Japan’s government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of the coronavirus infects more people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka to Set New Daily Record With 6,000 COVID-19 Cases -Kyodo
Japan's western prefecture of Osaka will record about 6,000 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the Kyodo news agency said, far surpassing the previous all-time high of 3,760 set on the weekend. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan lifts inflation forecast, no policy change
Japan's central bank revised its inflation forecast on Tuesday and adjusted its view of price risks, while leaving its monetary easing policy in place in a nod to lingering pandemic uncertainty. ( read original story ...)
Asia’s private rented sector is ripe for development, but beware the political and regulatory pitfalls
Pandemic-driven changes to the way people live and work could make Asia's build-to-rent sector an attractive choice However, increased government scrutiny on corporate landlords means navigating the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com expands venture arm to $500 million to back early-stage web3 startups
Crypto.com, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, has extended its venture arm’s fund size to $500 million as it looks to more aggressively back early-stage startups to help the nascent ecosystem grow, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo could go into a quasi-state of emergency this week
With the recent surge of new Covid-19 infections, driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, Japan could be placing Tokyo and ten other prefectures under a quasi-state of emergency. Last week, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes quasi-emergency for Tokyo area
The Japanese government is considering imposing stricter anti-virus measures in Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures to curb the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. ( read original story ...)
Malvern College Tokyo to Become the Latest Addition to the Malvern College Family of Schools
Malvern College, an outstanding British independent school with over 150 years of history, is delighted to announce Malvern College Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘invisible’ disabled artisans fight for spotlight
In a trendy Tokyo neighbourhood, customers browse the wares at Majerca, a shop stocked with handmade items from scarves to glassware, all produced by people with disabilities. ( read original story ...)
Dollar fails to catch a lift from higher yields, Bank of Japan in focus
The yen edged higher ahead of the outcome of a central bank policy meeting on Tuesday, while the dollar seemingly ignored U.S. Treasury yields hitting new near two-year highs on their return from a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Prediction: ‘Valuation Models’ Reveal Bitcoin 2022 Target
The head of a Swiss bank has predicted bitcoin could climb to a fresh all-time high this year, based on his company's "internal valuation ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com pauses withdrawals and resets 2FA following suspicious activity
For a period of 12 hours, Crypto.com paused its users' ability to withdraw funds, and subsequently asked its users to reset two-factor authentication. "We have a small number of users reporting ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto billionaires head to Puerto Rico for tax benefits
CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos joins Shep Smith to report on crypto billionaires moving to Puerto Rico and what's driving the move. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya mayor hints city might not pay for edgy art exhibition
Nagoya approved the allocation of about 171 million yen for the event in fiscal 2019. The city government was expected to pay about 33 million yen, which it still owes, after the triennale ends. ( read original story ...)
Computer Simulations Shed New Light on Gas Giant Formation
Astrophysicists from Nagoya University and Tohoku University report the result of computer simulations for collisional evolution from dust to gas giants in a whole protoplanetary disk. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Area Faces Three-Week Covid Quasi-Emergency, NHK Says
The Japanese government is poised to put greater Tokyo and other parts of the country under a state of quasi-emergency for three weeks to tackle the impact of a surge in Covid-19, national broadcaster ... ( read original story ...)