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Asia markets mostly poised to track Wall Street gains; Japan to fall
Hong Kong is poised to extend gains following a 4% surge on Tuesday, while Japan's Nikkei is set to slide below the 36,000 mark.
2025 Osaka Expo operating expenses up 1.4-fold on rising labor costs
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The operating expenses for the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka are projected to inflate 1.4-fold from an earlier estimate to 116 billion yen ($781 million) ... ( read original story ...)
Taylor Swift will likely take her private plane from Tokyo to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl. But the jet comes with emissions – and criticism.
Swift and other celebrities' private jet trips are tracked on social media by a college student. Now, her lawyer is threatening to take legal action. ( read original story ...)
From Grammys to Super Bowl, with Tokyo in between: Inside the whirlwind week of peak Taylor Swift
She’s everywhere, and the world is merely her backup band. This is Taylor Swift's week. It's hard to remember a star of Swift 's stature straddling so many roles, spanning so much of the globe, ... ( read original story ...)
More than 10 killer whales appear to be trapped by sea ice in Japan
The pod of killer whales appears to be trapped in drift ice off the coast of Japan’s main northern island of Hokkaido. ( read original story ...)
‘Who are you?’ Japan business lobby pushes gov’t to allow spouses to keep original surnames
A proposal to let spouses choose to hold different surnames is gaining momentum in Japan's business world, where internationalization is show･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan relinquishes title over affair with ‘muscle doctor’
A Ukrainian-born model crowned Miss Japan has been forced to give up her title after having an affair with a married man. ( read original story ...)
A computer scientist says he’s the mystery creator of bitcoin. A London judge aims to find the truth
An Australian computer scientist who says he's the mystery creator behind bitcoin has testified in a London court about the cryptocurrency's origins ...
London judge to weigh computer scientist’s claim that he’s the mystery creator of bitcoin
The murky origins of bitcoin date to the height of the financial crisis in ... which he said was based on his admiration for Japanese culture. He said the name was a combination of the surname of ...
Walmart hits 200 million transactions through $2 billion crypto integration
Since integrating with a lesser-known crypto network, Walmart has driven significant blockchain activity while improving sustainability.
Hyundai’s IPO Move: Banking on India’s Auto Boom to Replace China and Russia
World’s 3rd largest auto market with steep growth trendLarge-scale funding is required to secure a leading positionAn additional 1 trillion won for hydrogen and electric vehicle ecosystemIPO fund will ...
Toyota to invest in TSMC plant in Japan – Nikkei
Toyota Motor will invest in Taiwan chipmaker TSMC's Japan plant in Kumamoto with an aim to stabilise car semiconductor supplies, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Welcome to the week of peak Taylor Swift, from the Grammys to Tokyo shows to the Super Bowl
She’s everywhere, and the world is merely her backup band. This is Taylor Swift's week. It's hard to remember a star of Swift 's stature straddling so many roles, spanning so much of the globe, covering so many corners of the culture and doing so much of it in the spotlight she will have between ...
Killer whales struggle as ice traps them off Japan coast
A pod of orcas appeared to struggle as they were trapped in drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, on Tuesday (6 February). The group of at least 10 killer whales was stuck in the middle of ice about 1 km off of Rausu, ( read original story ...)
Western Digital’s JV In Japan With Kioxia To Get Up To 150 Bln Yen Government Subsidy
Western Digital Corp. (WDC), a data storage solutions provider, announced Tuesday that its Japanese joint venture with Japan's memory ( read original story ...)