TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The head of Japan's most powerful business lobby expressed concern Wednesday over the United States' decision to halt the issuance of certain work visas this year, saying the ... ( read original story ...)
Olympus leaves the camera business
The maker of the first designed-from-the-ground-up digital SLR is going the way of Kodak, Polaroid and other historic camera manufacturers. ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka And More Tennis Stars Let Fans Know What They’ve Been Up To In Quarantine
If you've been wondering how some of the biggest tennis stars have been spending their time in quarantine, here's your answer. The Tennis Channel released a new video called "Rallies & Remixes: Tennis ... ( read original story ...)
Japan defends wartime island as dispute grows with Seoul
Japan is defending its policy regarding Hashima or "Battleship" Island as a dispute grows with South Korea over the island's UNESCO endorsement. ( read original story ...)
Japan Got the Idea For Pearl Harbor in 1904: Here’s How…
Japan also coveted Manchuria, just as it had designs on neighboring Korea. The two rival empires were on a collision course, and half-heated attempts to resolve their differences only seemed to ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Push by Republic Investment Platform Sparked by New Token
Republic, the largest private investment platform, will issue a digital profit-sharing token on the Algorand blockchain next month as more financial firms begin to embrace cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Office cluster pushes Tokyo coronavirus cases to one-and-half-month high, governor says
The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Tokyo climbed to 55 on Wednesday, Governor Yuriko Koike said, the highest tally in 1-1/2 months after a cluster of infections was found at an unnamed ... ( read original story ...)
China warns Japan against new military plans
China warned Japan against pursuing a new national security strategy following reports of discussions at Tokyo's National Security Council. ( read original story ...)
Why Imperial Japan’s 20-Inch Gun Battleships Never Happened
The first class to emerge were the 18.1-inch-gun-carrying Yamatos, the largest battleships ever constructed. However, the Yamatos were by no means the end of Japanese ambitions. The Imperial Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Olympus to Exit Camera Business After 84 Years
Olympus, which has been under pressure from U.S. shareholder ValueAct Capital to improve shareholder returns, said it planned to sell its camera unit to focus on medical devices. ( read original story ...)
Crypto-friendly SEBA Bank launches bitcoin product that offers yield
Crypto-friendly SEBA Bank has launched a new bitcoin structured product that allows investors to earn yield.The post Crypto-friendly SEBA Bank launches bitcoin product that offers yield appeared first ... ( read original story ...)
Regulated vs unregulated, how institutional investors choose exchanges in crypto
Alongside average traders, more and more big investors are coming into the fold and exploring how crypto assets can serve as safe havens for their multi-million dollar funds in times of crisis. ( read original story ...)
World Rugby lauds economic success of Japan World Cup
The Rugby World Cup held in Japan last year was the most economically successful World Cup to date, attracting some 242,000 international visitors and adding £2.3 billion ($2.9 billion) to the country ... ( read original story ...)
Office Cluster Pushes Tokyo Coronavirus Cases to One-And-Half-Month High: NHK
Tokyo's new coronavirus cases climbed to 55 on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK said, the highest tally in 1-1/2 months after a cluster of infections was found at an unnamed office in the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo may need to reimpose its quarantine
Tokyo has seen a spike in coronavirus cases, enough of a spike that it's now passed a threshold that could require it to reimpose some quarantine measures. Tokyo's new coronavirus cases climbed to 55 ... ( read original story ...)
Sompo Japan to offer cyberattack insurance with variable premiums
Nikkei has learned. Along with Hitachi Solutions, owned by Hitachi, Sompo Japan will consider how well such facilities are prepared to deal with potential cyber attack. If they take sufficient ... ( read original story ...)