(Bloomberg) -- Flying from Japan’s Osaka station to Kansai International Airport could take just 15 minutes based on plans laid out by flying-taxi startup Joby Aviation Inc. and the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-Japan’s Yen Back in Favour as a Funding Currency, but With More Risks
Japan has one of the weakest currencies among ... featuring tips and expert insight on all things money: personal finance, careers, investing, real estate and more. The Most Important Ages for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Extend COVID-19 Pre-Emergency for Osaka, Others
Tokyo, Feb. 15 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to extend its COVID-19 pre-emergency designations for Osaka and some other prefectures where the designations are currently set to expire on ... ( read original story ...)
Novak Djokovic: Throwback to when Serb criticised Naomi Osaka for not following the rules
Do you remember the time Novak Djokovic had his say on Naomi Osaka’s refusal to take part in press conferences? Djokovic has been at the centre of controversy this year, after being deported from ... ( read original story ...)
Covid live: Japan records highest daily death toll of pandemic; Omicron wave moving towards east of Europe
Japan reports 236 Covid-linked deaths on Tuesday; cases more than double in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine, WHO warns Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Tom Ambrose (earlier) From ... ( read original story ...)
Family wins fight to clear name of accused Korean spy
The high court ruled that the case against Son was fabricated. Son, who ran his own business in Osaka, was detained while visiting Seoul in April 1981 to take part in a golf competition sponsored by ... ( read original story ...)
ANA Plans To Bring eVTOL Air Taxis To Japan
For example, Kansai International (KIX) is more than 40 minutes from Osaka Station by road ... which it hopes to use to launch an eVTOL ridesharing business by the middle of the present decade. The ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron wave slows in Tokyo as COVID-19 cancels another US-Japan friendship festival
TOKYO — The number of new COVID-19 cases in Japan’s capital city was lower again Tuesday than it was a week prior, a sign the omicron phase of the pandemic is losing steam. Tokyo confirmed that 15,525 ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 cases in Tokyo drop for 7th consecutive day to 15,525
Tokyo logged 15,525 new COVID-19 cases on Feb. 15, 1,588 fewer than the previous Tuesday, marking the seventh straight day of decline from the same day a week ago, metropolitan health officials said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Surged in the Brief Window Before Omicron
By Ben Dooley TOKYO — Japan’s economy surged back into growth in the fourth quarter of 2021, as consumer spending rebounded during an autumn respite from the pandemic that briefly allowed life to ... ( read original story ...)
Central Bank Chief Nabiullina Digs Heels in Over Russian Plan to Legalize Crypto
Top government officials failed to reach an agreement on how to regulate cryptocurrencies at a meeting Tuesday, according to people familiar with the talks, despite President Vladimir Putin’s request ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC to boost investment in Japan chip plant as Denso joins
TOKYO -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has decided to increase investment in a project to build its first plant in Japan ... self-driving cars, Nikkei has learned. TSMC and Sony had ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends lower as Ukraine crisis, U.S. rate-hike bets weigh
Japan's Nikkei share average ended the session on Tuesday at its lowest level this month, weighed down by worries over aggressive U.S. rate hikes and as investors contemplated the implications of a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.79%
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Rubber, Electrical/Machinery and Machinery sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
More of the same policies from Bank of Japan as the world changes
It has been a very long time since Bank of Japan (BoJ) was interesting enough to warrant any significant comment, but it is back in the limelight again. BoJ policy has not deviated in any ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen back in favor as a funding currency, but with more risks
HONG KONG — As the Bank of Japan asserts its standing as a lone dove among its ... The yen’s conventional role as the cheap currency investors could borrow and use to finance ‘carry’ trades in ... ( read original story ...)