Japan's modern cars are a world away from the group's painstakingly maintained wheels Photo: AFP / Philip FONG. The casual society has around 10 members and the oldest cars they o ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court dismisses forced sterilization suit citing lack of evidence for surgery
A court in this north Japan city has dismissed a couple's suit for the national government to pay 22 million yen (about $208,400) in damage ... ( read original story ...)
NISSIN and Tablelog Concoct Mouth-Watering Instant Shoyu Ramen
NISSIN has teamed up with Tabelog, a popular Japanese restaurant guide, for instant ramen with a shoyu flavor. This marks NISSIN and Tablelog‘s fourth collaboration. The ramen’s flavor is a recipe ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kirin ditches Myanmar beer partner because of its ties to the military
Japanese companies bet on Myanmar years ago as the Southeast Asian country emerged from decades of military rule. But this week's coup has already ended one of those deals. ( read original story ...)
AstraZeneca files for Japan approval of COVID-19 vaccine, second after Pfizer treatment
Drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan of its COVID-19 vaccine, making it the second pharmaceutical firm to do so after Pfizer Inc. The Japanese government in ... ( read original story ...)
Khazanah associate Parkway Life REIT divests non-core property in Japan for RM112 million
Khazanah Nasional Bhd's 35%-owned associate, Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), has sold a non-core industrial property in Japan known as P-Life Matsudo for ¥2.9 billion (about RM112 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Second State of Emergency Extended to Run Until March 7
While there has been some improvement in controlling the third wave of COVID-19 infections in Japan, the state of emergency will be extended in 10 prefectures. ( read original story ...)
Musk Helps Crypto Market Value Climb to Record in Volatile Week
It seems there’s never a dull week in cryptocurrencies. In the most recent period, Elon Musk’s support for Bitcoin and a record runup in Ether helped take the market value of digital tokens to an ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto-Friendly Travel Firm Travala Becomes the First Merchant to Offer Binance Pay as a Payment Method
Crypto-friendly travel website Travala has announced the integration of a brand-new payment application, Binance Pay. With such a move, the travel booking company becomes the first merchant to ... ( read original story ...)
Kuaishou shares nearly triple in trading debut, as Hong Kong’s hottest stock offering blazes trail for other video-sharing apps
Retail investors have bet serious money on the world’s flashiest technology this year, putting in a combined HK$1.28 trillion (US$164.8 billion) to oversubscribe the IPO by 1,200 times, more than ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Car Reports Fuel Speculation of Kia or Japan Carmaker Deal
Speculation that Apple Inc. is seeking a partner to develop its own electric vehicle swept through South Korea and Japan, where shares of major car companies climbed on reports of discussions with the ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Out in the cold: how Japan’s electricity grid came close to blackouts
Japan's worst electricity crunch since the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis has exposed vulnerabilities in the country's recently liberalised power market, although some of the problems appear ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for allegedly selling modified Pokemon for Nintendo Switch in Japan
An unemployed man in this western Japan city was arrested on Feb. 4 on suspicion of illegally importing characters from the popular game ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams, Osaka drawn in same half at Australian Open
Serena Williams has been drawn into the same quarter at the Australian Open as No. 2-ranked Simona Halep and the same half as Naomi Osaka in her latest bid for ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Open: Osaka leads generation that puts Serena 24th slam hopes in peril
Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty will capture much of the focus at the Australian Open, where Serena Williams continues her pursuit of a 24th slam. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped nine-fold, antibody survey shows
The number of COVID-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped by nine-fold since last summer, coronavirus antibody tests showed, as Japan tries to rein in the country's third and most lethal wave of the ... ( read original story ...)