TOKYO: Japanese police have arrested a man for allegedly having a 12-year-old Thai girl work at his massage shop in Tokyo, in a suspected human trafficking case involving sexual exploitation of a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan resumes scallop exports to China
China banned imports of Japanese fishery products following the release of treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s energy import strategy compelling for landlocked European nations
Landlocked European countries are looking to Japan’s approach to energy as a potential model following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while Tokyo is looking to Europe as it refines its own strategy, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei drops 2% as tech shares track US peers lower
The tech-heavy Nikkei slid as much as 2%, and was last down 1.8% at 49,955.08, slipping below the psychologically key 50,000 mark. Startup investor SoftBank Group dropped 8.4% and chip-testing ...
Japan eyes mid-year reviews of bond issuance plans to boost market stability, sources say
Japan's Ministry of Finance is exploring mid-year reviews for government bond issuance. This move aims to boost market stability. Currently, plans are set annually. A recent cut in super-long bond ...
Japan government to support big banks’ project to issue stablecoins, finance minister says
Japan's Financial Services Agency will support a project by the country's three-largest banks to jointly issue stablecoins, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday, adding to momentum ...
Japanese investors sell foreign stocks on caution over Fed comments, valuation concerns
Japanese investors divested significant holdings in foreign stocks in the week to November 1, as they turned cautious amid hawkish remarks from some U.S. Federal Reserve officials and favoured locking ... ( read original story ...)
Japan resumes seafood exports to China 2 years after Fukushima wastewater release
Japan says that its seafood exports have resumed for the first time since China imposed a ban over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Faces Travel Disruptions: Air Do Cancels Ten Flights Between Tokyo and Sapporo
In early November 2025, travelers in Japan faced significant disruptions as Air Do canceled ten flights between Tokyo and Sapporo, impacting both personal and business plans. This article explores the ... ( read original story ...)
Musashino Bank 1H Net Y8.11B Vs Net Y7.04B
Musashino Bank Ltd. (8336.TO) Japan Half-Year Ended September 30 GROUP 2025 2024 Revenue Y48.90 bln Y40.99 bln Pretax Profit Y11.70 bln Y9.53 bln Net Profit Y8.11 bln Y7.04 bln Per share Earnings Y245 ...
Osaka Soda Reports Strong Half-Year Financial Performance
OSAKA SODA CO.,LTD. (JP:4046) has released an update. Osaka Soda Co., Ltd. reported a significant improvement in its financial performance for the six months ended September 30, 2024, with net sales ...
Facing a spike in deadly bear attacks, Japan turns to the military and drones that bark
When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – one with fuzzy ears and up to 220 pounds of mass. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Star Bank, GTN to offer foreigners financial services
TOKYO -- Tokyo Star Bank is partnering with immigrant support provider Global Trust Networks (GTN) to offer financial services tailored to foreign nationals living in Japan.
Major crypto company lifts ban on gun purchase after conservative backlash
Circle (NYSE: CRCL), the crypto company behind the popular stablecoin USDC, has backtracked on its anti-gun purchase policy after facing intense backlash from conservative and gun rights groups. USDC ...
Thakral’s profit triples to S$19.5 million on divestment of Osaka property
Thakral attributed its revenue growth to its lifestyle segment, which rose 33 per cent year on year in Q3 to S$97.7 million on the back of robust demand in South Asia and Greater China. For the nine ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan returns to operating profit in second quarter, maintains forecast
Nissan Motor swung back to an operating profit in the second quarter, reporting its best quarterly result in more than a year on Thursday thanks to its efforts to reduce fixed costs under a turnaround ... ( read original story ...)