Japan's by-elections have seen a number of diverse new faces thrust into the national spotlight, including 26-year-old Ryosuke Takashima, the country's youngest-ever mayor. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ispace prepares for world’s first commercial lunar landing
Japanese startup ispace inc is preparing to land its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) spacecraft on the moon early on Wednesday, in what would be the world's first lunar landing by a private company if it ... ( read original story ...)
Moon shot: Japan firm to attempt historic lunar landing
A Japanese space start-up will attempt Tuesday to become the first private company to put a lander on the Moon.However, Japan and the United States announced last year that they would cooperate on a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business services inflation hits 8-year high in fiscal 2022
Japan's business-to-business service inflation hit an eight-year high in the fiscal year that ended March, data showed on Tuesday, a sign inflationary pressure was broadening beyond goods reflecting a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo company aims to be 1st business to put lander on moon
A Japan ese company is about to attempt what no other private business has done: land on the moon. Tokyo’s ispace company put its own spacecraft into orbit around the moon a month ago. On Tuesday, ... ( read original story ...)
‘I’ll kill you’: Machete-wielding man goes on rampage at subway station in Sapporo
A man wielding a suspected machete at a subway station here on the evening of April 24 caused a commotion at the site, before police subdue･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Middle school teacher moonlighting as host bar host arrested in Nagoya
That was the question a host in his 20s asked a woman as she was walking down the street in an entertainment district of Nagoya. Unbeknownst to him, the woman was actually a plainclothes police ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s iconic drummer mascot Kuidaore Taro endorsed by Yamaha Music
Kuidaore Taro, an iconic drummer mascot in Osaka's Dotonbori area, and Tokyo-based Yamaha Music Japan Co. have signed an endorsement contract･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase files legal challenge to push SEC to write rules on crypto
Coinbase Global Inc filed a petition on Monday in an effort to compel the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create new rules for digital assets, the company said in a blog post, in the latest escalation of the cryptocurrency exchange’s tensions with the securities regulator.
Coinbase asks federal court to force SEC to respond to its crypto-regulation petition
A new filing on Monday evening shows crypto exchange Coinbase has asked the federal court to take action against the SEC.
Japan is getting its first-ever casino. Why is everyone not on board?
Japan is expected to open its first casino in the western city of Osaka in 2029. But, the country's gambling addiction problem has made some wary of the plan ...
Palace AO creates organizing committee for 2025 Osaka expo
The Department of Tourism (DOT) will be spearheading the Philippine Organizing Committee (POC) for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. In his Administrative Order (AO) No. 7, President Ferdinand R.
Bank of Japan’s Ueda vows to keep rates low for now, signals chance of future hike
Ueda reiterated the need to keep Japan's monetary policy loose to achieve BOJ's 2% inflation target in a sustainable, stable fashion accompanied by wage hikes. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘cringeworthy’ cartoon cars make image U-turn
Yosuke Takahata doesn't care what people think of his "itasha" car, which has his favourite anime character -- a sexy, red-eyed horse-woman -- emblazoned across both sides.The culture grew naturally ... ( read original story ...)
Many billionaires agree, Tokyo’s worth a revisit
TOKYO has struggled for years to pitch itself again as a major financial hub, but its ambitions might be saved by what Homer Simpson once called the two sweetest words in the English language: “De ... ( read original story ...)
Bankers Chase Startups in Japan as Funding Dries Up Elsewhere
Just a few years ago, getting a bank loan to finance early-stage ventures was a rare occurrence in Japan. That’s now changing, according to Tokyo-based software startup Techtouch Inc.