Tokyo-based “ultra-technologists” teamLab created a new artwork installation called “Floating Flower Garden; Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One” where visitors can enjoy an ... ( read original story ...)
Fumio Kishida: Japan’s new prime minister takes office
Fumio Kishida has formally taken office as Japan's new prime minister, succeeding Yoshihide Suga who resigned after just one year in office. Mr Kishida, 64, won the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan records $6 million in underreported crypto taxes amid Cardano price rally
Traders have profited off the incredible rally seen in Cardano price this year but many have dodged taxes. Authorities in Japan stated that there were $6 million in underreported taxes. Japan is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to hold general elections on Oct. 31
Fumio Kishida, president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and soon to become prime minister, has decided to dissolve the lower house later this month to hold general elections on Oct. 31, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares reverse early gains ahead of new government formation
Japanese shares reversed early gains on Monday as caution ahead of the formation of a new government and lingering worries over the China Evergrande debt crisis outweighed positive sentiment stemming ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Citadel AI secures seed round to automatically detect errors in predictions
Citadel AI Citadel AI, the Japanese startup developing automated AI quality maintenance tools, announced on Monday that it has secured 100 million yen (about $9 million US) in a seed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Incoming Finance Minister Suzuki in His Own Words
Shunichi Suzuki, a former Olympics Minister is set later Monday to become Japan’s first new finance minister in nearly nine years. He replaces Taro Aso, who held the position for longer than anyone in ... ( read original story ...)
Many faces in Japan’s new government belong to allies of PM Abe
Japan’s Fumio Kishida will formally take office as prime minister on Monday, with a government that includes numerous allies of former premier Shinzo Abe, whose conservative base is thus assured of ... ( read original story ...)
Tom Daley Battled COVID Before Tokyo Olympics, Says He Feared For His Life
Out British diver Tom Daley, who won a gold and bronze medals at the Tokyo Olympics, revealed that he was rushed to the hospital in January after contracting COVID. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Parliament set to formally choose Kishida as new PM
Japan's Cabinet and leader Yoshihide Suga resigned Monday, paving the way for Parliament to elect Fumio Kishida as the new prime minister, tasked with quickly tackling the pandemic and security ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.0 just reported 29 km southeast of Ise, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred in the morning on Monday, October 4th, 2021, at 8:04 am local time near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida Set to Take Office, Form Government
Japan's incoming prime minister Fumio Kishida is set to formally take office on Monday, forming a government faced with the immediate task of handling the coronavirus pandemic and softening the ... ( read original story ...)
Sento bathhouse gets a new lease on life as a Tokyo cafe and office space
Public bathhouses, or sento, as they’re known in Japanese, used to be a thriving business back in the day, when people didn’t have baths or showers installed at home. These days, there’s not a lot of ... ( read original story ...)
Missed deals: Japan’s COVID travel restrictions exact economic toll
As Sumitomo Chairman Kuniharu Nakamura sees it, Japan's strong travel restrictions come with a hefty price. "Our rule as a trading company is to actually go and see the business site before deciding ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new ruling party leader to take office as PM, launch new govt
The newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Fumio Kishida, will take office as prime minister on Monday and launch his new government that aims to promote economic ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto clash? Grayscale’s CEO says SEC’s Gensler ‘shortsighted’ in backing a bitcoin futures ETF
For the next four weeks, we will highlight the most timely news in the crypto and blockchain industry, from developments in digital-asset ... ( read original story ...)