TOKYO, June 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Life Insurance on Tuesday announced guidelines for extending transition finance loans to steelmakers and utilities, which it hopes will serve as a benchmark ...
NBA opens basketball school in Tokyo for young players
The NBA Basketball School Japan offers an approximately one-hour lesson once a week for those aged 5 to 18 at the gymnasium of the Shibuya Junior and Senior High School in Tokyo for a tax-inclusive ... ( read original story ...)
Max cancels Tokyo Vice after two seasons
Having ended its critically-acclaimed second season earlier this year, Max has announced that Tokyo Vice has been cancelled. According to Variety the news was broken during a panel with Max original ... ( read original story ...)
In rare move, Japan’s top business lobby urges gov’t to introduce selective surname system
TOKYO -- The Japan Business Federation on June 10 released a proposal urging the government to "promptly submit to" the Diet a bill to revise the Civil Code to introduce a system where married couples can choose to keep their maiden names or take their ... ( read original story ...)
Ripple launches new fund to drive blockchain innovation in Japan and South Korea
Ripple on Tuesday said it launched a Japan and Korea fund, aimed at driving blockchain innovation in the two markets.
Bank of Japan (BoJ) preview: More clarity to be sought around bond-buying cuts
What to expect at the upcoming BoJ meeting? At the upcoming meeting, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is widely expected to keep its short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.0% - 0.1%. It was a unanimous ...
Transplanting healthy skin may be an effective strategy for treating rare skin diseases
Researchers from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan have successfully treated the skin diseases epidermolytic ichthyosis (EI) and ichthyosis with confetti (IWC) by transplanting ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Japan spot work startup Timee targets July listing, sources say
Japan startup Timee, which operates a platform connecting workers seeking side gigs with labour-strapped businesses, is targeting a listing in July in Tokyo, two people familiar with the matter ... ( read original story ...)
Blackstone ‘excited’ by corporate Japan’s focus on ROE: president
TOKYO -- U.S. private equity giant Blackstone is increasing investment in Japan amid a "rebirth of dynamism," including businesses being encouraged to prioritize return on equity and government ...
Bank of Japan expected to weigh bond buying cuts as rate hike timing nears
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) is broadly expected to discuss cutting bond purchases at a policy meeting ending on Friday (Jun 7), with some investors expecting the central bank to also lay the groundwork ...
Overconcentration in Tokyo unchanged over decade, government says
The government reported Monday that the sweeping trends of the country's population decline and excess concentration of population in Tokyo have not changed over the past decade. The report was made ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Still in Infancy at $2.6 Trillion Market Cap: Tiger Money
Listen to how ETFs are transforming the market and have some fun along the way with David Ingles and Rebecca Sin.
Spirit Advisors Opens New Branch Office in Tokyo to Serve Japanese Clients
New York, New York and Tokyo, Japan-- (Newsfile Corp. - June 10, 2024) - Spirit Advisors LLC, the leading IPO consulting and financial advisor for Japanese companies seeking to go public in the US, is ...
‘Strict Parent’ Naomi Osaka Opens Up for the First Time About Boyfriend Cordae’s Relationship With Their Daughter Shai
Recently, Osaka was asked if she would want her daughter to follow in her footsteps and pursue a career in tennis. However, Osaka shrugged off the question as her daughter Shai is not even a year old. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on firm chip shares after US gains
Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, boosted by semiconductor-related issues that tracked overnight advances by their U.S. counterpart ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ministry believes Toyota’s misconduct may violate UN standards, Yomiuri reports
Japan's transport ministry has concluded that six cases of irregularities in vehicle certifications by Toyota Motor may also violate United Nations standards, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Tuesday. The standards are recognised by more than 60 countries and regions and if uncovered elsewhere the irregularities could impact mass production in Europe and other regions, ( read ...