The Osaka Exchange’s rubber contract for December delivery was down 1.8 yen, or 0.8%, at 235.9 yen ($1.72) per kg as of 0145 GMT. The benchmark is headed for a weekly decline of more than 2%. There ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to subsidize the price of city water to help offset rising consumer costs
It’s no secret that consumer costs are increasing all across the world. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the complications of a post-pandemic world have caused prices of everyday things, like ... ( read original story ...)
Japan baby hatch hospital offers mothers last resort
When the alarm sounds at Jikei hospital in southern Japan, nurses race down a spiral staircase. Their mission: to rescue an infant left in the country's only baby hatch. For 15 years, the clinic has ... ( read original story ...)
World Insights: Japan’s nuclear regulator approves releasing radioactive wastewater into ocean despite opposition
Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday authorized a controversial plan to discharge radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear plant in northeast Japan into the Pacific Ocean, prompting protests from ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 One Year On: A show of hope, solidarity and peace, as world battled fear and disruption
As the first postponed Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 faced unprecedented challenges. But the Games will be remembered for overcoming fear and disruption by promoting hope, solidarity ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto: A Bernie Madoff-Style Scheme May Have Crushed Prominent Lenders
Most financially troubled crypto lenders have one thing in common: hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. An unprecedented crisis of confidence has affected the crypto industry for several months. To ...
Japan marks one year since contested Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Japan marked on Saturday the Tokyo Olympics one year anniversary in a ceremony attended by some 20,000 people and marked by the memory of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. The widely contested Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
How To Move At The Speed Of Business In Japan
Growing up in Western business, speed of decision-making and taking action are requirements drummed into you from an early age. Other foreign leaders in Japan reading our speed mantra may be sagely ... ( read original story ...)
As COVID wave grows, Japan beefs up response but won’t limit business activities
With the seventh wave reaching unprecedented heights, the government is ramping up the number of hospital beds available and expanding the scope of those eligible for fourth vaccine shots. ( read original story ...)
NHK survey: Nearly half of Japanese sports associations expect lower revenue
An NHK survey shows that nearly half of Japanese sports associations that took part in last year's Tokyo Olympics expect their revenue to fall this fiscal year, compared to before the Games. ( read original story ...)
Japan Working On Plan To Discharge Treated Nuclear-contaminated Water
Japanese nuclear plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will be subjected to further inspections and then the diluted water will be released. ( read original story ...)
‘It’s Definitely Going To Happen’—Prince Makes Shock Crypto Prediction Amid Bitcoin And Ethereum Price Rebound
Bitcoin BTC +1.7%, ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies have seen their prices rebound this week as ethereum's cofounder reveals his "surge" expectations. Subscribe now to Forbes' CryptoAsset & ...
Black investors say crypto is still key to building wealth even as digital assets see steep sell-off in 2022
Black investors are twice as likely to say crypto is their best investment option, according to a study. The trend worries some experts amid a steep slump.
What Is ‘Pig Butchering,’ the Crypto Scam That’s Flooding the FBI’s Phone Lines?
Also known by its Chinese translation “Shāzhūpán,” “pig butchering” is a bizarre mashup of a romance scam and an investment scheme—a calculated game of manipulation designed to exploit lonely web ...
BCCI gives Rs 4 crore as cash awards to Tokyo Olympic medallists
This comes after the board donated Rs 10 crore to the Indian Olympic Association ahead of the Games in June last year. ( read original story ...)
Park Avenue Securities LLC Grows Stock Position in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF)
Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF – Get Rating) by 9.8% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor ... ( read original story ...)