Faced with a looming labor shortage and a trend for more people to buy food before boarding the train, on-board snack cart services between the cities of Tokyo and Osaka will reach the end of the line on October 31. ( read original story ...)
Japan, US must show resolve to fight for Taiwan, ex-PM Aso says
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that a tougher security environment in the Taiwan Strait means Japan, the United States and others need to show strong resolve to come to Taiwan's defence if it were attacked. ( read original story ...)
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Revolutionary co ownership model set to transform the luxury home landscape Simple financing, 90% share of booking revenue, and five star luxury hotel experiences available at 1/16th of the price Expl ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei reports PAP is “walking on thin ice” following recent scandals
SINGAPORE: Japan’s The Nikkei, the world’s largest financial newspaper, has reported that the governing People’s Action Party (PAP) is “walking on thin ice” following a spate of scandals involving ...
Japan’s Nikkei tracks Wall Street lower; SoftBank, Daikin among top losers
Japan's Nikkei share average slid on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's losses and as index heavyweights SoftBank Group and Daikin Industries fell, while traders awaited U.S. inflation data to gauge ...
More Than 40% of Japanese Women May Never Have Children
An estimated 42% of adult Japanese women may end up never having children, the Nikkei newspaper reported, citing a soon-to-be-published estimate by a government research group.In a more optimistic ...
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Oarfish swim vertically, moving up and down and side to side like a cursor. It would be easier to believe they do not exist ... ( read original story ...)
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The Federal Reserve announced a new program to step up oversight of lenders’ involvement in digital assets, the latest move by the US regulators to limit banks’ involvement in crypto.The Fed said Tuesday it was setting up the Novel Activities Supervision Program to strengthen supervision of activities related to digital assets by the lenders it ...
These Anarchists Want to Destroy the Dollar with Crypto
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Tokyo-Osaka bullet train to end food cart sales in October
The food carts will be discontinued on the Nozomi and Hikari trains at the end of October. Starting Nov. 1, onboard food will be available only on the first-class "green" cars through a service in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s former leader says Tokyo and allies must show ‘resolve to fight’ to stop attack on Taiwan
He also said Tokyo needed to double its defence budget to 2 per cent of the country's gross domestic product to enhance its deterrence power and join its allies in discouraging acts of aggression. Aso ...
Monro and Yokohama Named Lead Sponsors of Third Annual U.S. Auto Tech National Championship
The Elite Trades Championship Series, along with Intersport, an independent award-winning marketing agency, announce their partnerships with four automotive industry heavy-weights to support the third ... ( read original story ...)
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In a groundbreaking moment for the world of yo-yoing and Arab athletes, Hamad al-Mansouri from Qatar, is gearing up to make history as the first-ever ... ( read original story ...)
Japan current account in black for 5th month as trade balance swings to surplus
Japan's current account balance logged the fifth straight month of surplus in June as the trade balance swung to a surplus, government data showed on Tuesday, easing some concerns about any decline in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: “Leaning against the wind” is no argument in support of a sustainably stronger Yen – Commerzbank
Ulrich Leuchtmann, Head of FX and Commodity Research at Commerzbank, analyzes how Japanese policy could affect the Yen.
Novogratz Says Some Institutions Are Coming Back to Crypto
Michael Novogratz said he sees signs of increased participation in cryptocurrency markets by more traditional institutional investors in the wake of the turmoil in the digital-asset world last year.