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World’s First City-Wide AI, XR, and DePIN Ecosystem Launches in Osaka
Digital Entertainment City Namba is an extended reality (XR) project in Osaka that integrates AI guides across the city. The new initiative runs on the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business mission ends China trip, upset by no show of leader
A group of Japanese business leaders on Friday concluded a six-day visit to China after inspecting companies in Changsha, Hunan Province, with some members expressing disappointment over not meeting a ... ( read original story ...)
Jason Fang, Founder of Sora Ventures unveils the MicroStrategy 2.0 framework for Asia
Jason Fang, the founder of Sora Ventures, unveiled the MicroStrategy 2.0 framework for Asia during the Consensus Hong Kong 2025 event. The reveal shows Bitcoin’s worldwide mainstream adoption is ...
Japanese Are Hating Inflation. But Stagflation Could Be Worse
And households are hating it. Part of the problem is that most of the inflation from which Japan is suffering comes from abroad. It wasn’t the BOJ’s ultraloose policies that defeated deflation — it ... ( read original story ...)
Why Shoveling Snow Is Japan’s Newest Tourist Attraction (And Why Tourists Love It)
A tour agency in Sapporo, Hokkaido - one of the world's snowiest cities - has introduced snow shoveling as an activity. ( read original story ...)
Exploring Osaka’s alternative scene with a Black punk singer
The music venues and fetish bars of Osaka’s Dotonbori district form a community for Japanese punks and expats. ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: Shuttle bus stop at JR Osaka Station ready for Expo
Osaka, Kansai will start on April 13. In front of JR Osaka Station, a stop for shuttle buses going to the site on the artificial island of Y･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo inflation likely eased in Feb on govt steps amid inflation pressure
Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely slowed down in February as the government reinstated steps to ease the burden from energy bills as higher living costs haunt persistent inflation presser, a Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas to sell US shale gas stake to Shizuoka Gas for $130 million
Tokyo Gas, Japan's biggest city gas supplier, will sell its 25% stake in an Eagle Ford shale gas project in south Texas to Shizuoka Gas for $130 million under an asset portfolio review to improve ... ( read original story ...)
Bomb threat hits US military base in Tokyo after similar warnings on Okinawa
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japanese police are investigating a bomb threat against this key U.S. military hub in western Tokyo that also serves as the headquarters of U.S. Forces Japan. ( read original story ...)
Special website created 30 years after Tokyo subway sarin attack
The Aum Shinrikyo digital archive covers not only the Tokyo subway system attack, but also other crimes by the cult, including a 1994 sarin gas attack in Matsumoto. ( read original story ...)
Ukrainian chamber of commerce in Japan holds opening event in Tokyo
Representatives of Ukrainian and Japanese firms have celebrated the opening of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan at an event in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos shuts 141,000 bpd Sakai CDU after a fire
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp, said on Friday it had shut down a 141,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Sakai refinery on February 17 after a fire there that day. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inflation Hits Fastest Pace Since 2022, Strengthening Case for Rate Hikes and Market Turbulence
Japan's inflation picked up in January, with core inflation reaching 3.2% year-on-year, surpassing expectations. The rising inflation has fueled speculation that the Bank of Japan ...
SEC Scales Back Crypto Crackdown Unit As Elon Musk’s DOGE Targets Regulator
In 2022, former SEC Chair Gary Gensler said that the crypto task force was almost doubling to 50 people. In the recent press release, the securities regulator said that the renamed unit will only include “approximately 20 fraud specialists and attorneys across multiple SEC offices.”