After lowering its 12-month price targets for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), Citigroup (NYSE: C) lowered the stock price targets on several cryptocurrency companies on March 19 ...
Gas Prices in Japan Hit Record High, Testing Leader’s Cost-of-Living Pledge
Japan is deploying subsidies to blunt fuel price increases but remains vulnerable to the long-term economic risks of the war in the Middle East. ( read original story ...)
EdgeConneX breaks ground on Osaka data center
EdgeConneX has broken ground on a new data center outside Osaka, Japan. The company this week announced it has commenced development of its first 200MW, AI-ready data center campus in Greater Osaka, ... ( read original story ...)
Cherry blossom season arrives in Tokyo, 5 days earlier than average year
Cherry blossoms appeared on Thursday in central Tokyo, five days earlier than in the average year, the weather agency said. ( read original story ...)
Cherry blossom spotters announce start of Sakura season in Tokyo
Cherry blossom spotters from the Japanese government announced Thursday the blooming of the country’s favourite flower in Tokyo, marking the official start of the season. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister visits the White House under shadow of Iran war
Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be the first U.S. ally to visit the White House since President Trump asked for help in sending ships to patrol the Strait of Hormuz. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to hold ‘difficult’ talks with Trump as Iran conflict looms large
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on her way to what she expects will be a "very difficult" meeting with US leader Donald Trump, days after his calls for allies to help secure the war-stricken ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s dazzling cherry blossom season officially begins
Tokyo's meteorologists declared the start of the much-loved cherry blossom season in the Japanese capital on Thursday, as residents prepare to host outdoor picnics under dazzling floral displays. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s cherry blossoms officially in bloom, 5 days earlier than average year
Blossoms will be in full bloom in about a week if warm temperatures continue. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
It’s official – Tokyo’s 2026 cherry blossom season has now begun
On Thursday March 19, the Japan Meteorological Agency officially announced the start of the 2026 sakura season in Tokyo. The call was made based on the sample somei-yoshino tree at Yasukuni Shrine, ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido teacher’s haunting deer photo nominated for British museum wildlife award
SAPPORO -- A single photograph of a Yezo sika deer taken in north Japan has captured global attention. The shot, taken by a high school teacher living・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Games cruise ship and wooden huts will be ‘unique experience’
Athletes at the Asian Games in Japan will have "a unique experience" staying on a cruise ship and in wooden containers, an organising official told AFP six months out from the event, but acknowledged ... ( read original story ...)
Cherry trees start blooming in Tokyo
Japan Meteorological Agency officials say cherry blossoms have started blooming in Tokyo. Officials announced the start of the cherry blossom season on Thursday afternoon after spotting 61 blossoms on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo government builds infrastructure to expand use of generative AI
Authorities in the capital aim to boost efficiency in public services and address growing concerns over labor shortages through AI. ( read original story ...)
Japan rejects US intel assessment that Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks represent ‘significant shift’
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters "A significant policy shift is not something that is happening right now." ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan holds steady as Middle East tensions raise uncertainty
The Japanese central bank maintained its policy rate at 0.75% against an uncertain backdrop of conflict in the Middle East and volatile energy markets.