Japan posted a current account surplus of 646.8 billion yen ($6 billion) in January, the Finance Ministry said Monday. Among key components, the country had a goods trade deficit of 130.1 billion yen ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Green Future Means Reckoning With Its Nuclear Past
About once a month, the same group of two dozen Japanese government officials, company executives and professors file into a bland white and beige conference room at the nation's economy, trade and ... ( read original story ...)
Waiting for Tokyo: How 110,000 Olympic volunteers put their lives on hold
TOKYO - More than 110,000 Olympic volunteers had their dream summer all mapped out for 2020. But now, with the Games postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic and for many still in doubt, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SBI plans Hong Kong pullout on concerns over security law
The chief executive of SBI Holdings, the financial conglomerate that owns Japan’s biggest online brokerage, said he plans to pull his company’s operations out of Hong Kong because “without freedom, ... ( read original story ...)
Women speak out about sexual violence after Great East Japan Earthquake
As March 11 approaches, people around Japan are now reflecting on the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on this day ten years ago, and remembering all the thousands of lives that were forever ... ( read original story ...)
International Women’s Day: Ten Team GB debutants set to tear up Tokyo 2020
The tables have turned and for the first time ever at Tokyo 2020, women are set to outnumber men on Team GB, writes Tom Harle. ( read original story ...)
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard says he plans to play for Team USA during Tokyo Olympics
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard said he plans to play on Team USA during this summer's Tokyo Olympics. In other news, Paul George said his health is good. ( read original story ...)
Yubari may offer Japan a taste of things to come
Yubari is a town in Hokkaido. It has the highest average age of any town in Japan, and probably the world. Indeed, its population is possibly the oldest to have ever existed. In its heyday, Yubari was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has 60% more female executives but still lags West
Japanese businesses have made progress in naming more women who have risen through the ranks to executive positions, but female participation in management still falls far short of levels in Western ... ( read original story ...)
International Women’s Day: Ten new names set to rip up Tokyo 2020
The tables have turned and for the first time ever at Tokyo 2020, women are set to outnumber men on Team GB, writes Tom Harle. ( read original story ...)
Why Bitcoin Won’t ‘Break’: Expert Explains the Crypto’s Rise
CEO of Flipside Crypto discusses why Bitcoin has surged, the SEC's role in crypto, new projects to watch and why we won't likely see a fall back to $10,000. ( read original story ...)
Allianz Real Estate Ups Japanese Holdings With $89.5M Tokyo Apartment Buy
Allianz Real Estate said on Friday that it had agreed to acquire a portfolio of Tokyo mullti-family assets for €75 million ($89.5 million). ( read original story ...)
Crypto Coin Outperforming Bitcoin is About to See Supply Reduced
The reduced supply of Ether will likely lead to rising prices as demand for the coins increases, said Eric Turner, director of research at Messari, a cryptocurrency analytics firm. “This is probably ... ( read original story ...)
India Needs to Assess Crypto Risks Before Deciding Whether to Ban, Minister Says
India’s Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said the government needs to study national security risks posed by virtual currencies before making any decision on their legality. ( read original story ...)
Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Hid Her Relationship With Rapper Cordae for a Year Before Her ‘Awkward’ Moment on ‘Ellen’
Most notably, tennis superstar Naomi Osaka once appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and the host wasted no time trying to set her up with a handsome actor — without realizing that Osaka was actually ... ( read original story ...)
Man who stabbed girl in Nagoya park at her request later broke into her residence
A 31-year-old man who stabbed a girl in Nagoya last year after at her request broke into her residence after carrying out the act ... ( read original story ...)