ADFEST has announced the winners of its ADFEST 2022 Lotus Awards, with Merlee Jayme, APAC Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu International, Manila, as this year’s Jury President. Asia was awarded 4 Grande ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i to reshape board as part of focus on global expansion
Japanese retailer Seven & I Holdings Co said on Thursday it would revamp its board of directors as it seeks to accelerate overseas growth. ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift COVID nonresident foreigner entry ban for 106 nations; tourists still barred
Japan will lift its entry ban on nonresident foreign nationals from 106 countries including Britain, India and the United States starting from Friday, the government said, as part of procedures to ... ( read original story ...)
After $600 million crypto heist, Axie Infinity team raises $150 million and launches another NFT game
Last week Sky Mavis, the Vietnam-based company behind the crypto game Axie Infinity, revealed that a hacker stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crypto from its blockchain. Sky Mavis ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s long fight against deflation looks doomed to fail
Unlike its peers, Japan's central bank has stuck to aggressive government debt purchases, rock-bottom interest rates and near-zero long-term bond yields The costs of this approach keep rising, though, ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ policymaker emphasizes benefits of weak yen to Japan’s economy
The benefits of a weak yen outweigh the demerits for Japan’s export-oriented economy, central bank policymaker Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday, brushing aside the view the currency’s recent decline ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall sharply on Fed monetary tightening fears
Tokyo stocks fell sharply for the second day in a row Thursday on fears of aggressive monetary policy tightening by the U.S. Federal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Arrests Four of ‘QAnon’-Style Group for Vaccine Protest -Media
Four members of a group said to be a Japanese version of QAnon, which has frequently protested against COVID-19 vaccinations, were arrested on Thursday for intruding on a clinic where vaccinations ... ( read original story ...)
Ukrainian evacuee heading to Japan to study with volunteer group’s support
A 24-year-old Ukrainian woman who fled her home country following the Russian invasion has been accepted into a vocational school in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Japan households projecting higher inflation hits 14-year high
The proportion of Japanese households expecting prices to rise a year from now has hit a 14-year high, a central bank survey showed on Thursday, as inflationary pressures from rising raw material ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei sinks most in a month on Fed, China worries
Japan’s Nikkei stock index sank to a three-week low on Thursday, as investors fretted over prospects of faster U.S. monetary tightening, the war in Ukraine and COVID-19 lockdowns in China. We ... ( read original story ...)
Marine Corps Exchange turns to air cargo to solve shortages for shoppers in Japan
Exchange managers at MCAS Iwakuni are taking several steps, in addition to air cargo shipment, to give shoppers some relief, said Marine Corps Community Services. ( read original story ...)
(OFFICIAL)-Japan Start-up To Offer Fleet Service Using China’s Geely EVs
A Japanese battery start-up said on Thursday it would launch a commercial fleet service using electric vehicles from China's Geely Holding Group, joining a growing field of services aimed at helping ... ( read original story ...)
Over 80% of Japan Households Expect Prices to Rise a Year From Now -BOJ
A growing number of Japanese households expect inflation to accelerate in the coming year, a quarterly central bank survey showed on Thursday. Of households surveyed, 84.3% expect prices to rise a ... ( read original story ...)
Amid deepening yen weakness, a mixed blessing sours for Japan
What had long been considered a boon for Japan’s economy is increasingly in question as the yen’s recent plunge aggravates the impact of surging commodity prices. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan to lift non-resident foreigner entry ban for 106 nations
Japan effectively imposed an entry ban on non-resident foreign nationals in late November to curb the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. ( read original story ...)