Japan is set to expand the area under the coronavirus state of emergency beyond the Tokyo region, encompassing the country’s three largest economic hubs as a surge in virus cases continues to grow. ( read original story ...)
Japan set to expand state of emergency, public cools to Olympics
The Japanese government plans to expand a state of emergency it declared for the Tokyo area last week to seven additional prefectures on Wednesday in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NTT bets on battery storage and the green transformation
As part of its new strategy, NTT has tied up with the Iwate prefecture city of Miyako, whose energy networks were cut off in 2011 as a result of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. Learning from ... ( read original story ...)
Director to shoot film on Japanese peddlers slain by vigilantes in 1923
Famed documentary film director Tatsuya Mori’s next project is a photodrama, his first, based on the true story of Japanese peddlers brutally killed amid social turmoil following the 1923 Great Kanto ... ( read original story ...)
Extreme ocean-effect snow hammers Japan, trapping 1,200 drivers
Some places have 11 feet of snow on the ground. Here’s an explanation why Japan is seeing such exceptional snowfall. ( read original story ...)
Can Tokyo Safely Host the Olympic Games This Summer?
It is Tokyo’s fate to stage the world’s largest sporting event a year later than planned, at a time of global economic uncertainty and amid a pandemic that will be far from over on July 23. Is it ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics chief: Putting off Games again ‘absolutely impossible’
The chief of Tokyo's Olympic organizing committee said Tuesday it would be "absolutely impossible" to postpone the Summer Games again due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Trading App Offers $500 to Lure Investors to Open $5,000 Crypto Accounts
EToro is running the promotion in the U.S. as new crypto accounts surge, but it has also halted margin trading after Bitcoin hit a record high. ( read original story ...)
Crypto is now the world’s fifth-most circulated currency by value
A week into the new year, the market value of all the world’s cryptocurrencies surpassed $1 trillion. The record came at the end of a supercharged six-month bull run. At the end of June, the value of ... ( read original story ...)
All the world’s crypto is now worth more than $1 trillion
A week into the new year, the market value of all the world’s cryptocurrencies surpassed $1 trillion. The record came at the end of a supercharged six-month bull run. At the end of June, the value of ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Softbank worker held for allegedly passing 5G secrets to boss Rakuten
A former Softbank Corp employee has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of illegally bringing 5G trade secrets to his new employer, Rakuten Mobile Inc, as it was preparing to launch its own mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bank lending deposits rise despite pandemic problems
Japanese bank lending continued to rise in December to hit a fresh record, data showed on Tuesday, as companies kept piling up cash to weather the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Outstanding ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota shut Chinese line for 2 days due to global chip shortage
Toyota Motor reopened a production line at a Chinese assembly plant Tuesday evening after a two-day shutdown, as the site became the company's second facility affected by a chip shortage slamming ... ( read original story ...)
The Biggest New Reason to Travel to Japan Is a Giant Robot
Can we interest you in a 60-foot-tall Gundam robot that walks and moves? Manga fans and anime tourists looking for a very big (post-COVID) reason to visit Japan in 2021 should really head down to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea in dispute over maritime vessel ‘breach’
Tensions are running high between South Korea and Japan as the two countries enter a new dispute over maritime activities in overlapping coastal waters. ( read original story ...)
Click to Bow: How Japan’s Work Etiquette is Adapting to the Age of Zoom
But in corporate Japan, rules on how to show your boss respect and work with colleagues are making a seamless transition in the Zoom era. With video calls replacing conference room meetings, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)