North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to strengthen his country's nuclear capabilities following the departure of former U.S. President Donald Trump. ( read original story ...)
Sharp eyes re-entering US TV market in spring of 2022
Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp. is considering making inroads into the U.S. television market starting in the spring of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Customs and Smiths Detection to boost surveillance with state-of-the-art inspection system
Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security inspection technologies, has secured a contract with Japan Customs to provide two Hi Energy 9 MeV, interlaced, dual view HCVS ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Lack of vaccination passport, testing threaten Japan’s reopening
Japan's lack of a vaccination passport and limited testing capacity is threatening ambitions to reopen the economy at a crucial year-end period when restaurants earn up to a half of their annual ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s firms in China fret most about power shortage, not Evergrande
What Japanese companies operating in China are most worried about is not a potential default of debt-laden property developer ... ( read original story ...)
New York shuts down 2 crypto firms for unlawful activities and investigates 3 others
New York ordered the shut down of two crypto lending platforms and directed the investigation of three others. All firms, based on the announcement of NY Attorney General Letitia James, were unnamed. ( read original story ...)
Winning Tokyo Olympic gold ‘still settling in’ with Canada’s soccer women
Canada's Desiree Scott and the rest of the Olympic gold-medal gang is getting back together this week for a "Celebration Tour," convening ahead of friendlies against New Zealand in Ottawa on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Enchanting Edo: Tokyo workshop’s finely patterned fabrics spread world of minimal beauty
Upon entering the "itaba" workshop space at Hirose Dyeworks in Tokyo, snow white silk fabrics could be seen spread out atop narrow seven-meter-long planks of Japanese fir wood lined up in a row. ( read original story ...)
Oliver Peoples opens new store in Tokyo at Marunouchi
Oliver Peoples has recently opened a new store in Tokyo at Marunouchi, a downtown business district. The company secured a 60 sqm. (646 sq.ft.) unit at the low-rise extension of the 30-storey ... ( read original story ...)
Where to buy property in Kyushu, Japan
Publication by the Global Property Guide research team. The Kyushu Region is Japan's third largest island with generally mountainous features. Kyushu's notable architecture can be seen in the unique ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rapid COVID Vaccine Campaign Partially Credited With Lowering Cases
"Rapid and intensive vaccinations in Japan among those younger than 64 might have created a temporary condition similar to herd-immunity," said Dr. Kazuhiro Tateda, a Toho University professor of ... ( read original story ...)
OK, once and for all, what is crypto and should you have some?
An investing expert weighs in. The post OK, once and for all, what is crypto and should you have some? appeared first on In The Know. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s extra goals help it play down inflation target, ex-official says
THE BANK of Japan (BoJ) will continue to diversify its goals so it can place less emphasis on achieving its price target, according to a former BoJ executive director. ( read original story ...)
Huobi Japan Successfully Registers as Type I Financial Instruments Business in Japan, Enabling it to Offer Derivatives Trading Services
Huobi Japan, Inc. (Huobi Japan) has received approval from Japan's Financial Services Agency to register as a Type I Financial Instruments Business, as designated under the Financial Instruments and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM: new disease command centre may come after pandemic
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday his plan to create a government agency to better fight infectious diseases has not changed but it may not come into existence before the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka celebrates 24th birthday with rare photo: ‘Kobe year’
Tennis star Naomi Osaka shared a sweet photo of herself as a baby to mark her 24th birthday, which she […] The post Naomi Osaka celebrates 24th birthday with rare photo: ‘Kobe year’ appeared first on ... ( read original story ...)