Japan likely recorded its biggest trade deficit in nearly nine years in August as the yen's plunge to 24-year-lows swelled import costs, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Deepening Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal casts shadow over Sapporo’s 2030 winter games bid
The International Olympics Committee meeting planned to be held in Mumbai was postponed after several governance issues. ( read original story ...)
Deepening Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal casts shadow over 2030 bid
A bribery scandal engulfing last summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games has thrown a dark cloud over Sapporo's 2030 bid and raised fresh questions in Japan about hosting the Olympics again. ( read original story ...)
JR East driver viewed iPad while operating trains in Tokyo since June
A train driver browsed non-work-related websites on an iPad while operating a train in Tokyo for about 30 minutes, East Japan Railway Co. (JR ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in first overseas trip -media
Japan's Emperor Naruhito is planning to attend the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth in his first overseas trip since his succession, Japanese media reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto: Two Giants Do Business in the Face of Gloom
Young crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried just announced a deal with Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump's one-time communications director.
Firefighter rescued as a baby in 2008 Sichuan earthquake pays it forward in rescue of his own
Photos of a firefighter cradling a two-month-old survivor of the recent Sichuan earthquake led to the revelation that the man was also rescued as a child by a firefighter in the 2008 Sichuan ... ( read original story ...)
Tours of Tokyo manufacturing plant press all the right buttons
Since around the time he was 3, whenever he would see an elevator panel, he would rush to be the first to press one. Even at home, he added an illustration of buttons to a sliding door that he can ... ( read original story ...)
Language school in Japan decertified over Vietnamese student being chained for hours
A Japanese language school in Japan was decertified after one of its staff chained and padlocked a Vietnamese student for hours last year. The Nishinihon International Education Institute in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is slowly reopening to tourists: Here’s how I visited without a group tour
Japan currently requires almost everyone without a Japanese passport to apply for a visa to enter the country. And for most of the pandemic, tourist visas weren’t available. Finally, in June, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
YOSH Stock Alert: Yoshiharu Surges in IPO Trading
Yoshiharu (YOSH) stock is rocketing higher on Friday following the Japanese restaurant chain's initial public offering (IPO) today.
Bank of Japan joins advice against rapid yen moves
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said that rapid yen moves are undesirable after a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday, joining a chorus of policymakers lobbing verbal ...
Bank of Japan chief warns rapid yen movements ‘unfavorable’
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Friday that recent rapid movements of the yen are "unfavorable" for Japanese companies, adding to a chorus of warnings from monetary authorities about high ...
Nissan tightens the screws on ongoing Ghosn case
Nissan has tightened the screws on Carlos Ghosn and Greg Kelly by dramatically jacking up its damages claims in civil cases against both men as acrimony continues to molder. ( read original story ...)
Japan ready to act to deal with ‘rapid, one-sided’ yen moves, government says
Japan is ready to take action to deal with swift moves in the yen, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara said on Thursday, repeating the government's verbal warnings as the currency hovered ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Biotech Startups Directory 2022
The "The Directory of Biotech Startups in Japan 2021-2022" directory has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ( read original story ...)