Hisamatsu Takeo has been appointed as Festival Director at the Tokyo Film Festival, replacing Ando Hiroyasu, who is due to step down on May 31. Takeo previously served as the Festival Director from ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo aquarium recycles fishnets into employees’ uniforms to fight waste
It aims to raise awareness about marine debris through this initiative. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hiroyasu Ando to exit as Tokyo film festival chairman, replaced by Takeo Hisamatsu
Hiroyasu Ando is to step down as chairman of Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) after seven years in the role and will be replaced by Takeo Hisamatsu. Hisamatsu will return to the role of ... ( read original story ...)
Koizumi: Singing of Japan’s national anthem by SDF member not political act
Japan's defense minister says a Self-Defense Forces member, who sang the national anthem in a meeting of the country's ruling party, did not violate the SDF law, which restricts the political ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Börse Takes $200 Million Stake in Crypto Exchange Kraken
Deutsche Börse AG invested $200 million in Payward Inc., the parent of crypto trading platform Kraken, as the Frankfurt stock exchange operator moves to offer access to a wider array of securities ...
One of the most prominent investors in the Trump family’s crypto company is now criticizing it
Justin Sun, among the largest investors in the Trump family’s primary crypto company, claims the company is misleading investors.
Tokyo stocks rise on renewed hopes for US-Iran peace talks
Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, with the Nikkei index gaining over 2 percent, on renewed hopes for progress in Middle East peace talks aft ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rallies to six-week high as oil prices ease on Iran talks optimism
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rallied on Tuesday to levels not seen since the start of the war in Iran as optimism over negotiations to end the conflict sent oil prices lower. The benchmark ...
Japan’s central bank cools rate hike expectations, removing a key risk for bitcoin’s rally
The BOJ's dovish shift keeps the yen carry trade alive, the same trade whose unwind crashed bitcoin 24% in two days in August 2024.
Japan seeks to reduce saury fishing quotas at annual talks in Osaka
At the ongoing meeting in Osaka, Japan is proposing a 10% quota cut to support stock recovery, but China is expected to oppose it. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 20-Year Bond Sale Sees Strongest Demand Since 2019
Japan’s 20-year sovereign bond auction drew its strongest demand since 2019 as elevated yields attracted investors and the government began its planned cuts in super-long issuance in the new fiscal ... ( read original story ...)
Annual Talks on Saury Fishing Quotas Begin in Osaka
Nine economies, including Japan, Russia and China, began their annual talks on saury fishing quotas in the North Pacific on Tuesday, with Japan seeking to reduce the quotas in light of declining saury ... ( read original story ...)
Kospi, Nikkei 225 lead Asian markets higher as oil eases on Iran hopes
Asian markets opened higher on Tuesday as investors returned to equities after a bruising stretch of geopolitical volatility. The rebound came after a retreat in oil prices following US Vice President ...
Nikkei 225 Forecast: Will the Rally Extend as Oil Prices and Hormuz Risks Rise?
The Nikkei 225 rebounded above key levels despite geopolitical tensions, while rising oil prices are driving inflation and pressuring corporate margins, though the bullish technical structure still ...
Japan finance minister asks trade minister to avoid remarks on BOJ policy
TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday she and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had told the trade minister to avoid commenting on the Bank of Japan's ...
Chinese Embassy intrusion in Tokyo not the first: sources
NHK has learned that the recent intrusion into the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo was not the first case that involved a trespasser apparently entering the compound from an adjacent building. The incidents ... ( read original story ...)