Tokyo's key Nikkei index closer lower on Monday as global investors worried the Fed could expand rate hikes after the latest US inflation data came in higher than expected. ( read original story ...)
Japan to relax border control for passengers from China on March 1 – TBS
Japan is set to ease its border control measures for passengers from China by removing the need for pre-boarding COVID-19 tests and on-arrival testing, starting March 1, broadcaster TBS reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo James RTW Fall 2023
There was color everywhere, from the patchwork coats and jackets to the jaunty knitted scarves knotted around models' necks. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei edges lower on Fed outlook; weaker yen buoys autos
Japan's Nikkei share average edged lower on Monday, taking cues from Wall Street as investors braced for higher U.S. interest rates for longer. However, the index entered the midday break off its ...
Sam Bankman-Fried Did ‘Immeasurable’ Damage to Crypto Industry: Ava Labs CEO
The implosion of FTX last fall dealt crypto a black eye, bruising the nascent industry’s reputation in terms of legitimacy and trust. And this damage is vast, according to Ava Labs CEO and Founder ...
Naomi Osaka, Victoria’s Secret Unveil New Capsule Collection
Naomi Osaka and Victoria’s Secret have created a new capsule collection celebrating serenity. The collection’s theme is based on “evoking a serene, dreamlike essence” inspired by “self ...
With backing from business lobby, Japan PM Fumio Kishida calls for workers’ pay hikes
Leader says ‘wage hikes that beat price hikes are needed’, pledges to continue taking steps to curb energy and food prices to ease pain of inflation on households. ( read original story ...)
Backed by business lobby, Japanese PM urges worker pay hikes
With backing from a major business lobby, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday said Japan must spread the momentum of wage growth across the country ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to raise the age of consent from 13 years old in an overhaul of sex crime legislation
The age of consent in Japan has not changed since 1907. The proposal is part of a wider push to overhaul sex crime legislation. ( read original story ...)
Ethiopian runners sweep both races at Osaka Marathon
Ethiopia Hailemaryam Kiros broke the meet record to win the Osaka Marathon on Sunday Kiros 26 clocked two hours six minutes and o ... ( read original story ...)
Europe entices crypto firms burned by U.S.
Industry leaders are increasingly making the trans-Atlantic juxtaposition to argue for clearer regulations as U.S. agencies begin to enforce decades-old rules for trading and banking in the crypto ...
Crypto is intended to be hard to regulate, but at least the Treasury wants to have a go
The government’s consultation document on cryptocurrency highlights the challenges that must be faced in the regulatory process ...
Main events scheduled for March
New motor vehicles sales for February to be released by Japan Automobile Dealers Association. March 2 (Thurs) -- Results of consumer confidence survey for February to be released by Cabinet Office. -- ...
China’s economy is looking at a new wave of Japanification
China today looks “strikingly similar” to Japan in its post property bubble era, according to Citigroup analysts Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
FTX Japan users rejoice as crypto exchange allows total fund withdrawal amidst legal turmoil
On February 21, 2022, users of FTX Japan rejoice as the crypto exchange resumed withdrawals after being halted on November 15, 2022, due to accusations of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) misappropriating user ...
Athletics: Ethiopia’s Kiros wins Osaka Marathon
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Ethiopia's Hailemaryam Kiros outsprinted Uganda's Victor Kiplangat over the final 200 meters to win the Osaka Marathon on Sunday. The 26-year-old Kiros set a meet record of 2 hours, 6 ... ( read original story ...)