A study last week from the University of Oxford showed Tokyo to be the most expensive Summer Olympics dating from 1960. And the meter is still running. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips on virus and stimulus worries after long weekend
Japanese shares eased on Wednesday as the market caught up with the losses in global markets following the country's long weekend, weighed down by fears about rising coronavirus infections and a delay ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to ease entry restrictions for all countries, but not tourists
TOKYO -- Japan hopes to ease entry restrictions and resume accepting visitors from around the world in October, Nikkei has learned. The government will limit entry to 1,000 people per day. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM wants basic policy on new digital agency by year-end – Media
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday he wanted to compile a basic policy on a new digital agency by the end of this year and submit the bills to next year's ordinary session of ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka
Seven matches. Seven masks. Seven names. Watching Naomi Osaka play the U.S. Open, I was inspired by how beautifully she wove her dominant athletic performance into another narrative. Believe me ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to further ease COVID-19 entry curbs but not for tourists: Asahi
Japan is considering allowing more foreigners into the country for longer stays starting as early as next month, while keeping the COVID-19 entry curbs in place for tourists, the Asahi newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SBI wants to shake up regional banks. It may get a Suga boost
Japanese financial firm SBI Holdings Inc has ambitions to revive struggling regional banks by taking stakes and pushing them into higher-margin businesses - a strategy that may get a boost ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Manufacturing PMI Inches Higher In September – Jibun Bank
Disclaimer | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net (RTTNews) - The manufacturing sector in Japan continued ... the softest in four months. Business confidence rose to ... ( read original story ...)
New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel to close, reopen under new management
The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel last week filed a WARN notice with the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations saying 110 of the hotel’s 114 employees will be laid off Nov. 30 “due to sa ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Beating Gold as 2020’s Top Asset So Far
A cryptocurrency mania known as decentralized finance has helped to turn digital currencies into this year’s best-performing asset by far. ( read original story ...)
You won’t believe the depths to which crypto scammers on Twitter are willing to sink
Twitter doesn’t seem able to move fast enough to stop thieves and scammers from grossly misusing their platform. ( read original story ...)
Rival or partner? Shenzhen turns 40 with busiest stock exchange eclipsing Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul
Shenzhen's stock market turnover is about five to six times higher than the value of shares that changed hands in Tokyo, Seoul or Hong Kong, and about 30 per cent higher than in Shanghai. Its biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan factory activity struggles to recover as output falls – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity extended declines in September largely due to a sharper fall in output, as the world's third-largest economy struggles to stage a robust recovery from the ... ( read original story ...)
Later NBA season may rule stars out of Tokyo Olympics
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said his “best guess” is that next season will not start until at least January, acknowledging top players could miss next year’s Games. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower amid concern over global economic recovery
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday amid continued concerns over the pace of global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. In the first 15 minutes of trading ... ( read original story ...)
Entire building of restaurants/bars staffed by Japanese adult film actresses to open in Tokyo
Multi-floor buildings packed top to bottom with different restaurants, pubs, and bars are a characteristic part of Japan’s city centers, and nowhere will you find as many as in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ... ( read original story ...)