Japan upgraded its overall view on the economy for the first time in three months in July, signalling a broader recovery in economic activity as the drag from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to fade. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Police Raid Home Of Tokyo Olympics Executive: Reports
Japanese police on Tuesday raided the home of a 2020 Tokyo Olympics board member who allegedly received money from a sponsor he signed a consulting contract with, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage in 2008
Japan on Tuesday executed a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in a crowded Tokyo shopping district in 2008 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Emperor Emeritus diagnosed with heart failure, condition improved
Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito, father of the current emperor, received a diagnosis of heart failure last month but his condition has improved under treatment, an official at the Imperial Household ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines To Shift Thousands Of Employees To Subsidiary Businesses
Rather than losing employees, Japan Airlines is farming out around 3,000 of them to non-aviation-related business units and subsidiary airlines. ( read original story ...)
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) Stock Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average of $63.77
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ – Get Rating) passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $63.77 and traded as high as ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Emperor Emeritus diagnosed with heart failure but recovering – media
Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito, father of the current Emperor, has received a diagnosis of heart failure, media said on Tuesday, but is taking medication and the condition is improving. ( read original story ...)
Vancouver’s Japan Market Summer Festival returns this August
Taking place at the same location as this summer's June edition, the Japan Market Summer Festival will return on Saturday, August 13. ( read original story ...)
Gilat and Intelsat Expand Their Strategic In-Flight Connectivity Partnership in Japan
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that the Company is further expanding its ... ( read original story ...)
Boomi Accelerates Global Expansion With Further Investment in Japan
To meet growing global demand for its category-leading solutions, Boomi expands its cloud data center footprint in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptoverse: What crisis? Venture capitalists bet big on crypto
Even as the crypto sector shivers in the bleak winter, venture capitalists are pouring money into digital currency and blockchain startups at a pace that's set to outstrip last year's record. In the ...
Bank of Japan agreed on need for low rates, saw wage hikes as key to outlook
A man wearing a protective mask walks past the headquarters of the Bank of Japan amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO -Bank of Japan ...
Report: Tokyo Olympic board member under investigation
Prosecutors searched the home of former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi on Tuesday in connection with payments made to him by an Olympic sponsor of the ... ( read original story ...)
Navy lieutenant sentenced in Japan causes outcry among family, U.S. lawmakers
The family of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, now imprisoned in Japan following a fatal car crash, is calling for his release, with the aid of bipartisan lawmakers in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage
Japan has executed a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in a Tokyo shopping district in 2008 ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, ‘accident properties’ that have been the scene of a death carry a heavy stigma. Meet the people selling and renting these homes, often at a discount.
"I was weighing the pros and cons of the apartment when I thought, 'People have to die somewhere? What's the difference?'" a former tenant told Insider. ( read original story ...)