ...)
Messi hopes to play in Tokyo after PR fiasco
Messi showed up at a five-star Tokyo hotel on Tuesday for his second news conference since joining Miami last June 7, and his first since Aug. 17. He sat alone on a stool on stage, wore a pink warm-up ... ( read original story ...)
Innovation in stone tool technology involved multiple stages at the time of modern human dispersals, study finds
A study led by researchers at the Nagoya University Museum in Japan may change how we understand the cultural evolution of Homo sapiens at the time of their dispersal across Eurasia about 50,000 to 40 ... ( read original story ...)
Marubeni, ShinMaywa team up for Nagoya business jet MRO
Japan's Marubeni Aerospace and ShinMaywa have teamed up to establish a new business jet MRO company at Central Japan International Airport in Nagoya. ( read original story ...)
Beyond Flint and Fire: The True Story of Stone Age Innovators
Contrary to previous beliefs, significant advancements in stone tool technology emerged after, not before, Homo sapiens spread across Eurasia, marking a complex evolutionary journey. A study led by re ... ( read original story ...)
Trapped orcas escape from drift ice near Japan
A pod of around a dozen killer whales trapped by drift ice in waters off Japan's northern island appear to have successfully escaped, officials say. The stranded orcas were spotted by a fisherman ... ( read original story ...)
A pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off northern Japan has apparently safely escaped
A pod of killer whales that was trapped in drift ice off Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, prompting concern from environmental groups, has apparently safely escaped, officials said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Orcas seen trapped by sea ice off northern Japan appear to have escaped
A drone spotted a pod of about 10 killer whales stuck in thick sea ice off northern Japan's coast, but 24 hours later they were gone. ( read original story ...)