On March 28, Tokyo unveiled its newest attraction: a massive fountain show set against the city’s skyline. Installed as part of an effort to revitalise the waterfront area of Odaiba, which saw visitor ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin, ether trim recent losses as investors hope for end to Iran war: CNBC Crypto World
On today's episode of CNBC Crypto World, cryptocurrencies pare losses as investors grow more optimistic that the Iran war could move closer to an end. Plus, the Labor Department proposes new rules ...
L.A. bank to buy U.S. commercial banking unit from Japan’s SMBC
Hope Bancorp's acquisition of a business that serves Japanese companies should complement its historic focus on Korean business owners.
Implications From Japan’s March Rate Decision
Japan’s rate shift ends deflation, boosts Japanese equities, and may hit US stocks/bonds via yen-carry unwinds.
Franklin Templeton acquires digital assets investment firm in active crypto management push
Franklin Templeton has agreed to buy 250 Digital, which will join the newly established unit Franklin Crypto, as the firm deepens its digital assets push.
Incident: ANA B772 at Sapporo on Apr 1st 2026, engine shut down in flight
An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-200, registration JA745A performing flight NH-65 from Tokyo Haneda to Sapporo New Chitose (Japan) with 317 passengers and 10 crew, was on approach to Sapporo when ... ( read original story ...)
Animatronic Rapunzel’s Hair Brutally Eaten by Crows at Tokyo DisneySea Theme Park
Looks like Mother Gothel forgot to warn Rapunzel about one of the more bizarre perils of daring to go outside: Getting eaten by hungry crows! Recent guests at Tokyo DisneySea theme park were ... ( read original story ...)
Citadel Securities-backed crypto exchange seeks bank charter
A cryptocurrency exchange backed by Citadel Securities joined a raft of companies applying to be a national trust bank under the Trump administration’s more welcoming policies for the industry.
Local non-profit using state funding to assist laid-off Yokohama employees find new jobs
After almost 60 years in Salem, Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia shut down permanently on March 18. As a result, almost 600 employees suffered layoffs. Virginia Career Works ... ( read original story ...)
Property cat rates down as much as 17.5% in Japan, 25% in RoW at April renewals: Gallagher Re
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has reported that Japanese property catastrophe programmes ran loss free, leading to risk-adjusted rate decreases of ... ( read original story ...)
April 1 renewal saw Japan property cat rates return to early 2020s levels, says Howden Re
Risk-adjusted property-catastrophe rates-on-line in Japan reverted back to levels last seen in the early 2020s at the April 1 2026 reinsurance renewals, ... ( read original story ...)
Franklin Templeton agrees to buy crypto spinoff in digital-asset expansion
The money manager’s crypto investment unit will offer strategies designed to appeal to institutional investors.
Japan, France Agree to Step up Coordination on Hormuz, Iran War
Japan and France agree to coordinate efforts to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, crucial for global oil and gas supply.
Why women, more than men, are abandoning rural Japan
Koyasu Miwa advises local governments across Japan on gender equality as young women leave rural areas at higher rates than men, threatening small municipalities. ( read original story ...)
Prabowo Calls Himself a Micromanager at Tokyo Business Forum
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto feels guilty for being a leader who is too concerned with details. During the Japan-Indonesia Business Forum in Tokyo, Japan, Prabowo referred ... ( read original story ...)
Data rigging at central Japan nuclear operator began no later than 2012
The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan said Tuesday that its civil engineering department had manipulated quake-resi ... ( read original story ...)