Japanese media says system will be used in joint large-scale training exercise next month before being withdrawn from Iwakuni base. ( read original story ...)
Trump demand for Japan to buy more US rice snagged trade talks: report
Japan’s top tariff negotiator canceled a trip to the US over unspecified “points that need to be discussed at the administrative level.” ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Nail Salon Attempts Reinvention as Major Bitcoin Holder
Convano Inc. was, until recently, a sleepy Tokyo-listed operator of nail salons. Now it wants to become one of the world’s largest corporate holders of Bitcoin — the latest in a wave of radical ...
Trump Demand for Japan to Buy More US Rice Snagged Trade Talks, Nikkei Says
TOKYO (Reuters) -A Trump administration request that Japan buy more U.S. rice caused this week's snag in bilateral trade talks as Tokyo "strongly objected" to the condition, the Nikkei newspaper ...
Sapporo halts Olympic bidding activities after Tokyo scandals
Sapporo city has suspended activities to promote its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, saying it should first regain public trust that was lost over the corruption scandals surrounding the ... ( read original story ...)
Gauff battles on to master new serve, Sinner and Osaka also in action
The U.S. Open's third round continues on Saturday with world number three Coco Gauff hoping that her misfiring serve does not cause her further headaches, while Jannik Sinner and Naomi Osaka will be aiming to continue their run of straight-set wins. ( read original story ...)
AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst
TOKYO -- Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential ... ( read original story ...)
Extremely hot weather grips most of Japan on Saturday
Japanese weather officials say a high pressure system covering most of the archipelago is pushing up temperatures to dangerous levels in eastern and western Japan on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Biz: Japan’s quiet stablecoin coup
Japan, the first country to regulate stablecoins, is now preparing to launch a fully collateralized yen-backed token, with Monex and JPYC leading the charge.
The Art of the Crypto Deal
Right at the beginning of the second chapter of The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump declares that his “style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward.” Crucially, this was long before the ...
Best-Performing Japan Bank Plays BOJ Outlook With Short Debt
Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc., whose shares are the best performers among Japanese banks this year, is hunting for yields from short-dated government bonds as it prepares for rising interest rates at ...
Why Are Crypto Companies Applying for Bank Charters?
A crypto-friendly White House and a new digital-asset law have crypto companies rushing to join the banking system they once sought to disrupt.
Japanese Lifestyle Entertainment Company TryHard Closes IPO
TryHard Holdings closed its previously announced initial public offering. The Japanese lifestyle entertainment company said it received net proceeds of about $2.7 million from the offering of 1.53 ...
Two Earthquakes Strike Japan’s Coast Today: What We Know
Two moderate earthquakes struck off Japan's northeastern coast today, the U.S. Geological Survey said — a magnitude 5.5 tremor about 39 miles east of Onagawa Chō and a magnitude 5.0 quake roughly 38 ... ( read original story ...)
As the Aichi Triennale Considers Humanity’s Fragile Bond with Nature, Hoor Al Qasimi Reflects on Its Role
This year’s Triennale invites viewers to confront environmental trauma as something geologically embedded, not merely socially constructed. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She Feels ‘Really Good’ Ahead of the U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka has walked through the gates of the US Open plenty of times—first as a kid in the stands, later as a qualifier, and eventually as a champion under the lights of Arthur Ashe. This year, she’s arriving with a new kind of confidence. ( read original story ...)