Police in Yokohama have arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of attempted burglary and destruction of property after he was caught trying to break into a bar. Police said Koyu Sakuma has admitted ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 3,464 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 3,464 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Saturday. The daily tally was down 335 from a week earlier, for an eighth straight day of week-on-week ... ( read original story ...)
Pay hikes at major Japanese firms average 2.27%, top business lobby says
Monthly wage hikes agreed to so far between major companies and their unions in this year’s shuntō labor-management negotiations have averaged ¥7,430, or 2.27%, the Japan Business Federation said ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto crash: Ethereum co-founder Buterin no longer a billionaire
Ether token that’s associated with the blockchain has fallen by 55% California: Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain platform, is the latest casualty in the dramatic collapse of ... ( read original story ...)
Lagarde Says Crypto Is ‘Worth Nothing’ and Should Be Regulated
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said crypto-currencies are “based on nothing” and should be regulated to steer people away from speculating on them with their life savings. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Crash Latest Update (May 21): Bitcoin below $30,000; ETH, Solana, BNB, ADA, XRP, DOT, Matic down upto 5%
Top Cryptocurrency Price Drop - The global crypto market cap once again shrunk below 1.25 trillion in the last 24 hours, after touching 1.28 trillion a day before. ( read original story ...)
USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Japan for port call ahead of presidential visit
The Lincoln, on patrol since leaving San Diego on Jan. 3, is making a port call for ship-board maintenance and to provide the crew some downtime. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo protests to Beijing over East China Sea construction
Japan has lodged an official protest with China after discovering what it claimed were efforts by Beijing to develop gas fields in disputed waters in the ... ( read original story ...)
QUAD to take up the challenge in Indo-Pacific in Tokyo
As a senior most member of QUAD, Prime Minister Modi is expected to join hands with other members to strengthen the economic and energy cooperation in order to contain the global fall-out from Russian ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: As inflation tops 2%, Bank of Japan under pressure to prove it’s a bad kind
On the face of it, consumer inflation in Japan finally hit 2 percent, an elusive goal set by the Bank of Japan. Households know first ... ( read original story ...)
The Inflation Japan Wanted Is Finally Here, but Not for the Right Reasons
Nearly a decade after its central bank targeted 2% inflation, Japan finally reached its goal. But instead of celebration, the occasion prompted concern about the effects of high energy and ... ( read original story ...)
PM Modi To Visit Tokyo To Attend Quad Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tokyo to attend the 4th Quad Summit on May 24, it was announced on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida calls China’s development in E. China Sea “unacceptable”
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday that he was disappointed in China's efforts to develop areas in the East China Sea, saying that it was "unacceptable." ... ( read original story ...)
Japan decries East China Sea development
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has described China's development efforts in the East China sea as "unacceptable." ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken To Accompany Biden During Japan Visit; To Launch Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
US State Secretary Antony Blinken will travel along with President Joe Biden to Tokyo from May 21 to 24, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said. ( read original story ...)
Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors unveil light EVs for Japan
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp and Nissan Motor Co unveiled their first jointly developed light electric vehicles (EVs), aiming to draw more Japanese drivers to battery-powered cars by offering ... ( read original story ...)