The Bank of Japan said climate change needs to be addressed because of its significant economic and financial impact and will provide zero-rate loans to commercial banks to help companies finance ... ( read original story ...)
Netflix’s Naomi Osaka Docuseries Couldn’t Be More Timely
And now I feel like I didn’t really see a lane or a path that I like, and I was at a standstill,” Naomi Osaka says in the third episode of a new Netflix documentary series that gives audiences a ... ( read original story ...)
Rules that prevent family from attending Tokyo Olympics tough on Canadian athletes
Olympic teams from visiting nations won't be allowed to have family travel with them and fans from other countries were barred from entering Japan. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Liz Cambage withdraws from Australian team at Summer Games due to mental health
Las Vegas Aces and Australian national team star Liz Cambage announced in a statement Thursday night that she will be withdrawing from competing in the Olympics, citing mental health reasons stemming ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Goes to War With Olympic Chief Over Hiroshima
The Olympic president pitched up in Hiroshima on Friday attempting to add a veneer of global peacemaking to a Games that is already mired in controversy and rejected by the citizens of the host ... ( read original story ...)
Zeta Predicts Tokyo Will Be One of the Lowest-Watched Summer Olympics of the 21st Century
Zeta, a cloud-based marketing technology company that empowers enterprises to acquire, grow, and retain customers, today released insights from its la ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 100+ Year Old Business Uses ‘Chusen’ Technique To Make Fabric For Yukata, A Kimono
A traditional dyeing workshop in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, in Japan, has been in business for 100+ years. They use a 300-year-old technique of hand-dyeing 'Chusen'. ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan is getting into industrial policy
The Bank of Japan has shrugged off its fig leaf of independence and is getting involved in fiscal policy. And won't be the only central bank to do so, says John Stepek. It's another step down the ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ cuts Japan growth forecast, unveils climate scheme plan
The Bank of Japan cut this fiscal year's growth forecast on Friday but maintained its view the economy was headed for a moderate recovery, a sign that monetary policy will be in a holding pattern for ... ( read original story ...)
Celtic brings Japan’s Furuhashi to Scotland on 4-year deal
Scottish club Celtic signed Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi to a four-year contract on Friday as the Glasgow squad remodels under new manager Ange Postecoglou. The 26-year-old Furuhashi, who joins from ... ( read original story ...)
5.5-magnitude quake jolts Japan
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at around 1.20 p.m., with its epicentre at a latitude of 33.2 degrees north and a longitude of 139.4 degrees east, and at a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks finish lower on rising fears of COVID-19, weak large cap issues
TOKYO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower on Friday ... percent following the downward revision of its sales and operating profit outlooks for the business year through August on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Revengers’ 215 Spoilers: Draken’s Shady Secret
Everybody seemed to be doing fine with their lives, except Mikey, who is considered as one of the most powerful deities of the delinquent gangs in Tokyo. Draken is living a simple life operating a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics unlikely to be a catalyst for Japan’s economic recovery: Former BOJ board member
Takahide Kiuchi of Nomura Research Institute says the Tokyo Olympics is "not so significant" to ... Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Pangeanic Plunges into the Japanese Market with Business Interactive Japan Takeover
Pangeanic has successfully intensified its presence in the Japanese market. Amidst the takeover of B.I. Japan, Pangeanic has grown its AI-based language technology offering, including its ECO platform ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Hakuho, Terunofuji claim 13th straight win in Nagoya
Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Terunofuji stretched their perfect runs at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament to 13 straight wins on Friday, ... ( read original story ...)