The total cost of around ¥15 trillion ($144 billion) to fund 123 projects will come from the state budget, local governments and private investment. ( read original story ...)
We are planning to sell our home but suspect Japanese knotweed
We are pretty sure that Japanese knotweed has encroached from our neighbour's land. We know this can be a problem, but we can't afford not to sell. Do we need to tell the estate agent or lawyers? ( read original story ...)
Taxi drivers in central Japan allowed to refuse passengers not wearing masks
The Chubu District Transport Bureau on Dec. 10 permitted taxi companies to change their terms of transportation so that they can refuse pass ... ( read original story ...)
SDF to provide nursing team to ‘red alert’ Osaka early next week
Osaka Prefecture to help medical staff gain the upper hand in the COVID-19 pandemic that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. The nurses and associate nurses from the Self-Defense Forces will work for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan SDF nurses to be sent to Osaka as virus surge overwhelms facilities
Defense Forces nurses will be dispatched to two medical facilities in Osaka Prefecture to help the health care system in t ... ( read original story ...)
Nike shrugs off Japan boycott threats after controversial ad
For the past week, Nike Japan has been the subject of a consumer boycott. But you wouldn't know it from the stream of customers going in and out of its flagship store in Tokyo's Harajuku area on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Banks Have a $44 Billion Dilemma With Client Stakes
Japan’s biggest banks have a $44 billion problem: how to sell stakes in their most important clients without losing their business. ( read original story ...)
Asia Markets: Hong Kong and Seoul stocks rise early Friday as Tokyo and Shanghai lose ground
Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street sank following signs damage to the U.S. economy from the coronavirus is worsening while Congress is deadlocked over possible new aid. ( read original story ...)
Paulson notes China’s rise in global finance
But mainland China will be an increasingly formidable challenger in financial services in the next few years," Paulson wrote in an op-ed published on The Wall Street Journal website Wednesday. Paulson ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games sponsors pay $3.3 billion, but more still needed
Domestic sponsors have already contributed a record of $3.3 billion to help pay for the Tokyo Olympics. That's at least twice as much as any previous Games. But it's still ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges a “quiet” year-end, but to keep up tourism campaign
Japan's government urged people on Friday to spend a "quiet" year-end after daily coronavirus infections hit a record, but said it would keep providing subsidies to promote tourism despite media ... ( read original story ...)
Skirt-lifting incidents occurring repeatedly on empty streets in Yokohama
A series of incidents where a man lifted the skirt of female pedestrians and groped some of them have been reported in this city south of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges “quiet” year-end, but to keep up tourism campaign
Japan's government urged people on Friday to spend a "quiet" year-end after daily coronavirus infections hit a record, but said it would keep providing subsidies to promote tourism despite media ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to accelerate anti-disaster projects in 5-year plan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan adopted Friday a five-year plan starting next April to accelerate anti-disaster measures across the country such as improving a ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank soars on US$11bil DoorDash gain, buyout prospect
SoftBank Group Corp shares surged as its paper profit from the initial public offering (IPO) of DoorDash Inc hit US$11.2bil, adding to gains from the prospect the Japanese company could attempt to go ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares boosted by vaccines hopes, Brexit deadline casts shadow
Asian shares bounced back on Friday as progress on COVID-19 vaccines boosted investor sentiment, but tricky Brexit negotiations and U.S. stimulus talks capped gains in riskier assets. ( read original story ...)