The incident marks the latest episode of unsavoury food terrorism acts in Japan. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japanese police arrest another Iwakuni-based Marine on suspicion of car theft
Japanese police arrested an enlisted Marine on suspicion of auto theft Sunday morning after he was stopped in a car that was reported stolen less than an hour earlier. ( read original story ...)
Plans of Digital Yen Apparent; Japan Plans on Forming an Expert Panel For Development
Japan may be looking to introduce a digitalized version of the their fiat currency Yen in the future. Read on to know more about the plans.
Japan Regulator Flags 4 Crypto Exchanges Including Bybit for Operating Without Registration
The regulator said at the time of the notice the exchanges were violating the country's fund settlement laws by "conducting crypto asset exchange business without registration" and also said the list ...
Crypto Crackdown In Japan: Will Your Favorite Exchange Be Banned Next?
In a warning letter released on Friday, Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) stated foreign cryptocurrency exchanges Bybit, BitForex, MEXC Global and Bitget are operating in the country without ...
Japan warns of Bybit, MEXC, Bitforex, and Bitget
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued a warning to four cryptocurrency exchanges – Bybit, MEXC Global, Bitforex, and Bitget – to cease offering services to Japanese residents.
Seattle crypto exchange Bittrex closing US operations
The company announced the decision Friday, and its U.S. operations will officially close April 30. Bittrex in February disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification the company was ...
Japan’s Nikkei rises as energy-related shares track S&P higher
Japan's Nikkei share average climbed on Tuesday, led by energy related companies which tracked overnight gains of their U.S. peers, but the rises were muted as investors struggled to find other market ...
Japan’s central bank buys record gov’t bonds in fiscal 2022
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) bought a record 135,989 billion yen (1.02 trillion U.S. dollars) in Japanese government bonds in fiscal 2022, almost double the amount a year earlier, the central bank said. To ...
BOJ Should Review Yield Curve Control Under Ueda, Ex-Finance Official Says
The Bank of Japan should review its yield curve control program under its incoming governor, a former top finance ministry official said ahead of the central bank’s first leadership change in a decade ...
Skull, bones found in septic tank at vacant Osaka Pref. home
Multiple bones, including those thought to be a human skull, were found in a septic tank beneath a vacant home in this west Japan cit･･･ ( read original story ...)
Japan Weighs Bomb-Shelter Bill With Eye on China, North Korea
With tensions around Taiwan rising and North Korea firing missiles at a blistering pace, lawmakers in neighboring Japan are pushing for a rollout of shelters where its residents can take refuge in the ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan ages, young Indonesians train to fill caregiver jobs
Speaking in Japanese and bowing, 24-year-old Siti Maesaroh offers a tray with a mug and two bowls to a fellow student pretending to be an elderly person, before asking him if he wanted chopsticks and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida: Necessary to speed up private investment through green transformation bond
It is necessary to speed up private investment through green transformation bond to promote decarbonization domestically,” said Japan PM Kishida. USD/JPY remains depressed near 132.20 after reversing from a 12-day high the previous day.
DMI Finance raises $400 million from Japan’s MUFG Bank
While Chatterjee did not share broader valuation details of the fundraise, as per an MUFG Bank release, it has invested Rs 1,910 crore, or around $232 million, in the funding round.
Deepest-ever fish caught and filmed off Japan by scientists
Fish have been caught more than eight kilometres under the surface of the ocean for the first time ever — and filmed even deeper — by a joint Japanese-Australian scientific expedition. ( read original story ...)