YOKOHAMA--A cyclist believed to be a foreign national died after colliding with a car on the metropolitan expressway here in the early hours of Sept. 25. ( read original story ...)
Japan to compile economic package to ease inflation pain
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled on Monday the pillars of a new economic stimulus package to be compiled next month to help households ease the pain of price hikes and boost wages. Kishida will instruct his cabinet on Tuesday to put together the package and swiftly set up an extra budget to fund it, ( ...
Hong Kong’s Crypto Ambitions Hurt by a Scandal
Hong Kong wants to be a crypto hub. It is now dealing with a crypto scandal. The city’s Securities and Futures Commission promised more disclosures on Monday, amid an outcry over JPEX, an unregulated ...
Crypto Traders Brace for Nearly $5B Bitcoin and Ether Options Expiry
Options are derivatives that give the purchaser the right to buy or sell the underlying at a pre-determined price at a later date. Quarterly options settlements are closely watched by traders.
Hong Kong crypto firm hit by $200 million hack
Hackers stole around $200 million from crypto firm Mixin early on Saturday, the company said on social media platform X on Monday. Mixin, which lists its location on LinkedIn as Hong Kong, said the ...
Capcom sees game sales in India passing those in China in decade
Key to the Osaka-based company’s strategy are securing local tie-ups to lift the profile and sales of its PC games in emerging markets and expanding its offerings of console-quality titles to ...
Aamir Khan’s son Junaid’s movie opposite Sai Pallavi will feature the famous Snow Festival of Sapporo
Aamir Khan's son Junaid is all set to begin his big screen journey with two promising projects. He has Maharaj and an untitled love story with Sai Pallavi in the pipeline. Before facing the camera for ... ( read original story ...)
‘Don’t kill our nature’ – Petition against felling thousands of trees in historic Tokyo park area
Campaigners filed a fresh petition with almost 225,000 signatures on Monday against plans to fell potentially thousands of trees and tear down a historic baseball stadium in a rare green area of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says to ensure stable energy supply amid US sanctions on Russia
Japan will make comprehensive decisions to ensure the country's energy supply is stable while cooperating with the G7 group amid fresh U.S. sanctions on Russia, Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ chief warns of highly uncertain wage, price outlook
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said there was "very high uncertainty" over whether companies would continue raising prices and wages, stressing anew the bank's resolve to maintain ultra-loose ... ( read original story ...)
Could you live in Japan’s zero-privacy entirely open-plan puzzle house?
Located in Fukushima-Ku ward, a residential area in the heart of Osaka, it capitalises on the compact, 128-square-metre plot with a radical 13-level design. Devoid of interior walls and doors, the ... ( read original story ...)
From Asia with crypto: This week’s top 10 news
Asia – the pulsating heart of the crypto world, teeming with innovation, intrigue, and at times, deception. While the continent brims with stories, here’s a sharp look at the top ten that caught my ...
How the fall of the ‘King of Crypto’ cost one British man millions
As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits trial for fraud, his former investors wonder if they will ever recoup their losses.
BOJ’s Ueda: Must keep easy policy to sustainably hit price goal
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank must maintain ultra-easy monetary policy since sustainable achievement of its 2% inflation target was not yet in sight.
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds from worst week of 2023 as chip, pharma stocks rally
Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded sharply on Monday as investors bought back beaten-down stocks following the benchmark index worst week of 2023.
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds from worst week of 2023 after clearing BOJ, Fed tests
Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded sharply on Monday, as investors bought back beaten-down stocks after major risk events, including meetings of the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, ...