There's also a business center, which was quite empty ... Drinks included beer, juice, spirits and wine. The JAL Sakura Lounge in Tokyo Narita's Main Terminal is large, with many different seating areas. That's a good thing, since even with all the ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency exchanges step away from Japan and Hong Kong
Kraken, a San Francisco-based exchange, in April announced that it will stop offering its services to residents of Japan. The exchange will cease accepting deposits from the country, one of the biggest markets for digital coin trading, around the middle of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan juices efforts for new electric-vehicle battery
TOKYO -- Leading Japanese manufacturers have teamed up with the government in a program to develop solid-state batteries, which are expected to power the electric vehicles of the future. Kicking off in May, the program teams the Consortium for Lithium Ion ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Bank of Japan could still shock markets
As a political noose tightens around Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s premiership in Tokyo, investors are buzzing about something else tightening – Japanese monetary policy. No, not because the Bank of Japan is getting closer to 2 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Hawaiians on Big Island under threat of lava, earthquakes and ‘lethal’ gas
Earthquakes Hawaii has been rattled by more than 1,000 earthquakes ... Officials are continuing to monitor the situation, hoping to avoid a repeat of the 2011 tsunami, which devastated Japan before striking Hawaii and reaching California. ( read original story ...)
Japan fleshes out crypto market rules to prevent Coincheck 2.0
TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency is imposing stricter review ... aiming to forestall another digital currency heist like the Coincheck scandal that grabbed headlines in January, Nikkei has learned. "We need to introduce a new perspective in ... ( read original story ...)
Palais de Tokyo: Paris gallery opens its doors to nudists
The Palais de Tokyo, a contemporary art museum in the exclusive 16th arrondissement ... the director of communications for the Paris Nudist Association, told Reuters news agency. "Nudists are overcoming barriers, taboos, or mentalities that were obstructive." ( read original story ...)
Place your bets: Local governments in Japan weigh the benefits of applying for a casino license
The mood at the first ever Kansai integrated resort showcase was one of relief and hope as hundreds of attendees, including international casino operators, the Osaka governor and mayor, and senior business leaders in industries ranging from construction ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bullfighting: Women allowed into ‘pure’ ring after ban lifted
A woman has been allowed to enter a Japanese traditional bullfighting ring for the first time after a ban was lifted in a bid to modernise the sport. Yuki Araki accompanied her animal on the opening day of the season in Hokkaido island's Yamakoshi district. ( read original story ...)
Japan, China, South Korea to urge complete denuclearization of North Korea
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea plan to issue a joint document next week focused on trilateral cooperation for the denuclearization of North Korea in a "complete, verifiable and irreversible" way, Japanese government sources ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, unlike the West, is not scared of robots stealing jobs, deputy leader says
Japan's labor force do not mind robots in factories because they're seen as a source of help, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Taro Aso said. Japan, the world's third-largest economy, is home to a rapidly shrinking population that's ... ( read original story ...)
The Yamazaki crisis — Japanese whisky is going dry
TOKYO -- Bottles of high-end Japanese whisky are put on display every day at the entrance of Japan's largest duty-free shop in Haneda Airport. But there is one problem: it is nearly impossible to buy one. "These days, we can secure just 12 bottles of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei sags as automakers slip on softer U.S. sales
TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dipped on Wednesday, weighed by weaker automakers, although the dollar’s rise to three-month highs versus the yen and positive sentiment toward tech stocks helped curb some of the losses. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei slips ahead of Fed; automakers, Fujifilm retreat
TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday amid caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision and U.S. jobs data, although the dollar’s rise against the yen and positive sentiment toward tech stocks helped ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM praises relations with oil-rich U.A.E.
Abe appeared briefly at a Japan-UAE Business Forum in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi, at one point even praising Japanese fruit for sale. "Japan and the UAE are keen to develop a people-to-people dialogue," he said. But produce and interpersonal ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian Solar Wins Second Award for Dual-Tenor Green Project Bond in Japan
The international recognition encourages us to commit to further innovation in the Japan market. We garnered immense support from our business partners, investors, and financiers to shape an innovative financing structure,” commented Dr. Shawn Qu ... ( read original story ...)