Japan's new political leadership is calling on the country's financial bureaucrats to ramp up efforts toward issuing a digital currency, pointing to China's far quicker progress as a potential ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business investment in July-September quarter up 1.2 pct on year
Japanese companies' capital expenditures in the July-September quarter rose 1.2 percent from a year earlier, growing for the second consecutive quarter but slow as some were hesitant to invest during ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Domestic Flights Scheduled for Recovery in Q1 2022: Cirium Survey Reveals Sapporo and Okinawa as Top Destinations
Cirium reveals Japan Traveler Intelligence Survey which highlights that 80% of Japanese citizens are planning for travel within the next 12 months. ( read original story ...)
The Monster: Japanese star Inoue targeting boxing’s big time
They don’t call Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue “The Monster” for nothing. The WBA and IBF bantamweight world champion is undefeated, with all but three of his wins by knockout — mostly in the early rounds ... ( read original story ...)
Prosecutors appeal life sentence for Yokohama nurse who killed patients
Yokohama – Prosecutors on Monday appealed a ruling that sentenced a former nurse to life in prison for killing three patients by putting a disinfectant into their IV drips at a hospital in ... ( read original story ...)
Plenitude buying hotel in Osaka
PETALING JAYA: Plenitude Bhd is acquiring a 14-storey hotel in Osaka, Japan for RM97.57mil. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Plenitude said its indirect subsidiary, Plenitude Osaka Sdn Bhd, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks wobble on worries over virus, inflation
Tokyo stocks wobbled between positive and negative territory in directionless trade yesterday as investors remained cautious about a new virus strain and US monetary policy moves over inflation. After ... ( read original story ...)
mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection x SDGs Goal14: “BLUE FANTASY 2021” Starts on December 1st
Tokyo, Autograph Collection is ready to welcome and stimulate its guests with a range of offers capturing the vibrancy and wavelength of the "now" in Tokyo. The hotel's concept of "TOKYO WAVES," with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo International Film Festival, Tiffcom set dates for 2022 editions
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) and the festival’s affiliated contents market, Tiffcom, have set the dates for their 2022 editions. TIFF will be held for 10 days from Monday, October 24 to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to expand travel ban to some foreigners with resident status
Japan on Wednesday said it would expand its travel ban on foreigners entering the nation, preventing those with resident status from 10 African nations including South Africa from entering the country ... ( read original story ...)
‘Utter torment’: Japan’s party season loses lustre as workers dread drinking with the boss
Bonenkai, or end of year, party season kicks off in December with some reluctant to join in on the workplace tradition ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron variant detected in Brazil and Japan
Brazil and Japan became on Tuesday the latest countries to report cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.Why it matters: The arrival of the "variant of concern" in the two countries underscores the ... ( read original story ...)
Former PM Abe says Japan, U.S. could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan
Japan and the United States could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan and Beijing needs to understand this, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto: 7 On Your Side Investigates currency and confusion
Cryptocurrency: Mayor-elect Eric Adams wants to get paid in it, and he wants it taught in schools. But what is it? And what should you watch out for? ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: SGX Nifty rises 48 points; Asian markets mixed after Powell comments; Tega Industries IPO to open for subscription today
Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 48 points, or 0.28 per cent, higher at 17,111.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a positive start on Wednesday. Nifty50 on Tuesday slipped ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Nikkei to climb to 31,000; U.S. rates, Omicron pose risks
Japan's Nikkei share average is set to reach 31,000 by June next year, underpinned by a solid Japanese corporate outlook, but potential U.S. interest rate increases and new coronavirus variants pose ... ( read original story ...)