One of the world's top gaming conventions, the Tokyo Game Show, will be held entirely online for the first time through a collaboration with Amazon Japan. This year's expo, which begins Wednesday, ... ( read original story ...)
DFA nixes sale of PH property in Japan
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday rejected proposals for the Philippine government to sell five pieces of prime property in Japan with the proceeds supposedly to be used for the ... ( read original story ...)
CEO Says Bitcoin Is Safer After Moving Firm’s Cash to Crypto
MicroStrategy Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Saylor says the Federal Reserve’s recent relaxing of its inflation policy helped convinced him to put the remainder of the enterprise-software ... ( read original story ...)
Venture Fund Backed by Skype Co-Founder Eyes Quick IPOs in Japan
Maxwell Imai Weiss, right, with Matt Sinks. Source: Pacific Bays Capital via Bloomberg “The IPO has effectively taken the role of billion-dollar funds in Japan for late-stage startup financing,” said ... ( read original story ...)
East Cobb Sex Shop Business License Revoked By County
Tokyo Valentino's first Cobb County location in Marietta is already in danger of closing, thanks to tightened county restrictions. On Sept. 8, the county revoked the business license of the newest ... ( read original story ...)
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipments Market May Set New Growth Story | Tokyo Electron, LAM Research, ASML
A new business intelligence report released by HTF MI with title “Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipments Market Insights by Application, Product Type, Competitive Landscape & Regional Forecast ... ( read original story ...)
Banks’ AML ‘efficiency’: The FinCEN Files Horror Story And What We Can Learn For Crypto
The FinCEN Files are a traditional finance horror story. What can those in the crypto world learn from the recent revelations to prevent us from falling into the same trap of lax compliance? ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga and Xi look to hold first telephone call Friday
Nikkei has learned. The two leaders are expected to discuss such matters as cooperation on fighting the coronavirus. They may also discuss Xi's plans for a state visit to Japan, which was ... ( read original story ...)
This Life-size Gundam Robot Built in Yokohoma, Japan is Terrifying
Located on the Yamashita Pier in Yokohama, Japan, the moving Gundam was constructed within a closed site where the public were not permitted. The 18-meter tall robot has been in the works since 2014, ... ( read original story ...)
Is This a REAL Gundam?!
Life-sized Gundam in Yokohama is now in testing mode.pic.twitter.com/51HVoraPb7 This is amazing, but it can’t possibly be real right? This is a deep fake, isn’t it? Part of me wants to know but ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo now wants Okinawa to be pillaged for sand for U.S. base
The central government plans to extract so much sand to continue a contentious land reclamation project for a U.S. military base that alarm bells are now ringing about the likely adverse affects the ... ( read original story ...)
Convict to sue Osaka Prison for stricter COVID-19 measures
SAKAI, Osaka Prefecture--An inmate with a pre-existing condition plans to file a lawsuit against Osaka Prison, arguing that its rules have put him in a “life-threatening situation” of being infected ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ready to join as permanent UN Security Council member
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Tuesday underlined Japan's willingness to contribute to global governance as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council as he made a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga, China’s Xi to Hold Phone Talks Friday: Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping are planning to hold talks by telephone on Friday, Kyodo News reported, their first discussion since Suga took over as Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo needs to convince sponsors Olympics will really happen
The only thing more difficult than staging next year's Tokyo Olympics in a pandemic might be convincing sponsors to keep their billions of dollars on board in the midst of ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan report likely to show improved business sentiment
A Bank of Japan quarterly report, due out Oct. 1, is expected to show an improvement in business sentiment in the country from its tumble due to the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, economists ... ( read original story ...)