Japan and South Korea have agreed to reestablish currency exchanges in an apparent reconciliation after the pact was scrapped eight years ago amid unresolved political tensions and territorial ...
Asset manager divests in fossil gas, communities & advocates demand the same to Japanese financiers
Filipino and Japanese clean energy groups, environmental advocates, and communities called attention to some of Japan’s biggest financial institutions including Mizuho, Osaka Gas, Mitsubishi UFJ ...
Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale Prediction: Grampus is Full Of Surprises
The J League continues with Nagoya Grampus clashing with Kawasaki Frontale in another fascinating League episode. The hosting outfit enjoys a swell momentum of victory and looks to prove pundits wrong ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Victims of Forced Sterilizations Fight For State Compensation
The government is taking a tough stance against compensating victims of the erstwhile Eugenic Protection Law. Victims of Japan’s now-defunct forced sterilization law face an uphill battle in collecting compensation, ( read original story ...)
$4 Trillion Bitcoin And Ethereum Boom Revealed By ‘Seasonal Surge’ Crypto Price Prediction
Bitcoin and ethereum, the two largest cryptocurrenices, have rocketed higher this year, with the bitcoin price doubling since its 2022 lows.
Japan Finance Minister Declines to Rule Out Any Options on Weak Yen
Japan will not rule out any options in responding to currency market moves that become excessive, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, firing off a fresh warning and adding that ...
Stone Brewing gears up to launch locally brewed Sapporo
The brewery is in the process of expanding to meet the demands of brewing both its own line of beers and Sapporo's. ( read original story ...)
Critics of Tokyo redevelopment plan accuse city government of ignoring residents’ wishes
Critics of the planned redevelopment of a beloved centuries-old Tokyo park and historic sports stadiums have accused the government in court of ignoring the wishes of residents and catering to commerc ... ( read original story ...)
South Koreans Rush To Buy Salt Before Japan Dumps Nuclear Waste In Sea
South Korean shoppers are snapping up sea salt and other items as worry grows about their safety with Japan due to dump more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from a wrecked ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby submits 568 signatures backing building diverse society to PM
The chairman of a major Japanese business lobby announced on June 28 that he had recently submitted nearly 600 signatures to Prime Minister F･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
US guitar maker Fender opens flagship store in Tokyo banking on regional growth
Fender, the guitar of choice for some of the world’s biggest stars from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, is opening what it calls its “first flagship store” in its 77-year history. ( read original story ...)
Greenberg Traurig Hires Tokyo Real Estate Duo From Orrick
Greenberg Traurig has hired away Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe’s Japan real estate practice head in Tokyo. Yuko Ino joins Greenberg as a shareholder, bringing along with her a real estate and ... ( read original story ...)
Itochu, Tokyo Gas eye bids for Japan’s offshore wind farm auction-Nikkei
Itochu Corp, Tokyo Gas Co Ltd and other companies are considering bidding in the second round of the government's auction of offshore wind power projects, the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s $7 billion buyout dials up global chip wars
A government-led buyout signals more uncertainty ahead for a chip industry grappling with oversupply and geopolitics. The state-backed Japan Investment Corp will take over JSR , which makes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Hopes 30,000 Teenagers Want to Learn to Make Electric Batteries
Japan is facing a huge shortfall in workers trained to manufacture electric batteries by 2030. In response to growing demand for electric battery production, Japan is attempting to train tens of thousands of teenagers to design and engineer them. ( read original story ...)
What Ben McKenzie Learned When He Started Investigating Crypto
When the pandemic struck in 2020, the actor Ben McKenzie (who you might know from The OC) had a lot of time on his hands. And like a lot of people, he suddenly got interested in crypto. But unlike a ...