Travelers let a capsule choose where to fly” an unexpectedly big hit!（English script） The fifth wave of the pandemic may have finally ebbed in Japan. Travel agencies and airlines whose sales have been ... ( read original story ...)
Kyoto man arrested for suspected stalking after following woman’s mover for over 400 km
A 39-year-old Kyoto man was arrested Nov. 17 on suspicion of stalking a woman after following a vehicle carrying her belongings to the Kan･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Confirms 20 New Coronavirus Cases
News; Tokyo Confirms 20 New Coronavirus Cases; Tokyo Confirms 20 New Coronavirus Cases. News from Japan. Society Lifestyle Nov 18, 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court declines to block Tokyo Kikai’s poison pill defence -Kyodo
Japan's supreme court dismissed on Thursday a request to block a plan by Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd to launch a "poison pill" takeover defence, Kyodo News said, in a closely watched ruling with ... ( read original story ...)
Toyoda gets rare third term as head of Japan’s auto lobby
The Japanese automotive lobby said on Thursday it has chosen Toyota President Akio Toyoda to serve a rare third term as its chairman to lead the industry through a time of seismic change and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan diplomat pulls out of U.S. news conference over islet dispute with S.Korea
Japan's vice foreign minister pulled out of a planned news conference with his South Korean and U.S. counterparts in Washington on Wednesday over a territorial dispute between the two U.S. allies, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s stimulus package spending likely around $488 bln -Nikkei
Japan's economic stimulus package will likely require fiscal spending of around 55.7 trillion yen ($488 billion) due to huge amounts of cash payouts, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. TOKYO, ... ( read original story ...)
GVB welcomes Japan’s TabiMUSE for familiarization tour
The Guam Visitors Bureau is hosting its first familiarization tour from Japan since the pandemic began. The tour is for the editorial team of TabiMUSE, an online travel platform in Japan that caters ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s campaign for mainstream acceptance now extends to sports sponsorships
The Staples Center, home of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, will now be called Crypto.com Arena as cryptocurrency leverages sports to gain mainstream acceptance. ( read original story ...)
Paytm’s Sharma goes from ‘ineligible’ bachelor to billionaire
Last week, the 43-year-old Sharma led Paytm's $2.5 billion initial public offering (IPO). The fintech firm has become the toast of a new India, where the first-generation of the country's startups are ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Paytm to start trading after $2.5bn IPO
The company will start trading on Thursday after a successful IPO. Reuters . Indian digital payments company Paytm is se ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s stimulus package spending to hit record US$488 billion – Nikkei
Japan's fresh stimulus package will include record spending of around US$488 billion due to huge amounts of cash payouts to cushion the economic blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nikkei newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Japan LDP Motegi Signals Chance of Extra Budget Exceeding Y30 Trln – Kyodo
Japan's ruling party executive Toshimitsu Motegi said on Thursday an extra budget of more than 30 trillion yen ($263 billion) would send a "big message" to markets, Kyodo news agency reported. The ... ( read original story ...)
Plug and Play Japan Summer/Fall 2021 Summit Osaka Report
Fall 2021 Summit Osaka. Plug and Play Osaka was established in 2020 as the branch office of Plug and Play Japan in Osaka and has been striving to build a startup ecos ... ( read original story ...)
Trilateral talks with Tokyo and Seoul were ‘constructive’ despite presser no-show, says U.S.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman acknowledged that the absence of her counterparts at a post-meeting news conference underscored fraught relations between the two. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower after US falls
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday with investors disheartened by Wall Street falls on profit-taking and their focus shifting to the expected announcement this week of new stimulus in Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)