SUITA, Osaka Prefecture--The original iconic “Ogon no Kao” Golden Mask that sat atop the Tower of the Sun during the Japan World Exposition 1970 will go on display at a facility scheduled to ...
Making The Most Of The Moment When Your IPO Gets Delayed
Let’s say you’ve spent months planning for your IPO, and the big day is drawing closer. Then comes disappointing news: You’ll have to put the IPO on hold—because of a bearish market or ...
Parks, Nagoya rediscover winning form; Adams debuts for Kagawa
Ray Parks comes off the bench to help Nagoya bounce back from its first loss, while former top PBA draft pick Roosevelt Adams kicks off his Japan B. League stint ... ( read original story ...)
Famed Tokyo garden seeks to stop illicit model photo shoots
A famed garden in Tokyo is battling the hordes of visitors who want to use the buildings on the site for model shoots, saying such photo opportunities are forbidden. ( read original story ...)
A Goldman Sachs alum turned crypto exec breaks down why Wall Street’s next push into digital assets will be through bitcoin
The Wall Street vet breaks down how bitcoin is an "easier sell" to legacy financial firms, but says that market share is still largely up for grabs.
Coinbase CEO Reveals Sale Bombshell Following $2 Trillion Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price Crash
Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong has revealed he's selling 2% of his Coinbase holdings over the coming ...
40% of housing for 2011 Japan disaster victims lies in tsunami hazard zones: Mainichi study
About 40% of public housing provided for those affected by the devastating March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefe ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 3,239 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 3,239 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Saturday. The figure increased by 634 from a week ago. The ministry also said four deaths were confirmed in the ... ( read original story ...)
MOF’s Suzuki: Japan Will Act Resolutely on Forex Volatility – Kyodo
There are no changes to Japan's position that it will act resolutely in case of volatility in the currency market, the Kyodo news agency quoted Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki as saying on ...
Sauna workshop adds steam to business collaboration in Nagoya
A sauna bathhouse featuring a shared workspace and bar has opened in Nagoya, attracting remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 10: Mysterious water【SoraHouse】
Last year, we bought a house in the Japanese countryside for US$9,100, and since then we’ve been making all sorts of unusual discoveries involving mountaintop views and visits from local raccoons. Our ... ( read original story ...)
Man killed, 3 hurt after float overturns during Osaka festival
A man was killed and three others badly injured after a “danjiri” float overturned on a street here during the popular Tondabayashi Danjiri autumn festival. ( read original story ...)
Leak of info on Sapporo students including sexual descriptions sparks inquiry
The apparent leak of personal information on students at a public junior high school here including sexual descriptions of them has prompte ... ( read original story ...)
1 dead, 3 injured after ‘danjiri’ float overturns during Osaka festival
The Osaka Prefectural Police's Tondabayashi Police Station is investigating the details of the incident. According to the police station, the three-day autumn festival started on Oct. 14, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo education board to scrap gender section in high school admission application forms
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education will remove the gender section in public high school admission application forms starting from entr ... ( read original story ...)
What chip bust? Semiconductor firm jumps almost 15% in Japan’s biggest IPO of the year
The jump in share price follows the firm’s IPO, raising $454 million in Japan’s biggest IPO yet for the year. Socionext’s listing dwarfs the country’s second-biggest offering from outsourcing firm ...