Why Japan closed its doors to outside world in 1603 to become one of the most sustainable societies on Earth iStock At the start of the 1600s, Japan's rulers feared that Christianity - which had ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new minister in charge of tackling falling birthrate tried ‘pregnancy belly’ to understand problem
Japan has appointed a male minister to tackle the country’s falling birthrate. To deepen his understanding of the issue, minister Masanobu Ogura in turn tried out a “pregnancy belly”. Prime minister ... ( read original story ...)
FREYR Battery Opens Technology Resources Campus and Business Unit in Japan
Company’s First Asia Location Provides Access to the Region’s Extensive Clean Battery Resources and Expertise. FREYR Battery (NYSE: FREY) (“FREYR”), a developer of clean, ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for beating wife in Sapporo home
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his wife at their home. According to police, the suspect, a carpenter by profession, hit his wife, who is in her ... ( read original story ...)
Target Practice: China Fires Ballistic Missiles Near Taiwan and Japan
China is known to operate a large arsenal of medium and long-range ballistic missiles, many of which can reach Taiwan from mainland China. ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Shimizu’s game winner lifts Fighters over Lions
Yushi Shimizu drove in his first run of the season with a 10th-inning single that lifted the Pacific League's last-place Nippon Ham ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 31,247 new COVID-19 cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 31,247 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The daily tally in the capital is down 4,092 from a week earlier and down week-on-week for a sixth straight day. The ... ( read original story ...)
What Tokyo Taught Us: Organizing the First-Ever Postponed Olympics
Today’s guest columnist is Christophe Dubi, Olympic Games executive director at the International Olympic Committee. When the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were postponed by a year as a consequence of the ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo’s cases see weekly drop, but experts warn of spread amid holidays
While the capital has seen a downward trend in daily cases this week, other parts of the nation are posting record numbers. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida and WHO Chief Agree on New WHO Affiliate in Japan -Kyodo News Agency
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus agreed to establish a new Japan-based affiliate of the WHO, Japanese news agency Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Yes, you can buy a car with crypto—here’s how
You probably made your last car purchase with boring old dollars, but maybe the next one will be with a digital currency.
Japan has world’s highest number of new COVID cases for 3rd straight week
The World Health Organization says Japan reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases of any country in the world during the week through Sunday. Japan had the highest number of new cases in the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia week ahead: China activity data, Japan’s GDP and BSP policy decision
Next week kicks off with China activity data followed by growth data from Japan and a policy meeting in the Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
A New U.S. Crackdown Has Crypto Users Worried About Their Privacy
Tornado Cash’s service has let hackers flourish, regulators say. But privacy experts worry the ban goes too far.
Crypto Is Failing Where Digital Yuan May Succeed
With Tornado down 95% from its all-time high and its source code removed from Microsoft Corp.’s GitHub, it’s the latest blow to the “no sanctions yay” theory of crypto — the three words used by former ...
Australian crypto ownership warrants consumer protection, says regulator
Nearly half of Australian retail investors owned cryptocurrency in late 2021 and more got their information from YouTube videos than from financial advisers, the securities watchdog said on Thursday, ...