A private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity is set to be released, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing PMI expected at 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan prepares to shake up corporate code
Japan will push listed companies to allocate at least a third of their board seats to independent directors as the country’s Financial Services Agency prepares a raft of tough revisions to its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity grows at fastest pace in two years as output, orders rise: PMI
Japan's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in over two years in February, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, as strong orders led to the first output rise since the start of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to trade higher; China says its factory activity growth slowed in February
A private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity is set to be released, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing PMI expected at 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies go high-tech in the battle against food waste
Japanese companies are ramping up the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technology to reduce waste and cut costs in the pandemic, and looking to score some sustainability points along ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee expected to add at least 11 women to Board
Organising Committee is expected to add at least 11 women to its Board, according to reports by Japanese media. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange INX to Raise C$25M, List on TSVX for ‘Added Credibility’
The exchange made history last year by conducting an initial public offering (IPO) on the Ethereum blockchain. ( read original story ...)
Crypto wallets: What you need to know
From Coinbase to PayPal, crypto owners have more options than ever for safely securing their digital currency. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fredo Corleone moment is not very cinematic
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." Here is the real question to ask about a scandal involving ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion: Young gymnasts trying to capitalize on unexpected chance at Tokyo Olympics
Because gymnasts must be 16 in an Olympic year to be eligible for Games, Tokyo delay gives athletes born in 2005 a chance they never expected ... ( read original story ...)
Hashimoto: Spectator-free Tokyo Games ‘not envisioned’
Seiko Hashimoto, the new president of the Tokyo Games organizing committee, said a spectator-free option is not currently envisioned for the Games in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun and other ... ( read original story ...)
JAL subsidiary near Narita airport to end suitcase repair business as demand plummets
A subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL) will end its suitcase repair business that the company has run for some 30 years at the end of M･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Channeled Her Love of Anime for Her Bright New Hair Color
Tennis star and four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is channelling her inner anime character with a bright and rosy new hair color. Osaka, with help from hairstylist Martin-Christopher ... ( read original story ...)
How Can Tennis Professionals Serve Efficiently Like Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka?
Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka have an accurate and efficient serve. So here is a guide on how to serve like them. Read more to know. ( read original story ...)
2 feet of snow to bury portions of Korean Peninsula, Japan
Dangerous travel conditions are expected to unfold across the Korean Peninsula and parts of Japan as a strengthening storm brings rain and heavy snow as it races across the region. A storm that moved ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Planned to Send Underwater Aircraft Carriers to Bomb the U.S. Homeland
With that battle engaged, it was as if Japan itself was finally attacked. As soon as Colonel James Doolittle’s B-25 raid struck Japan in April 1942, Japan sought to wreak revenge on the United States ... ( read original story ...)