Japan may restart business trips to and from Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Thailand as early this summer, easing an entry ban to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the Yomiuri daily said ... ( read original story ...)
Congressman Stephen Lynch Supports ‘Sandbox-Like’ Crypto Pilots At The OCC
How do we start pilot programs in a ‘sandbox-like’ environment, that we then scale up to a full sandbox?” pondered Lynch. Chairman Lynch sees Brooks as someone who ‘gets’ the need for market ... ( read original story ...)
16-year-old boy who killed father to undergo psychiatric evaluation for 3 months
Prosecutors in Yokohama have decided to have a 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of killing his 47-year-old father undergo a psychiatric examination for three months to determine if he can be held ... ( read original story ...)
$1,000 Is Shockingly Worth This Much If You Bought Top 10 Crypto Assets In 2018
An anonymous investor bought $1,000 worth of ten top crypto assets on January 1, 2018 and regularly kept track of the portfolio’s performance. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Is working from home becoming the new normal in Japan?
And even now, with life returning to normal in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and elsewhere, the number of employees heading for their ... it was very stressful at the beginning," said Masakatsu Yamamoto, who ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Development Fund For Human Rights Shows Crypto Is For The People
The censorship-resistant, unconfiscatable properties of bitcoin have been recognized by the Human Rights Foundation as instrumental to the work of activists, journalists, NGOs, and citizens in politic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo seeks to build finance sector with Hong Kong talent
"It's important for us to revive Tokyo as a finance center," said Seiji Kihara, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party's economic growth strategy group that outlined the plan. The recommendations ... ( read original story ...)
Truck Tire Market Report: Yokohama’s Funkhouser Sees ‘Positive Movement’
There is still a cloud of uncertainty, but things appear to be headed in a positive direction.” That’s Dan Funkhouser’s assessment of the truck tire market at mid-year. ( read original story ...)
Young Japan priests try to breathe life into fading Buddhism
Buddhism suffers from a gloomy image in Japan. It is so closely linked to death — funerals, graves and memorial rituals in which priests chant sutras based on Chinese rendering ... ( read original story ...)
Japan May Allow Immigration Of Hong Kong Financial Sector, Specialized Workers
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he may allow financial sector workers in Hong Kong – as well as those employed in other specialized fields -- to immigrate to his country in light of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aims to launch coronavirus contact tracking app next week
Japan aims to launch a smartphone app based on technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google next week to help curb the spread of coronavirus by tracking close contact with those infected, the ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda Presents Positive Data from Clinical Trial Evaluating Oral NINLARO™ (ixazomib) in Multiple Myeloma as a First-Line Maintenance Therapy
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced it will orally present the results of two studies at the 25th Con ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 25 virus cases, exceeding key threshold for two days in a row
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said it confirmed 25 coronavirus infections on Friday as it further eased restrictions on business activities to get the ... ( read original story ...)
Minimizing thermal conductivity of crystalline material with optimal nanostructure
Professor Junichiro Shiomi et al. from the University of Tokyo aimed to reduce the thermal conductivity of semiconductor materials by reducing the internal nanostructure. The researchers successfully ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic Head Says 80% of Facilities Lined up for 2021
The head of the Tokyo Olympics says 80% of the facilities needed for next year's games have “basic approval” to be used. ( read original story ...)
As many as 80% of venues secured for next year’s Games: Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 organisers announced on Friday that 80% of the venues required to run a successful Olympics have been secured ahead of next year's rearranged Games. In the original plan for the Olympics, ... ( read original story ...)