World Athletics has found that female athletes were the target of 87 percent of all online abuse at this year's Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Japan Approves $6.8 Billion Boost for Domestic Chip Industry
The Japanese government approved 774 billion yen ($6.8 billion) in funding for domestic semiconductor investment, backing up Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s commitment to make the nation a major global ... ( read original story ...)
Japan watchdog issues business-improvement order to Mizuho
Japan's financial watchdog urged Mizuho Bank and its parent Mizuho Financial Group to clarify responsibility as part of its latest business improvement order to the institution, issued on Friday, in ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin and other crypto plunge as fears over new Covid variant shake traditional markets
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have fallen sharply, as fears over the new coronavirus outbreak also shook traditional financial markets. The global crypto market is down 7.4 per cent over the last ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 90per cent of Japan regional banks receive BOJ scheme payments
The Bank of Japan said on Friday it had offered payments to nearly 90per cent of the country's regional lenders under a scheme designed to revitalise the industry by promoting mergers and cost cuts. ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks gear up to test digital currency
A consortium of more than 70 leading banks, financial services providers and other businesses in Japan is to conduct a series of proof of concept (PoC) trials of a digital currency supported by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister says Mizuho should have ‘sense of crisis’ over system failure
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday Mizuho Financial Group should have a "sense of crisis" over a series of system glitches, and prevent a recurrence.Suzuki also told reporters af ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor Koike Denies Rumor of Serious Illness
News; Tokyo Governor Koike Denies Rumor of Serious Illness; Tokyo Governor Koike Denies Rumor of Serious Illness. News from Japan. Politics Nov 26, 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves extra defence spending amid concerns over China’s rising power
Japan’s cabinet has signed off a $6.8bn package of extra defence spending as new prime minister Fumio Kishida signals his concern about China’s rising power. In an unusual move that will take defence ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.2 just reported 75 km southeast of Kushiro, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred only 14 minutes ago 75 km southeast of Kushiro, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported. The quake ... ( read original story ...)
Ice wall at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant appears partly melted
The ice wall was designed by Tepco in 2016 to prevent the pollution of groundwater around the buildings of the disabled nuclear reactor power plant and to prevent its inflow into the frozen soil. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas to spend US$17.5 billion on clean energy to double profit by 2030
TOKYO: Japanese city gas distributor Tokyo Gas said on Friday (Nov 26) it will spend 2 trillion yen (US$17.5 billion) on cleaner fuels, such as hydrogen, and renewable power with the aim of doubling ... ( read original story ...)
Vehicle crashes into bus stop in Yokohama, killing 2 people
YOKOHAMA--Two women were killed and another man and woman were injured in Yokohama's Totsuka Ward on Nov. 25 when a van jumped the curb and plowed into them while they were waiting at a bus stop. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to loosen restrictions on dining and allow up to 8 at a table
Dinner for eight is back on the table in the capital, with the Tokyo metropolitan government deciding on Nov. 25 to relax its guidelines on group dining at restaurants and allow that number at the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Ikea Is Renting Out 10-square-meter apartment For About 99 Yen Per Month
Ikea, which sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchenware, and home accessories, is renting little apartments in Tokyo which are about 10-square-meter in size. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 19 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 19 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital on Friday. ( read original story ...)