Japan is set to remove all travel restrictions that have been imposed on foreign tourists starting next week, the latest reports suggest. Read on to know what it means for you. As the number of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Joins Switzerland, Singapore In Halting Crypto Transactions With Russia, Belarus
"We are closely watching the situations of settlements such as crypto assets and SPFS in order to secure the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia," Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Hayashi Telempu Makes Additional Investment in Adler Pelzer
Hayashi Telempu Corporation (HTC, Headquartered in Nagoya, Naka-ku) makes an additional investment in Adler Pelzer to strengthen and further expand the world's largest alliance of automotive ... ( read original story ...)
Police send case of dead suspect in Osaka clinic arson to prosecutors
Prosecutors are expected to drop the case after the suspect, Morio Tanimoto, 61, died before police were able to question him. ( read original story ...)
Japan prosecutors appeal in ex-Nissan executive Kelly trial
Japanese prosecutors have filed an appeal against the verdict in the trial of former Nissan executive Greg Kelly ... ( read original story ...)
Will older investors ever embrace crypto?
Wealthy millennials favour cryptocurrencies, while very few of their older peers hold any at all. As the FT’s Matthew Vincent explains, established institutions are offering more access to crypto, but ... ( read original story ...)
Group of Seven to Hold Meeting Over Russia, Japan Finance Minister Says
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations will hold an online meeting after 1200 GMT to discuss Russia's actions in Ukraine, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday. Suzuki, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo schools drop controversial dress code on hair and underwear color
For decades, being a student in Tokyo meant you had to look a certain way. But dress code rules that dictated hair color and even underwear in public schools will now be abolished. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise on likely lifting of Japan’s COVID emergency
Tokyo stocks ended sharply higher Wednesday, with transportation and other leisure-related shares advancing, as the Japanese governme ... ( read original story ...)
Ansel Elgort descends into the Japanese underworld in trailer for HBO Max series Tokyo Vice
HBO Max has released a poster and trailer for the crime drama Tokyo Vice. Loosely based on Jake Adelstein’s 2009 memoir Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan and with a pilot ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to remove all COVID restrictions as new infections ebb
Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant continues to ebb. ( read original story ...)
Japan Eyeing Fresh Stimulus Package to Weather Surging Fuel Prices -Kyodo
Japan is considering compiling a fresh economic stimulus package centred on easing the pain from high energy costs, which are expected to persist given the conflict in Ukraine, Kyodo news agency ... ( read original story ...)
Group of Seven to hold meeting over Russia, Japan finmin says
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations will hold an online meeting after 1200 GMT to discuss Russia's actions in Ukraine, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japanese company 3D-prints a house in less than 24 hours
However, Japanese 3D technology company Serendix Partners has recently shown that 3D-printing can do more than just small items, specifically a spherical house that you can actually live in! Designed ... ( read original story ...)
Medtech Startup CoreTissue BioEngineering to Be the First Japanese Startup at JPOD @ Boston
CoreTissue BioEngineering Inc., a medical device company, was accepted into Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JPOD @ Boston. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks higher in morning on Wall St. gains, falling crude oil
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher Wednesday morning, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, after a drop in crude oil futures eased investor fears about inflation. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ... ( read original story ...)