Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.13 percent at 28,836.05 on Friday, while the broader Topix gained 0.19 percent at 1,993.29. TOKYO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Snow Festival to return in February on a reduced scale
SAPPORO--The internationally popular Sapporo Snow Festival will be held in February but with fewer and smaller ice sculptures, no sales vendors and zero stage events, the executive committee said. ( read original story ...)
Students will play video games as part of their curriculum at Japan’s first esports high school
Japan is taking the next step in esports development by opening the country’s first esports high school. The school’s website gives a sneak peek into the classrooms and curriculum. The school will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core consumer prices rise at fastest pace in nearly 2 years
Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.5% in November from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, marking the fastest pace of increase in nearly two years in a sign that the fallout from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to put off sending officials to Beijing Olympics, NHK says
Japan is likely to shelve plans to send officials to the Winter Games in Beijing next year and will make an announcement as early as Friday, public broadcaster NHK said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prices Rise at Faster Pace as Energy Costs Swell
Japanese consumer prices rose at a faster pace in November as higher energy costs offset the impact of sharp cuts in mobile phone fees. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set for higher start after S&P 500 sails to a new record overnight
Shares in Japan looked poised for a positive Friday start, following gains overnight on Wall Street with the S&P 500 closing at a new record. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 28,875 while ... ( read original story ...)
DOJ Recovers $154 Million From Business Email Compromise
The DOJ thwarted a man who stole millions from Sony Group Corp. in a ransom scheme and attempted to hide the funds by transferring them to bitcoin. Another ... ( read original story ...)
Looking back at the Tokyo Olympics: 3 things people will remember from a unique games
The Tokyo Olympics brought a games unlike any other, uniting the world during a pandemic when we’ve been told to keep our distance from one another. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo urges caution, not changing rules as Omicron cases crop up
TOKYO • The Japanese government is not considering an immediate change to Covid-19 restrictions, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said yesterday, a day after community transmission of the ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo stresses ‘cost reduction’ for 2030 Winter Olympics after Tokyo’s increased expenses
Wary of the high cost of the 2020 Tokyo Games held this past summer, estimated at 1.453 trillion yen, or roughly $12.7 billion, the city of ... ( read original story ...)
Defense & National Security — US, Japan prep for possible Taiwan conflict
It's Thursday, welcome to Overnight Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. Subscribe here: ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Incubators, Accelerators And Venture Capitalists Rise To The Challenge Of Web3.0 For All Investors
Delivering the Web3.0 vision will require adoption by both retail and institutional investors. Incubators, accelerators and venture capitalists play an important and vital role in helping ensure the ... ( read original story ...)
China isn’t the only nation nixing crypto. 50 other countries have placed bans on digital currencies to date.
Algeria, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar, and Tunisia have outlawed crypto, according to the Library of Congress. ( read original story ...)
Nippon Steel sues Mitsui & Co for patent infringement – Nikkei
Japan's Nippon Steel Corp has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against trading house Mitsui & Co at the Tokyo District Court, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday.In October, Nippon Steel ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ offers to pump US$18 billion into green finance scheme
The Bank of Japan offered on Thursday to extend US$18 billion worth of loans to financial institutions in a first auction conducted for a new scheme aimed at promoting activities to fight climate ... ( read original story ...)