The Chinese leadership is "calmly analyzing" Russia's invasion of Ukraine in search of lessons for future scenarios involving Taiwan or Japan, a Japanese lawmaker said on Wednesday. Keiji Furuya, who ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to ease COVID-19 border controls in early September
The number of entrants has dwindled under those restrictions. Business organizations in and outside Japan have called for the country to ease its border controls to support the economy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s COVID-19 testing requirement will end for fully vaccinated travelers on Sept. 7
Japan plans to drop its requirement that arriving, vaccinated international travelers show proof of a negative COVID-19 test, even as the country is posting record-high levels of the respiratory ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set for new nuclear plants in post-Fukushima shift
Japan is preparing a big shift on nuclear power, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announcing plans to look at the construction of new plants, in what would be a break with more than a decade of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to waive pre-departure COVID tests for vaccinated travellers
Japan will waive pre-departure COVID-19 tests for vaccinated travellers to the country, but daily caps on entrants will remain in place, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
YouTuber vs. YouTuber: BitBoy Crypto Sues Atozy for Defamation
Ben Armstrong, known as BitBoy Crypto on YouTube, filed a defamation lawsuit against Erling Mengshoel, Jr., aka Atozy, for comments made in a video last November. Armstrong alleges he sustained ...
Japan PM to Call for Development and Construction of New-Generation Nuclear Power Plants – Nikkei
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to call for development and construction of new-generation nuclear power plants, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday. Kishida is expected to announce ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei stock index ends at 2-week low on US economic concerns
Tokyo stocks closed lower Wednesday, with the benchmark Nikkei hitting a two-week low and extending its losing streak to the fifth da ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Household Appliance Market Is Expected To Rise $27,979.0 Million By 2025, Grow At A CAGR Of 4.0% From 2018 To 2025
Japan Household Appliance Market. According to a new report, Japan Household Appliance Market by Product and Distribution Channel: Opportunity Analysis and ... ( read original story ...)
Y Combinator alumni raise $80 million for DAO to back crypto startups
Y Combinator alumni are backing web3 startups through Orange DAO with $80 million in funding from Algorand, Near, others ...
POLL-Japan’s Nikkei seen edging higher in 2022 before testing 30,000 mark next year
Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average .N225 will strengthen slightly over the rest of 2022 and then rise gradually through 2023 to end that year at 30,600, a level not seen since September 2021, according ...
Japan eases Covid-test requirement for vaccinated travellers
TOKYO (Bloomberg): Japan will scrap a negative Covid-19 test to enter the country for those vaccinated three times as it faces calls from the tourism industry and businesses to roll back some of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan waives pre-departure Covid-19 tests for vaccinated visitors but daily caps remain
TOKYO, Japan will waive pre-departure Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travellers to the country, but daily caps on entrants will remain in place, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday (Aug 24). ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida to announce easing of pandemic border controls
Japanese leader expected to scrap coronavirus tests for vaccinated travellers and raise cap on daily arrivals. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Consider Building Next-Gen Nuclear Plants, Nikkei Says
Japan will consider building next-generation nuclear power plants in a policy reversal that will embrace atomic energy to curb emissions and ensure future electricity supply, according to the Nikkei. ( read original story ...)
A Sober Younger Generation Gives Japan a Hangover
Tax revenue from alcohol has been falling for years in Japan as the population ages and a younger generation, fewer in number, shies away from the hard-drinking habits of the past, like ... ( read original story ...)