Japanese police arrested a Korean suspect accused of dismembering the bodies of a Japanese couple, according to Japanese media reports Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s leader denies he will step down over election defeat
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday his governing party’s major defeat in last weekend’s by-elections was largely due to a political fundraising scandal and that he would not ... ( read original story ...)
Huge FX Gains Are Japan’s Benefit From Intervention, Setser Says
The Japanese government can expect to have realized “windfall” profits if officials did indeed intervene in currency markets by selling dollars and buying yen on Monday, according to Brad Setser, a ... ( read original story ...)
Binance crypto founder Zhao sentenced to four months in prison
Once considered the most powerful crypto industry figure, Zhao, known as 'CZ,' is the second major crypto boss to be sentenced to prison.
Japan’s Nikkei edges lower as investors await Fed decision
Japan's Nikkei share average fell in the morning session on Wednesday, with traders maintaining a cautious stance on the first day of the month ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy ...
Oppressive heat scorches Asia, prompts grim warning from scientists
BANGKOK: Large swaths of Asia are sweltering through a heatwave that has topped temperature records from Myanmar ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rethinking high-alcohol content trend
The other company announcing no new strong drink rollouts was Sapporo Breweries. They explained that the decision was made in light of consumer trends, including growing health consciousness. Beverage ... ( read original story ...)
Fun fact: Denver is the only city to reject the Olympics
The United States has hosted the Olympic Games several times over the decades, but none of those have happened in the Centennial State or the Mile High City. But that wasn’t for lack of ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Brazilian swimmer Fratus, feted for Tokyo bronze joy, to miss Paris
Brazilian swimmer Bruno Fratus, whose jubilation at winning a freestyle bronze medal went viral at the Tokyo Olympics, has opted out of the Paris Games after a long battle with injuries. Fratus at 32 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may introduce tax breaks to spur repatriation into yen, Sankei reports
Japan may introduce measures to provide tax breaks for companies converting foreign profits into the yen and include it in the government's annual mid-year policy blueprint compiled in the summer, the ... ( read original story ...)
G7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility
Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations have committed to phase out coal power by 2035. ( read original story ...)
Japan Manufacturing PMI Climbs To 49.6 In April – Jibun
The manufacturing sector in Japan continued to contract in April, albeit at a slower pace, the latest survey from Jibun Bank revealed ... ( read original story ...)
‘Perfect Storm’ Sparks Sudden Bitcoin Price Crash Under $60,000 As Ethereum, XRP And Crypto Brace For Shock Fed Flip
A "perfect storm of negatives" has crashed the bitcoin price ahead of Fed chair Jerome Powell's interest rate decision
Australia and Japan markets set to slip as Fed decision looms, most Asian markets closed
Australian and Japanese markets are set to fall Wednesday as investors brace for the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision, due early Thursday in Asia. Investors will also keep an eye on the yen, which ...
Japan Should Leave the Yen Bazooka at Home
The root cause of yen weakness lies in the US, not Japan. That makes the latter's options very limited. Sovereignty only goes so far. Kanda & Co. need to pick their shots carefully, and with discretion. Never mind the bazooka. Just a few bullets will suffice.
Japan’s ruling party loses key by-elections in blow to scandal-tainted PM Kishida
The conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost the House of Representatives seats for Shimane, Tokyo and Nagasaki to the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPL) led by leftist lawmaker Kenta Izumi.