Concerns have arisen that wards of Japan's adult guardianship system and other vulnerable people may be deprived of special cash payments t ... ( read original story ...)
Super Nintendo World’s Opening In Japan Was Delayed ‘Until Further Notice’
The Universal Studios Japan expansion was scheduled to open in June ahead of the 2020 Toyko Olympics, but the opening is officially on hold. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Likely to Cut Economic Forecasts on Covid-19
The Bank of Japan is likely to lower its economic projections again next month as the heavy impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the domestic and global economies becomes clearer.The International ... ( read original story ...)
13-year-old girl hit and killed by train in Yokohama
A 13-year-old girl was hit and killed by an express train in Yokohama on Friday night. According to police, the incident occurred at around 7:35 p.m. at Futamagawa Station on the Sotetsu Line in Asahi ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Industry Now In Post-Dotcom Bubble Territory, Trading Expert Says
Crypto's atmosphere currently looks like the period following the dotcom bubble's bursting, Paul ... [+] Eisma, Head of Trading at XBTO Group, explained. Hosting a booming period of online creation ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka U. president slams name picked for public university opening in city in 2022
The operator of both Osaka Prefecture University and Osaka City University in western Japan on June 26 announced a new public university comb ... ( read original story ...)
A Painful Past And Ghostly Present Converge In ‘Tokyo Ueno Station’
Yu Miri's novel, about a homeless man who dies and finds the afterlife much bleaker than he expected, is both mournful and angry, emphasizing the unfairness of poverty with painful contrasts. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports highest daily tally of Covid-19 cases since state of emergency lifted
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday said that 57 new cases of Covid-19 infections had been confirmed in the capital, the highest single-day count since the state of emergency was lifted on ... ( read original story ...)
Planning for Japan’s new magnetic levitation train hits snag
Japan wants to usher in a new era of high-speed public transport with magnetic levitation, or maglev, trains, but the billion-dollar mammoth project for the first Tokyo-Nagoya line ... ( read original story ...)
JR Central to delay planned start in 2027 of maglev train service
Central Japan Railway Co is expected to announce soon a decision to delay its planned opening in 2027 of a high-speed maglev train line between Tokyo and Nagoya, sources familiar with the matter say, ... ( read original story ...)
2 girls hit and killed by train in Yokohama
Two 13-year-old girls were hit and killed by an express train in Yokohama on Friday night. According to police, the incident occurred at around 7:35 p.m. at Futamagawa Station on the Sotetsu Line in ... ( read original story ...)
Only 3% of Osaka families have received Japan gov’t 100,000-yen cash handouts
Only 3% of this city's households had received the Japanese government's 100,000-yen per person novel coronavirus crisis relief handout as of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 57 new COVID-19 cases — highest since May 25 lifting of state of emergency
Some experts say these are signs that the outbreak is regaining strength since the country eased business and social restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gov. Koike proves presentation matters as much as policy
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's performance over the past four years will be tested when she seeks re-election in the capital's gubernatori ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: could Japan or South Korea take Hong Kong’s finance crown?
As some Hong Kong firms consider an exit strategy in the wake of Beijing’s national security law, Asian cities are angling for a piece of the action. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s maglev pits new artery against the environment
TOKYO -- Japan's plan to connect its three major economic centers of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka with just an hour's train ride has taken a major step back. Twice as fast as Japan's famed bullet ... ( read original story ...)