TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is set to compile a record $734 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social security and debt-servicing costs, adding to the industrial …
Japan Plane Crash Probe Points to Coast Guard Crew Confusion
Cockpit voice recordings released Wednesday indicate Japanese coast guard pilots wrongly thought they could enter an active runway minutes before being struck by a Japan Airlines Co. jet. The …
Japanese ferry operator to end service to South Korea due to leaking ship
FUKUOKA, Japan (Kyodo) — Kyushu Railway said Monday it will terminate its ferry service between Fukuoka in southwestern Japan and South Korea’s Busan as it was unable to resolve a water seepage issue affecting its Queen Beetle vessel that its subsidiary was found to have concealed.
Japan corporate service inflation rises, bolsters BOJ rate-hike odds
A leading indicator of Japan’s service-sector inflation rose to 3.0% in November, accelerating for a second straight month, data showed on Wednesday, backing up the central bank’s view that rising …
China, Japan foreign ministers meet in Beijing, seafood trade on agenda
Talks on seafood trade are expected to be on the agenda on Wednesday when Japan’s foreign minister visits China, Japan’s largest export market for aquatic products until Beijing placed a blanket ban …
Horrific 48.2 Billion Yen Crypto Heist by North Korean Group
In a joint announcement on Tuesday, the FBI and Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) revealed that a North Korean cyber attack group was responsible for the theft of 48.2 billion yen worth of …
Korea becomes No. 2 office market in Asia-Pacific
South Korea has become the second-largest market for office investments in the Asia-Pacific region after Japan, according to a recent report by market tracker Savills. In the first three quarters of …
FBI, Japan expose North Korea’s $305M DMM hack details
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement agencies have revealed how malicious actors stole over $300 million from the Japanese crypto exchange DMM in May. On Dec. 23, the FBI, …
China and Japan expected to discuss seafood ban on Wednesday
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya in Beijing on Wednesday, the Chinese foreign ministry said, when both men are expected to address China’s …
Japan, US blame North Koreans for $300 million crypto theft
A North Korean hacking group stole cryptocurrency worth over $300 million from the Japan-based exchange DMM Bitcoin, according to Japanese police and the United States’ FBI.