Asian shares sank Friday after U.S. stocks reversed much of their historic gains from the day before. The deepening worries over President Donald Trump’ s trade war initially helped pull Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index down 5.6%. In Tokyo, the Nikkei stock index dropped 1,023.42 points, or 2.96 percent, to close at 33,585.58. The yen…
Two men, both 19 years old, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and attempted murder after they hit a 47-year-old man riding a bicycle with an… © Japan Today
Located in the Asakusa district, Sensoji is Tokyo’s most famous Buddhist temple, and undoubtedly deserves a spot on the itinerary of any first-time visitor to the city. It’s particularly popular with visitors from overseas, but according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, a Mongolian woman who was at Sensoji this week wasn’t there to admire the beautiful architecture or soak up the festival-like…
Taiwan prosecutors on Friday for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off the island in February, after a rise in sea cable malfunctions alarmed Taiwan officials amid tensions with China. Prosecutors say the man was captain of the Chinese-crewed Hong Tai 58, registered in Togo, which Taiwanese authorities…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his complaint that the decades-old U.S.-Japan security treaty is "so one-sided" as Washington and Tokyo are set to negotiate a deal… © Japan Today
As the Trump administration intensifies efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark — or take it by force — some Silicon Valley tech investors are promoting the frozen island as a site for a so-called freedom city, a libertarian utopia with minimal corporate regulation, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The discussions are in…
