Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated on Tuesday that the nation's legislation can be altered if required to safeguard public safety ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 40 new cases as daily average ticks up
The health ministry said Wednesday that the nationwide number of severely ill COVID-19 patients decreased by two from the previous day to 26. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 40 New COVID-19 Infections
News; Tokyo Reports 40 New COVID-19 Infections; Tokyo Reports 40 New COVID-19 Infections. News from Japan. Society Lifestyle Dec 22, 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s Wild 2021 Will Go Down as One for the Ages
Elon Musk, Shiba Inu, El Salvador and a $69.3 million NFT all played a part in a singular year for the industry. Here are 11 key moments. ( read original story ...)
Lakers’ Staples Center sign taken down, new crypto logo goes up
Workers remove the Staples Center signage from Los Angeles Lakers' famed home and install the Cyrpto.com Arena logo on Tuesday. As of Christmas Day, the venue will be known as the Crypto.com Arena, in ... ( read original story ...)
China’s State Media Xinhua to Issue NFTs Amid Crypto Crackdown
China’s official Xinhua News Agency is planning to issue news collectibles based on technology used in non-fungible tokens even as policy makers in Beijing have largely banned all crypto-related ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to compile biggest-ever budget for FY2022 -Nikkei
Japan's government is set to compile an annual budget for the next fiscal year from April totalling around 107.6 trillion yen (US$942.8 billion), the Nikkei financial daily reported on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan members saw need to keep monetary easing despite costs: minutes
Some Bank of Japan board members said inflationary pressure remained weak despite higher input costs and a weak yen, and that monetar ... ( read original story ...)
Officials fear Omicron community spread in Osaka
Osaka Prefecture in western Japan is investigating possible community spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant after three people who had not traveled abroad tested positive. Osaka's governor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finds 4 Omicron cases indicating community spread in Osaka, NHK says
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura flagged that the prefecture has confirmed the community spread of the omicron variant in western Japan after finding three cases it couldn’t trace, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo sees surge in number of people coming into close contact with omicron patients
The number of people in Tokyo who have had close contact with those infected with the coronavirus's omicron variant has surged to at least 1, ... ( read original story ...)
The Olympic spirit: a Tokyo 2020 legacy
After 18 months of uncertainty, every single Olympian should be extremely proud of the fact that they made it here,” said British diver Tom Daley after winning gold in the men’s synchronised 10m ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end slightly higher, but capped by profit-taking
Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Wednesday as sentiment was raised following overnight advances on Wall Street, although gains were ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Suspects First Case of Community Spread of Omicron -NHK
Japan has found its first suspected instance of community spread infection from the Omicron variant of coronavirus, broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday. Three cases in the prefecture of Osaka were ... ( read original story ...)
McDonalds’ Japan is rationing french fries as the fast food chain can’t import enough potatoes amid the supply chain crisis
Customers at all 2,900 McDonald's stores in Japan will only be able to buy small-sized servings of fries for a week starting this Friday. ( read original story ...)
Kirin may seek Japan aid in beer business dispute with Myanmar military entity
Kirin President and CEO Yoshinori Isozaki hopes that the dispute can be resolved by the end of June, adding that the "world is watching" how Kirin will handle the issue. ( read original story ...)