The first delivery of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Japan on Friday, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing airline officials. Japan has so far only cleared Pfizer Inc's coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo April core CPI falls 0.2 pct yr/yr
Core consumer prices in Tokyo fell 0.2 percent in April from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. The core consumer price index for Japans ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.20 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.20 percent at 28,996.66 on Friday, while the broader Topix gained 0.05 percent at 1,910.03. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
A Feel of Classic Tokyo: Shibamata is More Than Just a Famous Movie Series’ Neighborhood
The setting of Japan’s favorite movie series, It’s Tough Being a Man (Otoko wa tsurai yo), the charming town of Shibamata is a rare spot that has kept the nostalgic atmosphere of 1960s-1970s Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Police Raid Underground Poker Game In Tokyo With Ties To Yakuza
Las Vegas Sands Corp., Melco Resorts and Entertainment and Wynn Resorts all said they were trying to win bids for a property in either Yokohama or Tokyo, but after the pandemic hit, Las Vegas Sands ... ( read original story ...)
SoFi latest to offer crypto rewards for credit card
CNBC's Kate Rooney reports on SoFi becoming the latest company to offer crypto rewards for credit cardholders. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Consolidation Will Lead To Wider Adoption
Bitcoin and other crypto may be off of all time highs, just set earlier in 2021 in most cases, but that is not bad news for crypto adoption and development. Starting in the second half of 2020 and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity expands at fastest pace since early 2018 – PMI
Japan's factory activity expanded in April at the fastest pace since early 2018 on a global demand recovery, a private sector survey showed on Friday, though new coronavirus curbs cast a shadow over ... ( read original story ...)
Assam for Japan earthquake help
State asked to explore opportunities for a tie-up with the country to 'develop' an early warning system and to create awareness among people to go for quake-resistant buildings ... ( read original story ...)
Bring back my friends: After grieving Japan tsunami victims, a survivor looks ahead (Pt. 2)
The devastating tsunami triggered by the massive earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, claimed the lives ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Stocks Mostly Higher; Japan Retail Sales Higher than Forecast, Aussie CPI Misses Estimate
Japanese retail sales rose at the fastest pace in five months in March. Australian consumer prices rose just 0.6% in the first quarter. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka models new swimwear collection with Frankie’s Bikinis
Naomi Osaka is not just the creator, she’s the model for her new bathing suit collaboration. Rocking a pink one-piece, the tennis star announced her new swimwear collaboration with Frankies Bikinis ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea inoculates Olympic athletes ahead of Tokyo Games
South Korea began administering fast-track COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday. The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee said the first group of about 100 people received the first doses at a state-run ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo tops 1000 cases for first time in 3 months
India, Peru and four US states were added to Japan’s list of countries and regions with community transmission of variants of concern. Follow updates here. ( read original story ...)
2020 Olympics: Hong Kong’s government must step in if we want to watch Tokyo Games on television
Government should not use taxpayers’ money to pay US$70 million cost of TV rights, but must encourage Hong Kong’s business sector to step in and pay the broadcasting rights fee for the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Assam Rocked by A Series of 21 Aftershocks Following the 6.4-Magnitude Earthquake
People spent a sleepless night as a series of aftershocks shook Assam after a strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake caused extensive damage to buildings. Sonitpur, whose headquarters Tezpur was rocked first ... ( read original story ...)