First Street North is the latest example of Little Tokyo leaders leasing property from the city and developing projects that they hope will benefit the community. Their work is taking place as broader ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei soars over 3% to clock best week in 4 years amid a broad rally in Asia markets
Asian markets track the rally on Wall Street after U.S. economic data eased fears of a recession. Traders in Asia assess non-oil exports data from Singapore, which beat Reuters' poll estimates by a huge margin.
Wall Street Shifts To ‘Bossing The Fed Into Big Rate Cuts’ After Bank Of Japan’s Policy U-Turn, Analyst Says
The Bank of Japan’s sudden U-turn on policy has ignited strong reactions on Wall Street this week, with investors now eyeing significant interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Bank of America’s ...
Japan seeks record defense funding boost amid China threats
Japan aims to increase its defense budget to a record $54 billion next year due to threats from China, reports Kyodo. The publication, citing its sources, reports that Japan's Ministry of Defense ...
Inflation has come for one of Japan’s most beloved cheap eats: Ramen
Japanese ramen joints are going out of business at a record pace as restaurants struggle with rising prices of ingredients, electricity and wages. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Institute of Technology Develops Novel Machine Learning-Based Cluster Analysis Method for Target Material Properties
Conventional clustering techniques often focus on basic features like crystal structure and elemental composition, neglecting target properties such as band gaps and dielectric constants. A Tokyo Tech ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Estate takes on Simon Property in Indonesian outlet malls
JAKARTA -- Indonesia is experiencing a wave of construction of large outlet malls. Japanese property developer Mitsubishi Estate opened The Grand Outlet in Karawang, a city east of Jakarta, on July 17 ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Drops 15% Against Japanese Yen, Outpacing Declines Versus USD, as Yen Carry Trades Unwind
The yen's strong performance, rising almost 10% against the USD in three weeks, led to the unwinding of carry trades, contributing to the sell-off in risk assets and causing significant market ...
Japan’s Metaplanet Plans Massive Bitcoin Investment: $70 Million to Transform Financial Landscape
A Japanese company has publicly announced its plans to raise $60 million from its shares to increase its Bitcoin holdings to $70 million.
Crypto Autumn: Has The Revolution Been Crippled For Good?
The range of this faintly bearish trend tells us there is a lot of uncertainty in the market, and uncertainty is never a good thing. If we have been in a crypto summer, the market is definitely feeling autumnal and of course that leads quickly to winter.
Nurses at Sapporo hospital demand $312,000 in unpaid wages for clothes changing time
SAPPORO -- Sixteen nurses and staffers working at a hospital here filed a lawsuit claiming that changing into uniforms constitutes being on the job, and demanding the medical corporation operating the ... ( read original story ...)
United Airlines returns Naomi Osaka’s lost luggage in time for Cincinnati Open
For us normal folk, flying on a plane can be a huge headache. Apparently it's no different for high-profile athletes as tennis star Naomi Osaka came dangerously close to missing the Cincinnati Open due to a classic commercial airline miscue. In a post on X ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Ampil approaches Tokyo, holiday traffic snarled
Typhoon Ampil bore down on Tokyo on Thursday, prompting airlines to cancel hundreds of flights and railways to suspend part of their operations in the peak summer travel season. ( read original story ...)
Five Things to Know in Crypto This Week: Spot ETF Inflows and the US Economy
The stats supported expectations of Fed rate cuts while avoiding the retriggering of US recession fears, a pivotal combination for crypto market trends. From Monday, August 12, to Saturday, August 17, the total crypto market cap was up 0.90% to $2.032 ...
Japan Imposes New Regulations on Chip Supply-Chain Network
Japan has decided to apply foreign trade regulations to chipmaking equipment as part of its efforts to secure stable supply chains, the Finance Ministry said Friday. Foreign investors are now required ...
Typhoon Ampil Veers Away From Japan, Allows Transport To Resume
A typhoon that blasted parts of Japan with more than 200-kilometre-per-hour winds moved out to sea on Saturday, mostly spar ... ( read original story ...)