Jakucho Setouchi, a Buddhist nun and one of Japan's best-known authors known for novels depicting passionate women and her translation of “The Tale of Genji,” a 1,000-year-old classic, into modern ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 41 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 31 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 31 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, up 17 from a week ago. ( read original story ...)
US Indo-Pacific Command chief in Japan, reaffirms commitment
The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Thursday met with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and reaffirmed America's commitment to achieving a free and open Indo-Pacific despite rising ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto boom strains Kazakh energy grid
Kazakhstan is struggling to meet the energy needs of its booming crypto mining industry.The Central Asian country is now the world's second-biggest bitcoin mining location after the United States, ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Advertisements Are Everywhere: The Consumer Isn’t A Moron
People don’t need mainstream media, financial pundits, or governments to tell them what crypto is about. The sector has grown so much that leading companies in the space are launching one mass-impact ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase and Binance Among 70 Seeking Singapore Crypto Permits
Singapore units of Coinbase Global Inc. and Binance Holdings Ltd. are among the remaining 70 applicants for a license to provide cryptocurrency services in the Asian financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Fitch Affirms Driver Japan seven, eight, nine and ten at ‘AAAsf’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the trust beneficial interests of the second trust (BIs 2) and asset-backed loans of th ... ( read original story ...)
More empty offices in Tokyo amid pandemic
More offices in central Tokyo are sitting empty as people work remotely and businesses scale back their workplaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The vacancy rate has risen for 20 straight months. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 31 coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday reported 31 new coronavirus cases, up six from Wednesday and 17 more than last Thursday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo sees 31 coronavirus infections on Nov. 11
In the first week of November, Tokyo saw a daily average of 20.14 infections. The capital registered 2,176 total COVID-19 cases in October for an average of 70.2 cases per day, a steep drop from ... ( read original story ...)
Tackling street prostitution through counseling in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has helped more than 60 women in Tokyo through its initiative in the past year. ( read original story ...)
Join this free English tour of Sumida in Tokyo on November 27
Go beyond the Skytree and experience different Sumida neighbourhoods with a hyper-local tour from Meta Tourism ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Around half of Japan firms looking to pass on rising commodity costs to customers
Hit by a weaker yen, a slim majority of Japanese firms plan to pass on or have passed on climbing commodity costs to customers, a Reuters poll showed - a sign that inflationary pressures may be ... ( read original story ...)
ANA chief urges Japan to spur travel during lull in COVID-19 cases
Japan's biggest airline, ANA Holdings , has asked the government to ease curbs on overseas visitors and wants a programme of domestic tourism subsidies restarted to spur travel, its chief executive ... ( read original story ...)
India’s central banker believes the number of crypto investors in the country is exaggerated
Governor Shaktikanta Das believes the number of Indians said to have invested in cryptocurrencies is “highly exaggerated.” Das yesterday (Nov. 10) flagged investments in virtual tokens as a serious ... ( read original story ...)