Strix Leviathan, a Seattle-based digital assets startup, has been acquired by Parataxis, a crypto hedge fund based in New York CIty.
Suntory Holdings invests in Japan plant to bolster gin production
Part of the sum looks to more than double total production capacity for spirits and liqueurs at its Osaka plant site.
Shanghai Port vs Yokohama F. Marinos Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds
Shanghai Port are ready to host Yokohama F. Marinos on matchday eight of the AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the perceived threat from a rising China. ( read original story ...)
Japan adopts new carbon reduction targets, energy plan to boost nuclear and renewables by 2040
Japan’s government adopted new decarbonization targets aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70% from 2013 levels over the next 15 years, approving a renewed energy plan to help meet ... ( read original story ...)
Bread Espresso & brings a Tokyo-based chain to the crowded bakery-cafe field
Forget croissants. This concept is all about adorably cubed "mou" bread, described as a brioche-milk bread hybrid. ( read original story ...)
The Future Of Crypto And Blockchain: Fintech 50 2025
From tokenizing home equity to securing trillions in digital asset trades, three crypto firms are riding the market surge to claim a spot on our tenth annual Fintech 50 list.
Stock market today: Asia stocks mostly up as China’s technology stocks rally
Shares in Asia were mostly up Tuesday, with Chinese technology stocks surging after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with entrepreneurs this week in what is seen as a show of support to the technology ...
Japan: 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Video taken on Feb. 14, 2025, shows Panasonic Holdings Corp.'s pavilion, Land of NOMO, for the 2025 World Exposition, which will be held on an artificial island in Osaka starting in April. ( read original story ...)
Parliament speakers discuss Türkiye-Japan cooperation in Tokyo
Turkish and Japanese Parliament Speakers Numan Kurtulmuş and Fukushiro Nukaga met in Tokyo on Tuesday to discuss their bilateral relations ... ( read original story ...)
Gil Won-ok, Victim of Wartime Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology, Dies at 96
She led a tireless campaign for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her — mostly Korean — during World War II. ( read original story ...)
Column-Green steel needs incentives to work and Japan has a plan: Russell
Decarbonising steel production is one of the major challenges of the energy transition, especially given that consumers across the world show little appetite or capacity to pay more for green steel ... ( read original story ...)
PKNS HELPS 30 ENTREPRENEURS PENETRATE JAPANESE MARKET WITH OSAKA EXPO PARTICIPATION
A total of 30 entrepreneurs under the guidance of the Entrepreneur Development Division (BPU) of the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) will have the opportunity to penetrate the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s Michelin Magic Meets Bangkok’s Fine Dining Scene
Tenshino at Pullman Bangkok King Power is set to host an exclusive Michelin-starred dining experience, welcoming Chef Akihito Shintani from Osaka, Japan for a five-night culinary affair from March ... ( read original story ...)
Activist fund criticizes Sapporo after ‘acquisition failures’
The Singapore-based investment fund censured the management over 'impairment losses on all of its overseas alcoholic beverage acquisitions.” ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo tax bureau seizes ¥1.8 billion in back taxes from Hong Kong game firm
The company, which operated its Mafia City online game via a platform based in Singapore, failed to pay consumption tax associated with revenue from in-game spending. ( read original story ...)