The man, who lives in the city of Soka in neighboring Saitama Prefecture, has admitted to the murder charges, investigative sources said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Tokyo reports over 8,500 new infections
The Japanese government said Thursday that the number of COVID-19 cases was continuing to rise, with the spike in figures coming at the same time as a number of coronavirus rules and restrictions have ... ( read original story ...)
From ‘get married’ to getting elected – women a record one-third of candidates in Japan poll
Notoriously sexist, Japanese politics is being shaken up as parties increase female representation at upper house elections ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine War Boosts Support for Added Defense Spending in Japan
A national election appears set to give Japan’s government a mandate for a sharp increase in the military budget, thanks to the war in Ukraine. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 8,529 new coronavirus cases on Thursday
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 8,529 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday. The figure is up more than 4,900 from a week ago, or 2.4 times the total last Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks close higher as U.S. Fed minutes reveal no surprises
Tokyo stocks closed higher on Thursday following Wall Street upbeat lead with sentiment helped by the minutes from the US Federal R ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo’s cases top 8,000 for second day as tallies rise nationwide
Fears have spread over the onset of a seventh wave, likely fueled by a new omicron subvariant, with higher case counts reported this week in all of the nation's 47 prefectures. ( read original story ...)
Considering a crypto investment? Why current owners are ‘committed’ despite recent volatility
Crypto users remain optimistic despite the recent price plunge, according to a Morning Consult survey. They still like the future of digital assets. ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange FTX has “a few billion” to support industry – Bankman-Fried
Fried, head of one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, FTX, said he and his company still have a "few billion" on hand to shore up struggling firms that could further destabilize the digital ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Crunch: After filing for bankruptcy, crypto lender Voyager Digital says it will ‘maintain operations’
Anyway, big tech and crypto news dominated our homepage today, so I have a lot of that for you. When one falls, another falls: Manish is on a roll this week, writing another top story, this time about ... ( read original story ...)
Lack of crypto tax understanding a ‘concern’ for HMRC
The tax rules for crypto need to be simplified if the UK is going to be a hub for the technology, a tax expert has warned. Chris Etherington, a tax partner at RSM, was responding to data from HM ... ( read original story ...)
Triple trouble for crypto: Liquidity crunch, bear market, new tax rules
Veterans of the trading space (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc, however, feel that the current phase, popularly being referred to as the ‘crypto winte ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s free insurance startup Warrantee to commence trading on Nasdaq
Warrantee We reported earlier this year that Osaka-headquartered Warrantee, the Japanese startup offering free insurance services in the US and Singapore, has publicly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.47%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Precision Instruments and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the ... ( read original story ...)
Top 3 reasons why the Bank of Japan will let the yen depreciate further
However, fighting such a trend, or buying the Japanese yen on the grounds that it depreciated too much in a short time, is a risky strategy. That is particularly true because the Bank of Japan is ... ( read original story ...)
Inflation, not deflation, is now Japan’s political hot potato as election looms
While Japan's rate of inflation is still modest by global comparisons, it has shocked a population that has not experienced steady inflation for decades ... ( read original story ...)