Former tennis star Navratilova feels Japanese ace Naomi understood the power of fame and used it for social cause ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda says drug pipeline to lift sales to $48 billion in next decade
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Wednesday its drug pipeline is poised to drive annual sales up by more than 50%, to 5 trillion yen ($48.01 billion) in the next decade. Japan's biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s October machinery orders rebound from previous month’s drop
Japan's core machinery orders rebounded sharply in October from the previous month's drop, the government said on Wednesday, a welcome development for an economy emerging from a deep coronavirus slump ... ( read original story ...)
8 Quirky Setouchi Ideas- Uncovering The Authentic Side of Japan
Consider pairing it with a glass of Japanese wine at the Chateau Misen winery *Luxe it ... of a brilliant love story from hundreds of years ago. A gorgeously designed property with a true sense of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Government Bond Issuance to Exceed $960 Billion as COVID-19 Hits Tax Revenues – Nikkei
Japan's new government bond issuance in the current fiscal year is likely to hit a record exceeding 100 trillion yen ($960 billion) as the coronavirus pandemic took a heavy toll on the economy, the ... ( read original story ...)
London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Singapore world’s most comprehensively attractive cities: report
London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Singapore once again emerged as the world's most comprehensively attractive cities, in that order, in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2020 report. This report is ... ( read original story ...)
ANA, JAL plan to expand their LCC business, eyeing end to pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a slew of airlines to slash staff and planes, ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co. are expanding the low-cost carrier (LCC) services under their wings. The ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin, Litecoin And Monero Luminaries Invest In Historic Crypto-Securities Offering
Bitcoin developers at venture-backed Blockstream created a new platform that could make it easier to settle securities in the $350 billion cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
IPO Launch: Medirom Healthcare Technologies Pursues $18 Million U.S. IPO
Tokyo, Japan-based Medirom was founded to develop a retail salon network of corporate owned and franchised health salons in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan Pulls Back From Cash Handouts in Covid-19 Response
Japan released an economic plan that is heavy on longer-term investments to reshape its economy rather than immediate spending to tide the country through the next months of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Concern over high number of ‘lonely deaths’ in Japan
Dementia linked to many instances of people dying at home among family but remaining undiscovered for days ... ( read original story ...)
Portrait of a park: Yoyogi, Tokyo — a preening, pastoral playground
In the first in a new FT Globetrotter series on parks in our cities, our Asia business editor revels in the magic of the Japanese capital’s most eccentric and accepting green space ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor says city to end sales of gasoline-only cars by 2030: Jiji
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said the Japanese capital plans to end the sales of gasoline-only powered cars by 2030, Jiji news agency reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Roger Federer reiterates Tokyo Olympics hope and makes ‘selfish’ admission
Roger Federer says he remains hopeful of competing at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Federer has had an injury-hit 2020 with knee surgery in February followed by another operation in June ... ( read original story ...)
China’s growing naval activity in Japanese waters is a big concern, Japan lawmaker says
Japan's state minister of defense says China's growing maritime activities in the disputed waters surrounding Japan is a threat. ( read original story ...)
Facebook Gets an Upgrade While it Eyes 2021 Crypto Launch
Facebook gets a price-target upgrade from Guggenheim on expected strong digital ad and e-commerce revenue as the social network preps its cryptocurrency launch. ( read original story ...)