KUMAMOTO -- A local woman has donated 100 million yen (about $950,000) to this southwestern Japan city for the restoration of Kumamoto Castle damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake -- a record ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido records single-day high of 96 coronavirus infections, most in Japan on Nov. 2
A total of 96 coronavirus infections were confirmed in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 2 -- a local single-day record a ... ( read original story ...)
VOX POPULI: Hope remains for day when Osaka, big cities compete against Tokyo
Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Opponents to the Osaka administrative reorganization proposal take to a waterway in Osaka on Oct. 18 ahead of a ... ( read original story ...)
World First Crypto Currency Traded with Fixed Price
Around June 2020, Easybook had launched its cryptocurrency, Easybook Coin (EBO) from Brunei to the online customers in ASEAN. Within 3 months, nearly half a million USD worth of EBO coins was sold. ( read original story ...)
Japan property funds feel pinch as Tokyo population drops amid pandemic
Signs that people are moving away from Tokyo, as telecommuting becomes the norm for many business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, have put property investors on edge and pushed Japan's real estate ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Race to boost financial hub status intensifies among Japan cities
It provides support and advice in doing business in the city, with experts such as lawyers and accountants also available. "In times like this, speed matters," a city official said. Osaka is also ... ( read original story ...)
China & Japan Continue To Keep Turnstiles Spinning; ‘Demon Slayer’ Tops $150M – International Box Office
Asia continues to power international box office with local titles atop the charts. This is a trend we can expect to carry on as the Hollywood studios have widely vacated the rest of 2020, and as Euro ... ( read original story ...)
ZOZO launches ZOZOSUIT 2, a 3D body measurement suit, and opens its measurement technologies, ZOZOSUIT 2 and the ZOZOMAT for business partnership
In offering its measurement technologies to third parties, ZOZO hopes to power revolutionary new services by combining its measurement intelligence with the technologies and unique expertise of brand ... ( read original story ...)
‘Gender reveal’ cakes help expecting Japanese women feel connected amid COVID-19 crisis
Gender reveal parties, events in which pregnant women reveal the sex of their fetus via the color of the cross section of a cake or by other creative ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake of magnitude 4.7 reported 95 km northeast of Sapporo, Japan
Just 57 minutes ago, a 4.7 Fukagawa, Japan. The tremor was recorded early morning on Tuesday 3 November 2020 at 5.18 am local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 214 km below the surface ... ( read original story ...)
PayPal Raises Crypto Buying Limit to $15K/Week for ‘Eager’ Customers
PayPal’s cryptocurrency products are going to expand rapidly in 2021, executives said on the company’s third quarter earnings call Monday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto derivatives volume more than triples spot trading
Other niches, such as derivatives trading, have since experienced watershed growth, as noted in a recent report from United States crypto exchange, Kraken. "Beginning with pioneers like Crypto ... ( read original story ...)
PayPal Will Take Its US Crypto Service Global in 1H 2021, Execs Say
PayPal’s cryptocurrency service is going to expand rapidly in 2021, executives said on the payments giant’s third-quarter earnings call Monday evening. That includes crypto services coming to Venmo ... ( read original story ...)
Koreeda Hirokazu on the Importance of Conversation at Tokyo’s Asia Lounge
The winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or for his dark family drama “Shoplifters and one of Japan’s most outspoken filmmakers, Hirokazu Koreeda is also a moving force behind “Asia Lounge.” This is a new ser ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese woman arrested a year after newborn baby’s body discovered in Tokyo park
The woman, 23, told police she gave birth in a restroom at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. The baby’s body was later discovered partially buried in a Tokyo park. ( read original story ...)
US Asia Allies Japan, South Korea Build Better China Ties Despite Concerns
World War II era, do not share President Donald Trump's tough anti-China position and have sought better ties with the People's Republic, even as major challenges persist. ( read original story ...)