Japan's capital recorded 17,113 new COVID-19 cases on Feb. 8, the metropolitan government announced, after reporting 12,211 infections the da ... ( read original story ...)
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Launches “Let’s Talk Art! Online,” Conversational Program in English, from February 2022
TOKYO, Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) in Japan launched "Let's Talk Art! Online," an online conversational program in English, on February 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles talks taking ‘a step back,’ withdrawing from Tokyo Olympics and more
Simone Biles recently reflected on her decision to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics and how she is protecting her mental health now. ( read original story ...)
Japan runs current account deficit on rising fuel costs
Japan ran a current account deficit in December for the first time in one-and-half years due to the surging cost of fuel imports, data showed on Tuesday, in a sign of the rising toll global commodity ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank drops sale of Arm, plans IPO
SoftBank founder and Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, one of the most famous rags-to-riches successes in Japan’s business world, has repeatedly stressed that his decisions have proved sound in the long ... ( read original story ...)
Arm deal collapse leaves SoftBank asset sales in disarray
The collapse of SoftBank Group Corp's deal to sell chip designer Arm to Nvidia marks a major setback to the Japanese conglomerate's efforts to generate funds at time when valuations across its ... ( read original story ...)
Sofbank readies Arm IPO after sale to Nvidia collapses
SoftBank Group on Tuesday said the sale of U.K. semiconductor design company Arm to U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has been terminated, after regulators in different regions failed to approve what would have ... ( read original story ...)
Where is Love Is Blind: Japan Filmed?
Japan’ is a reality series that follows the same format as the original show that birthed the franchise – ‘Love Is Blind.’ It follows singles looking for a partner to settle down with. However, they ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Arm plans IPO as sale to Nvidia collapses
SoftBank Group Corp.’s sale of Arm Ltd to U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp. has collapsed, a source familiar with the matter said, adding that Arm would plan for an IPO instead of the ... Nvidia deal had ... ( read original story ...)
Tech pushes Nikkei higher even as U.S. CPI caution prevails
Japan's Nikkei closed slightly higher on Tuesday, helped by tech stocks as investors snapped up beaten-down equities, even as caution prevailed ahead of U.S. inflation data due out later this week. ( read original story ...)
Economic Buzz: Japan Bank Lending Up 0.6% On Year In January
Japan overall bank lending was up 0.6 percent on year for the second straight month in January, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday, coming in at 581.196 trillion yen. Excluding trusts, lending also was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan saw first current account deficit in 18 months in December
Among key components, the goods trade balance posted a ¥318.7 billion deficit, a turnaround from the previous year's ¥965 billion in black ink. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor to Take a Fresh Crack at Japan Sales
Of the five million cars sold in Japan annually around nine tenths are ... tips and expert insight on all things money: personal finance, careers, investing, real estate and more. ( read original story ...)
USA’s Cochran-Siegle wins silver in Super-G, 50 years after his mom’s gold
The 29-year-old from Vermont's silver medal came 50 years after his mother won gold in 1972. “Getting an Olympic medal is definitely a dream,” Cochran-Siegle said before the competition was over. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s elderly COVID-19 patients spiking
The number of elderly coronavirus patients in Tokyo is surging at an unprecedented pace. For the week through Monday, the patients aged 65 or over accounted for 8.5 percent, or 10,824 of the 127,357 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end slightly higher on positive domestic earnings
Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Tuesday on buying supported by a sling of positive earnings from some Japanese companies released the previous day, while caution over tightening of U.S. monetary ... ( read original story ...)