Foreign investors may at last be returning to Japan’s stock market after a six-year selloff, amid the growing realization of an opportunity that no other place can provide, a top fund manager says. ( read original story ...)
Fewer tourists seen after suspension of Go To Travel for Tokyo, Nagoya
Travel subsidies for trips to Nagoya and Tokyo, which have seen a sharp rise in infections in recent weeks, were suspended on Wednesday and Friday ahead of the nationwide halt. Airports and tourist ... ( read original story ...)
Check Out This Ultra Chic Property In Boca Raton For $16.9M
Western interior designers have emulated Japanese minimalism at a property in Boca Raton that's going for $16.9 million. The property has 9,961 square feet of interior ... ( read original story ...)
Japan had ordered enough vaccines for the whole country. Now it has to overcome a history of vaccine mistrust.
A deep skepticism about vaccine safety runs through Japan, fed by memories of forced vaccinations by U.S. forces after World War II. ( read original story ...)
Crypto FOMO Makes Even a 350% Premium on Bitcoin Look Appealing
As the largest cryptocurrency rocketed above $23,000 for the first time this week, the mania pushed the price of the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (ticker BITW) as much as 650% above the value of its ... ( read original story ...)
US Treasury Unveils Stifling Crypto Wallet Regulation — Experts Break Down the Rules
Experts in the crypto community have weighed in on what the new proposed regulation means, what crypto owners should do, and which wallets are affected. FinCEN’s New Rules for Crypto Wallets The ... ( read original story ...)
“Bullish on Japanese offices,” Sun Life plans $10B investment
The firm’s real estate arm plans to double staff in the country and invest $10 billion in Japanese property in the next three years, according to Bloomberg. As much as 70 percent of that money ... ( read original story ...)
Extra Crunch roundup: ‘Nightmare’ security breach, Poshmark’s IPO, crypto boom, more
The rest of the world may be slowing down as we prepare for Christmas and New Year's, but we are not taking our foot off the gas. ( read original story ...)
Giant warrior robot towers over Japanese port city of Yokohama
Japan got an early Christmas present this year, and it won’t fit under any tree. A giant walking, gesturing warrior robot is now on display in the port city of Yokohama, half an hour south of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Team Yokohama Confident About Their Comeback Season in INRC 2020
With an impressive line-up consisting of Chetan Shivram, Denn Thimayya, Lokesh Gowda, Vaibhav Marathe and Arjun Rao, Team Yokohama are one of the favourites in their comeback season. ( read original story ...)
Giant moving Gundam robot towers over Yokohama port
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- An 18-meter kinetic statue of Gundam, a famous anime robot, was revealed to the public at the Gundam Factory Yokohama complex southwest of Tokyo on Saturday. Hundreds of people ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shoppers clean hands and phones on the go
World Tokyo shoppers clean hands and phones on the go. Posted . Shoppers washed their hands and sterilized their smartphones in the streets of Tokyo's posh Ginza district on Satur ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Log Primary Budget Deficit of 20 T. Yen in FY 2021
The Japanese government is expected to incur a primary budget deficit of about 20,360 billion yen under its draft budget for fiscal 2021, it was learned Saturday. You are now viewing Nippon.com, a ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya secures third place, ACL playoff berth with win on final day of J. League season
Nagoya Grampus clinched third place and an Asian Champions League playoff berth with a 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Saturday, the last day of the J. League top flight season. Naoki Maeda struck ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nagoya Grampus secure 3rd place, ACL playoff berth on last day
Nagoya Grampus clinched third place and an Asian Champions League playoff berth with a 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Saturday, ... ( read original story ...)
Giant moving Gundam robot towers over Yokohama’s port
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- An 18-meter kinetic statue of Gundam, a famous anime robot, was revealed to the public at the Gundam Factory Yokohama complex southwest of Tokyo on Saturday. Hundreds of people ... ( read original story ...)