The new approach will continue to reference case numbers but will shift the emphasis to the city’s health care system. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Revise Virus Monitoring as Concern Grows Over Cases
Tokyo is set to revise how it monitors the state of coronavirus infections in the city, as daily new cases in the Japanese capital rise after a state of emergency was lifted and businesses resumed ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto In Crisis? Lewis Cohen And Greg Strong Share Their Views On Recent Lawsuits
Crypto appears to be under attach with a spate of regulatory and civil proceedings. Could this spell the end for crypto as we know it? Experts Lewis Cohen and Greg Strong from blockchain and ... ( read original story ...)
Telegram to pay $18.5 million and return $1.2 billion following SEC crypto charges
The company has to return $1.2 billion in investment and pay a $18.5 million fine. Telegram’s initial bid to launch its “Gram” cryptocurrency has failed. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus delays Yahoo Japan’s merger with Line
TOKYO -- The merger of Z Holdings, parent of Yahoo Japan, and messaging app Line has stalled, the companies announced on Tuesday, citing regulatory delays caused by the pandemic. "Due in part to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan puts Taiwan and Brunei atop its business travel agenda
TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to begin talks about restarting business travel to and from Taiwan and Brunei, Nikkei has learned. The talks could begin in July. Japanese officials ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares track Wall Street higher on upbeat U.S. economic data
Japanese shares rose on Tuesday, as overnight Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes and better-than-expected U.S. economic data bolstered investors' risk appetite. The benchmark Nikkei average rose 1.76 ... ( read original story ...)
Young Blood May Fail to Curb Japan’s Support for Coal Power
(Bloomberg) -- Efforts by Japan’s popular 39-year-old environment minister to curb the government’s support for coal-fired power may be failing, a potential blow to restricting use of the ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic delays Yahoo Japan, Line merger past October
The merger between online services Yahoo Japan and Line Corp. is getting pushed back to later than the scheduled October date because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Court Rejects Damages For Man Forcibly Sterilised At Age 14
A Japanese pensioner forcibly sterilised as a 14-year-old under a now-defunct eugenics law failed Tuesday in a legal bid for $280,000 in state compensation. According to local media, Tokyo District ... ( read original story ...)
Lululemon Opens Tokyo Flagship, its Largest Store in Asia
Pacific region. Located in Tokyo’s upscale Roppongi Hills development, it is also the brand’s first flagship in Japan and its largest store to date in Asia. The opening was originally planned for ... ( read original story ...)
Governor Koike reveals the new way Tokyo will monitor coronavirus
The new standards do not specify a threshold number of new cases that would trigger a possible return to restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s job-for-life culture has survived war, earthquakes and now a pandemic
Nanami Kodaira hasn't worked since her hair salon in Tokyo cut its hours in April in response to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Halts On-Site Bank Examination Due to Covid-19
The Bank of Japan won’t conduct on-site bank examinations in principle until the bank sees it’s appropriate to resume them, it said in a statement Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Court ruling a reminder Japan gov’t still hasn’t answered for Moritomo scandal
The Osaka District Court has ruled that the central government's failure to disclose all documents related to the cut-rate sale of public land to nati ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 54 new COVID-19 cases as Yokohama reports more than 20
Tokyo confirmed 54 COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, recording more than 50 cases for the fifth straight day, local media reported, while neighboring Yokoham ... ( read original story ...)