Japan confirmed on Tuesday that it did intervene in the foreign exchange market twice in October to support its yen currency, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Ferris wheel offers toasty winter ride with heated kotatsu table, oden hot pot
Japan's tallest Ferris wheel, towering 123 meters, is holding an event in which passengers can enjoy an "oden" winter hot pot dish in a gondola with a heated "kotatsu" table and stay warm while ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Japan to face Colombia in March friendly in Osaka
Japan will play an international friendly against Colombia at Osaka's Yodoko Sakura Stadium on March 28, the Japan Football Associati ... ( read original story ...)
NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Title Match Set For NJPW New Beginning In Osaka
New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced that Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, and Ren Narita will challenge House of Torture (EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takashashi) for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Public Toilet Puts On a Mesmerizing Light Show
Tomohito Ushiro's design features billions of shifting lighting patterns and encourages people to use the restroom without "feeling stress." ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto layoffs rose 8 to 13 times above average following fallouts
The crypto sector posted layoff numbers ranging 8-13 times above average following the collapses of Terra and FTX, according to a recent CoinGecko study.
Idorsia shares sink on ‘unexpected’ failure of drug study
The Actelion spinout’s drug clazosentan, which is approved for use in Japan, didn’t significantly outperform a placebo in a Phase 3 study of patients with a particular type of stroke.
7.5-foot-long sword from 4th-century Japan may have ‘protected’ deceased from evil spirits
Archaeologists have unearthed an oversized ceremonial iron sword and a bronze mirror shaped like a shield from a 1,600-year-old burial mound in Nara, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics
Analysis: Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics... | View Comments () In geopolitics, rarely do we realize that a tectonic shift is taking place the ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin struggles around $23,000 level as new-year rally loses steam
The price of bitcoin dipped below $23,000 over the weekend as investors digested the latest U.S. employment numbers and looked toward a batch of Federal Reserve member speeches. Bitcoin fell as low as ...
Crypto Market Sentiment Improves as Investors Await the Fed’s Next Move
This is different to the end of last year and the start of 2023, when investors were pulling money out of exchange-traded products and similar crypto investment vehicles, mainly down to a brutal bear ...
Crypto Ads Are Out at This Year’s Super Bowl
Busch, gave up its deal to be the exclusive alcohol shilled during the football game’s coveted commercial time, helping usher in a banner year for booze advertising. While the 2022 Super Bowl saw ...
Comfort women issue won’t be raised in Tokyo visit
Malacañang reiterated Monday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not raise the issue of World War II sexual slavery victims ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Letter: Birth policies seek to bolster waning population
Japanese people are having fewer children but, in the face of the climate crisis, should larger families be encouraged? ( read original story ...)
Golden girl HIdilyn vs Tokyo Olympian Ando
Paris Olympics is just around the corner. One year to go and everyone's getting excited. As in other sports, weightlifting too is feeling the heat.Everyone now is asking ... ( read original story ...)
As US planes bombed Japan in World War II, the Japanese sent balloons across the ocean to try to set the US on fire
Japan had limited resources, and bomb-laden balloons were a low-tech way to launch long-range attacks against the US mainland. ( read original story ...)