TOKYO -- Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman will contribute $2.5 million through fiscal 2027 to Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka's work on using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell technology ...
Naomi Osaka cuts short on-court interview after win in Japan: ‘I’m sorry’
Naomi Osaka is through to the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 event in Osaka, though it wasn’t a straightforward path. After edging out the first set in a tiebreak, she dropped the second 6-3 to Dutch ... ( read original story ...)
UAE Pavilion wraps up Expo 2025 Osaka participation, welcomes over 5 million visitors
The UAE Pavilion has concluded its six-month participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, an event focused on innovation and cultural exchange, after attracting ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Property Markets Show Signs of Revival as Investment Rises
Asia-Pacific's commercial real estate sector is showing fresh signs of momentum, lifted by a favorable mix of cyclical recovery, structural tailwinds, and an emerging global rate-cutting cycle that is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan To Slam The Hammer On Crypto Insider Trading — Huge Penalties Incoming
Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to finalize crypto trading rules by year-end and submit legal amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act next session. Japan is preparing to ...
‘Scammed’ MAGA Crypto Influencer Fumes Over Trump Dinner Disaster
In another TikTok video after the dinner, Pinto filmed inside a Lamborghini, where he said “pretty much all he got” from the dinner was a black cap with “$TRUMP” and “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT” printed on it.
Japan to ban crypto insider trading under proposed FIEA amendments
Japan’s FSA is preparing to outlaw insider trading in crypto markets through new legislation by bringing digital assets under securities law.
Sources: Sapporo picks preferred bidder for real estate unit
NHK has learned that Japan's Sapporo Holdings has given preferential negotiating rights to overseas investment funds for the purchase of its real estate unit. ( read original story ...)
Tearful Osaka battles injury to reach Japan Open quarterfinals
Naomi Osaka battled through injury to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday, choking back tears after hitting the winning shot against defending champion Suzan Lamens. ( read original story ...)
Tearful Osaka Battles Injury To Reach Japan Quarter-finals
Naomi Osaka battled through injury to reach the quarter-finals of the Japan Open on Wednesday, choking back tears after hitting the winning shot against defending champion Suzan Lamens. ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Naomi Osaka suffers injury scare very late in match but gets over finish line
No. 1 seed Naomi Osaka had to receive a medical timeout very late in her round-of-16 match at the WTA 250 tournament in Osaka but still managed to close out world No. 57 Suzan Lamens 7-6 (6) 3-6 6-2. ( read original story ...)
Despite injury scare, Naomi Osaka dethrones defending champ Lamens in Osaka
Naomi Osaka battle spast defending champion Suzan Lamens in three sets to reach the Kinoshita Group Japan Open quarterfinals, but suffered an injury scare in the match's closing stages. ( read original story ...)
China Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka Wins Gold Award
On the evening of October 12, local time, the Awards Ceremony for Expo 2025 Osaka took place at the Expo site. The China Pavilion was honored with the Gold Award for Exhibition Design in the ... ( read original story ...)
Overdose suspected as teenage girl fatally falls off building in Tokyo’s Kabukicho area
A 14-year-old girl died after falling from a multitenant building in the Kabukicho entertainment quarter in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on the evening of Oct. 13, possibly after a drug overdose, the ... ( read original story ...)
60th anniv. of normalization of Seoul-Tokyo diplomatic ties
Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shinsuke Sugiyama, now an adviser to the Japanese foreign ministry, gives a lecture in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2025, during a forum marking the 60th ... ( read original story ...)
ANA plane that hit runway lights at Tokyo’s Haneda ma
TOKYO: The All Nippon Airways (ANA) plane that hit runway lights at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday (Oct 13) may have tried to take off using the edge of the runway, instead of its centre. ( read original story ...)