Fast-growing crypto exchange FTX is prepared to spend billions of dollars to buy stakes in other companies as it looks to grow the suite of products it offers customers, according to the firm's chief ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Likely to Continue Ultra-Easy Monetary Policy
By Megumi Fujikawa Japan is likely to continue its ultra-easy monetary policy despite recent rises in prices, according to testimony by Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank cuts borrowing from Mizuho, Goldman Sachs
SoftBank Group Corp trimmed borrowing from its main bank Mizuho Financial Group Inc by 4.5% in the year ended March to 812 billion yen ($6.38 billion), a filing showed. ( read original story ...)
‘China in mind’: Japan mulls beefing up military as Ukraine war rings alarm
Country could double spending and acquire ‘first-strike’ capability in shift away from defensive postwar posture ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wakes up to microaggressions and unconscious bias directed at minorities, and senses it’s time to change
Japanese society is beginning to grapple with the hurtful words or actions, usually casual or unintentional, directed at minorities such as ethnic Koreans in the country. ( read original story ...)
Heightened anxiety might be behind slew of bear sightings in Sapporo
A string of bear sighting has been reported in Sapporo since late April, but traces of the animals actually wandering in the city -- such a ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t to fight damages suit filed by family of dead Sri Lankan
The Japanese government will fight a 156 million yen ($1.23 million) damages lawsuit filed by relatives of a Sri Lankan woman who died last year while in custody at an immigration center in central ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, others panicked after false reports of shooter at Barclays Center
Naomi Osaka said she was "so f***ing petrified" after fans scrambled amid reports of an active shooter following the Gervonta Davis-Rolando Romero fight. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka ‘petrified’ seeing panicked crowd after noise scare leaves several injured at Barclays Center
Crowds at New York City's Barclays Center fled a false alarm shooting following a boxing match on Saturday evening, with police saying no shots were fired. ( read original story ...)
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) Short Interest Up 44.4% in May
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF – Get Rating) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 39,000 shares, a growth ... ( read original story ...)
Is Japan happy? Exploring the nation’s evolving views of well-being
Why does a prosperous nation known for its transportation networks, accessible education and universal health care rank so low when it comes to personal views of happiness? ( read original story ...)
Wendy Wu Tours ready for Japan’s reopening
It’s all systems go at Wendy Wu Tours as the operator is poised and ready to resume group tours to Japan, after a three-year hiatus. ( read original story ...)
Prehistoric flightless ‘swan’ found in Japan identified as new duck species
The fossil of a flightless bird found in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, has been identified as a previously unknown duck species, the Gunma Mus ... ( read original story ...)
News Navigator: How is monkeypox spreading and will it affect Japan?
The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about monkeypox, an infectious disease that has recently surfaced in succession in ... ( read original story ...)
Is it time for men in Japan to start using parasols? Survey says guys ready to get out of the sun
June is the start of the rainy season in Japan, so we’re about to start seeing a lot more umbrellas popping open. That doesn’t mean they’ll be going away once we get into the dryer weather of the ... ( read original story ...)
Palestinian NGOs laud release of Japan terror head with Lod massacre role
Known as the "empress of terror" Fusako Shigenobu co-founded the Japanese Red Army (JRA) terrorist group and worked with the PFLP. ( read original story ...)