This new book explains how Japan's economic resurgence in recent decades coincided with greater transparency, collaboration, and inclusivity. ( read original story ...)
Japan service sector mood up but renewed COVID curbs cloud outlook
Japan's service sector sentiment index rose for the first time in three months in June, a government survey showed Thursday, even as the government prepared to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Scammers Rip Off Billions as Pump-and-Dump Schemes Go Digital
Billions are getting pilfered annually through a variety of cryptocurrency scams. The way things are going, this will only get worse. L isten to The Money Chant of the Wolves of Crypto. You remember ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 index retreats as more Japan stocks sold
The Japanese yen declined against the US dollar after the latest bank lending by the Bank of Japan (BOJ). The data showed that foreign investors reduced their stakes in Japanese stocks by more than ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka exhorts girls to embrace being ‘different’
Japan's Naomi Osaka, a self-confessed introvert who withdrew from the French Open and Wimbledon on mental health grounds, has encouraged girls around the world to embrace what make them different. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s May current account surplus up 85%
A key gauge of Japan's trade and investment with the rest of the world jumped in May from a year earlier, helped by economic recoveries in the US, China and other economies. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya ‘comfort women’ statue exhibition halted after exploding package sent to gallery
The exhibition, titled, "Our own After 'Freedom of Expression?'" is being held at the Nagoya Citizens' Gallery Sakae in Naka Ward, Nagoya, in central Japan. The gallery said it was temporarily ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama election turns into test for government’s casino resort plan
OSAKA – In a local race with national implications, next month’s Yokohama mayoral campaign has suddenly become a major challenge to Prime Minister Yoshide Suga on his own turf and a threat to the ... ( read original story ...)
IOC’s Bach arrives in Tokyo; greeted by state of emergency
IOC President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo on Thursday to find Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihde Suga set to declare a state of emergency, which is likely to result in a ban on fans at the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Covid-19 emergency pushes Japan toward no-spectator Olympics
Virus policy czar Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters that an advisory panel had approved an emergency in the capital from July 12 to Aug. 22 ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic events in Tokyo region to be held without spectators -newspaper
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers will decide ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to declare COVID-19 emergency for Tokyo as it mulls Olympics without fans
Japan is set to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo through August 22 to contain a new wave of coronavirus infections, a key minister said on ... ( read original story ...)
NYK Supports Yokohama’s Hama Wing Wind Power Plant
NYK has made the decision to support Hama Wing” a nickname for the Yokohama City Wind Power Plant that comprises a port-based wind turbine capable of producing nearly 2.1 million kWh annually as part ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka exhorts girls to embrace being ‘different’
Japan's Naomi Osaka, a self-confessed introvert who withdrew from the French Open and Wimbledon on mental health grounds, has encouraged girls around the world to embrace what make them different. ( read original story ...)
Osaka urges girls to enjoy being unique
Former world No.1 Naomi Osaka, a self-confessed introvert who withdrew from the French Open and Wimbledon on mental health grounds, has encouraged girls around the world to embrace what makes them ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka may relax alcohol serving rules if COVID-19 quasi-emergency continues
Osaka Prefecture will consider relaxing restrictions on serving alcohol should the coronavirus quasi-emergency measures there be extended bey･･･ ... ( read original story ...)