Headline indices of the Japan share market closed slight higher after trading in and out of the red on Friday, 05 July 2019, as investors hit the sidelines to await the U. S. Labor Department's ... ( read original story ...)
Even the poop is cute at this Japanese museum
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Japan’s culture of cute makes no exceptions for poop. It gets a pop twist at the Unko Museum in Yokohama near Tokyo. Here, the poop is artificial, nothing like what would be in a ... ( read original story ...)
Demand for Tokyo Olympics tickets is already outrageous, second Japan lottery being planned
In fact, demand is already so incredible that according to the New York Daily News, organizers are being forced to plan a second ticket lottery for residents of Japan. Saying that the demand is ... ( read original story ...)
Grannies in Running Shoes Are Delivering Ramen for Uber in Japan
“The elderly are actually signing up for Eats couriers,” Khosrowshahi told Bloomberg News. “Eats has been a huge success for us in Japan. It is going to be a very effective introduction to the Uber ... ( read original story ...)
This Reporter Asks a Lot of Questions. In Japan, That Makes Her Unusual.
said David Kaye, the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of expression and a clinical professor of law at the University of California at Irvine, who has raised concerns about the ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul dissolves Japan fund for Second World War sex slaves
A foundation set up to compensate victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery has been formally dissolved, South Korean officials said Friday, the latest chapter in a bitter dispute over the two countries' ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Amamiya says won’t rule out any option if more easing needed
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Friday the central bank would not rule out any policy option, including deepening negative interest rates, if it were to ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Amamiya says central banks can’t boost minus rate effect with digital currencies
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya on Friday brushed aside the idea that central banks can boost the effectiveness of negative interest rate policies by issuing digital ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese households’ inflation expectations hit near four-year high: BOJ survey
TOKYO (Reuters) - The percentage of Japanese households anticipating inflation to accelerate a year from now hit the highest level in nearly four years, a central bank survey showed on Friday. A ... ( read original story ...)
Calls for boycott of Japan grow in South Korea as labor row simmers
The dispute is the latest flashpoint in a relationship long over-shadowed by South Korean resentment of Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of the Korean peninsula, in particular South Korean “comfort women” ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei subdued as investors await U.S. jobs data for Fed clues
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei was little changed on Friday morning as investors kept to the sidelines before the release of a key U.S. jobs report, while oil and mining shares ... ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending up 4.0% year-on-year in May
TOKYO (Reuters) - Household spending in Japan rose at the fastest pace in four years in May ... and the concern is that a hit to business and consumer confidence could affect overall domestic ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Knotweed – a growing problem for property industry
Adam Brindle, MD of The Grounds Care Group and Japanese Knotweed expert, explains the challenges faced by construction professionals in eradicating this most pesky of plants. The Japanese have long ... ( read original story ...)
ONE ‘Century’ Set For Oct. 13 In Japan
The largest global sports media property in Asian history ... Also on the card are four Japan Super Bouts, with four Shooto World Champions going head-to-head with four Pancrase World Champions in a ... ( read original story ...)
If Masayoshi Son Won’t Invest in Japan, Why Should You?
Not a single one is from Japan, its own backyard. That may be because the pickings are slim: While the U.S. has 179 unicorns, China 93, and India 18, Japan has just two, according to CB Insights. How ... ( read original story ...)
Gold Coast development: Japanese Zen gardens planned for Hinterland property
A GOLD Coast Hinterland property is set to be transformed into a giant Japanese Zen-themed tourist facility. A development application was filed this week for the project which is set to feature ... ( read original story ...)