Japan Airlines Co. has given up on a plan to conduct demonstration air taxi flights at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, viewed as one of the event's highlights, a source familiar with the matter ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Japan's fast-food chain Sukiya will shut nearly all of its roughly 2,000 stores nationwide for four days from Monday following recent incidents of customers finding a rodent in a bowl of miso soup and ... ( read original story ...)
Hegseth joins WWII memorial service on his first trip to Japan and vows to strengthen alliance
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in ... ( read original story ...)
Why Are Hawaiians Buying Property in Japan?
For visitors that have made the trip across the Pacific a few times, researching available vacation homes and other property in Japan is common. Some visitors look for property that could be used ... ( read original story ...)
‘Japan Is Ready For Bitcoin’: Metaplanet Leads The Way, Now Holds 3,350 $BTC
Japanese firm Metaplanet is Asia's largest known corporate holder of Bitcoin The company's Sunday shareholders meeting was fully packed amid increasing interest in ...
The Story of Crypto’s Rise: Tangled, Confusing and Frustrating
In “The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto,” Benjamin Wallace is hot on the trail of the person — or people — behind a financial revolution.
Which Crypto Can Do 1000x in 2025? Here’s One That Stands Out
The crypto market is about timing, fundamentals, and being early on real infrastructure that the entire Web3 space will eventually rely on.
Corporate governance: a new chapter for Japan and South Korea
These prospering East Asian nations hold huge potential for international investors. Could a series of recent changes be the catalyst for increasing their exposure even more?
Ditching net zero is a dangerous gamble for Japan’s megabanks
Eri Watanabe is a senior Japan energy finance campaigner at Market Forces, a clean energy finance advocacy group working across Asia and Australia.
Hokkaido Sapporo: Sensing the City through its Architecture
Sapporo is known for its rich architectural heritage, a symbol of its place as Hokkaido's hub of politics, economy, and culture from the 19th century. Architect James Liambasi visits a dairy farming ... ( read original story ...)
Chef Jeff Osaka’s last-standing Denver restaurant, a conveyor-belt sushi spot, is closing
Osaka closed all but the original location of the restaurant, citing growing costs for labor and food that made his enterprise unsustainable. ( read original story ...)
Solar-powered smart wear to be trialed at Osaka Expo
Toyota group company Toyoda Gosei Co. will trial power-generating smart wear fitted with ultrathin solar cells at the upcoming World ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t urges earlier release of securities reports for investors
Japan's financial watchdog on Friday called on all listed companies to disclose their annual securities reports before their general ...
Figure skating: Shoma Uno pursues perfection in self-produced ice show
Former world champion and two-time Olympic medalist Shoma Uno is aiming for new heights in figure skating as the producer of his fir ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Goes on Friday Pardon Spree for Crypto, Media Heads
President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the criminal fraud sentence of Carlos Watson, a co-founder of Ozy Media, as well as the probation sentence imposed on the now-defunct company, and pardoned ...
Exclusive-Alaska Governor to brief Trump on Asia gas push as tariffs bite
Alaska's governor said he will brief U.S. President Donald Trump's administration after returning from Japan next week on progress securing Asian backing for a natural gas project that has become part ...