China will be the elephant in the room at this week's meeting of Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders, who will seek to diversify supply chains away from the country -- but also try to get Beijing's ...
This Japanese Electric Scooter Startup Raised $68 Million To Eliminate Walking
As micromobility picks up speed, Tokyo-based Luup has raised a total of $68 million to make Japan more accessible through electric scooters and bicycles. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan is in talks to open a NATO office as Ukraine war makes world less stable, foreign minister says
Japan is in talks to open a NATO liaison office, the first of its kind in Asia, the country's foreign minister told CNN in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine has ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Heavy expects record defence orders as Japan builds up its forces
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Wednesday said it expects to see record defence orders this business year as Japan embarks on its biggest military build up since World War Two. ( read original story ...)
13-year-old student stabbed in Tokyo, suspect arrested
Police in Tokyo have arrested a man on suspicion of stabbing a 13-year-old boy. The junior high school student was stabbed in the chest on Wednesday in Ota Ward, central Tokyo. The boy was wearing a ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank investors focus on Arm IPO at Q4 earnings
The fourth-quarter earnings come after the Vision Fund unit posted four consecutive quarters of investment loss, with investors debating whether the value of privately held stakes have further to fall ...
Japan working toward opening of NATO liaison office in Tokyo
WASHINGTON--Japan is working toward opening a NATO liaison office in Tokyo, Japan's ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita said on Tuesday.
One Of Tokyo’s Top Rated Chefs Shares The Secrets Of Michelin Stars And Perfect Wine Pairings
Executive Chef Daniel Calvert and his team at Sézanne recently received recognition as the second best restaurant in all of Asia. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Ginza robbery leader encouraged accomplices: sources
Several masked assailants broke into a luxury watch store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Monday. They threatened to kill the sales clerks with a knife and escaped with the stolen goods in a van ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Is Turning a Once Pacifist Japan Into a Military Power
As he welcomes the G7 to Hiroshima, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to turn a once pacifist Japan into a military power ( read original story ...)
Crypto Weekly: Stable coins, wobbly exchanges
STORY: From why fans say one stablecoin is the safe kind of crypto, to a wild week for Binance, these are the week’s big stories in the world of alternative money…Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried ...
Japanese AI solutions provider Abeja files for IPO
Tokyo-based Abeja, the Japanese startup offering a variety of AI-based solutions to help companies transform their workflows into digital, announced on Tuesday that its initial listing application ...
Tokyo Shares Open Lower Ahead Of US Inflation Data
Tokyo shares opened lower Wednesday as investors await key US inflation data and pore through corporate earnings.
Olympic skateboard champions to compete in new Tokyo int’l event
About 90 skaters from 14 countries are scheduled to take part in a new international skateboarding event, Tokyo Uprising, at Tokyo's ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Meditation For Children Is Actually For All Of Us
As an immigrant living in America who is unlearning behaviors that don’t serve me, seeing Osaka prioritize mental health feels like permission to do the same. ( read original story ...)
This 80-year-old pudding maker in Tokyo goes viral for his flan-flinging flair
For more than five decades now, Shizuo Mori, now 80, has been waking up at 4 a.m. to prepare the famous flan-style puddings he serves at Hecklen, his cozy corner café in Tokyo’s Toranomon neighborhood ... ( read original story ...)