Studio Ghibli umbrellas bring anime joy to Japan’s rainy season

Experience the pitter-patter of raindrops like Totoro in the forest. June and early July are the rainiest times in Japan, when continual days of grey skies tend to dampen the mood as much as they do the streets. There’s a way to make the cloudy days a …

Krispy Kreme Japan giving away free donuts for National Donut Day

No dollars to donuts. Every once in a while, there’s a push to get a Western holiday to catch on with the Japanese public. Christmas is locked in and Halloween has made some impressive headway over the years, but efforts to get Easter celebrations going …

Japan’s Metaplanet wants to own 210,000 BTC by 2027

Japanese Bitcoin Treasury firm Metaplanet aims to own at least 210,000 BTC in the next two years, a meteoric leap from its current 8,888 BTC holdings. In a recent post published on June 6, the Japanese investment firm unveiled its latest plan to acquire …

Japan eases demand for U.S. auto tariff repeal

REUTERS/ISSEI KATO/FILE PHOTO Japan’s Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport, a day after ministerial talks on tariffs, with President Donald Trump joining the negotiators, in Tokyo, …

Japan’s Resilience Lunar Lander crashes during descent, ispace commits to learning from setback

Japan’s latest attempt at a private lunar landing ended in disappointment as the Resilience lander, developed by Tokyo-based space firm ispace, crashed on the Moon during its final descent. The company confirmed the failure occurred just 1 minute and 45 …

Japan's SBI invests $50m in US stablecoin issuer Circle

TOKYO -- Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings is investing around $50 million in Circle Internet Group, issuer of the dollar-backed USDC stablecoin, in hopes of helping the virtual currency find a wider audience in Japan. On Friday U.S. time, SBI …

Japan's Resilience Lunar Mission Failed

Fri 06 Jun 2025 | 09:16 PM On Thursday, Japan's private space company, Ispace, announced that its anticipated Resilience lunar mission failed. Reports highlighted that the lunar lander likely crashed into the moon. “This is our second failure, and …

Japan's ispace pins hope on 2027 after 2nd failed moon landing

TOKYO -- Japan's ispace seeks to become Asia's first private sector company to land successfully on the moon, but it is increasingly clear that support from the public sphere will be key. The startup's Resilience lander failed to attain a soft …

Japan’s ispace aborts mission to be the first non-U.S. private company to land on the Moon after suspected crash

Models of the lunar lander Resilience (centre, L) and the lunar rover Tenacious (centre, R) operated by Japanese private company ispace are displayed at the Moon landing event venue in Tokyo on June 6, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi—AFP via Getty Images

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