Department stores in Japan are struggling to balance their food section operations and coronavirus countermeasures, as the country enters the ... ( read original story ...)
Little known Japanese knotweed tip that can add thousands to your house value
Japanese knotweed is not the demon plant it is cracked up to be, and doesn't need expensive treatments to kill it. Instead, you can just pull it up and leave it to dry out ... ( read original story ...)
The crypto crowd gets loud and proud on Capitol Hill
It has proved conclusively that it can make itself heard on Capitol Hill. The crypto crowd piped up as the US Senate was finishing work on President Joe Biden’s $1tn infrastructure plan. In the days ... ( read original story ...)
Poly Network Offers $500,000 Reward to Hacker Who Stole and Then Returned $611 Million in Crypto
The hacker reportedly refused to take the crypto platform up on its offer, opting instead to post a series of public messages in one of the crypto wallets that was used to return funds. Dubbed “Q & A ... ( read original story ...)
Heavy rain causes floods, mudslides in southwestern Japan
Torrential rain continued to trigger floods Saturday in wide areas of southwestern Japan, damaging homes and disrupting transportation a day after a landslide killed one person and left two others ... ( read original story ...)
The race is on to define the legacy of Tokyo 2020
It may be too early to determine a legacy for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but that won't stop people from trying to define it even before the Paralympics have yet to begin. ( read original story ...)
Five million people under evacuation order in Japan as rain batters south coast
More than 5 million residents in Japan have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to the threat of flooding and landslides, as torrential rains batter the country's southwestern tip. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: China’s diving star Quan Hongchan reveals ambition – ‘owning a supermarket’
Snack-loving teenager’s new dream is an upgrade of her previous hope of owning a small shop but first the China National Games. ( read original story ...)
The Seasons Residences in BGC proves Filipinos’ love for Japanese lifestyle
At the heart of this prime spot is The Seasons Residences, the country’s first residential project with a distinct Japanese concept. It is in close proximity to major infrastructure developments such ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Admits Covered-Up COVID Case Was Olympic Visitor
The first case of the deadly Lambda variant of the coronavirus identified in Japan—and then kept under wraps—was a woman who had come to the country to work at the Tokyo Olympics, The Daily Beast has ... ( read original story ...)
Consadole Sapporo – Nagoya Grampus head to head game preview and prediction
Consadole Sapporo vs Nagoya Grampus team performances, predictions and head to head team stats for goals, first half goals, corners, cards. Japan J1 League ... ( read original story ...)
Massive Human Head Air Balloon Floats Over Tokyo in Surreal Display
On July 16th, an enormous human head rose over the city for the Tokyo Tokyo festival, an event organized to coincide with the opening of the 2020 Olympic Games. The air balloon launched from Yoyogi ... ( read original story ...)
One Dead, Two Missing as Torrential Rains Slam Japan, Risk Alerts Broadened
One woman was dead and two other people were missing on Saturday after torrential rains touched off a landslide and engulfed two houses in Nagasaki prefecture in western Japan. With some parts of the ... ( read original story ...)
Lower USD Index and Huge IPO-Related Dollar Inflows Favour a Decline in USD/INR
USD/INR opened the week mostly unchanged from its previous day’s close, encouraged by a lower USD index and huge IPO-related dollar inflows into India. The fall in the short-term and long-term US bond ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic wrestling stars, share a wish: ‘hopefully colour of medal will change in 2024’
For Ravi Dahiya, who won India’s second individual silver medal in wrestling in Olympics after wrestler Sushil Kumar’s silver medal in London Olympics, it was an emotional moment. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s “Net Zero Leaders Summit” Sets World Challenge to Reach Carbon Neutrality
NET ZERO Leaders Summit sets world challenge. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expresses his hope that the summit, like the Olympic Games, can give dreams and hopes to the people around the worldJETRO ... ( read original story ...)