Lenders worldwide are shifting to open banking models, urged on by regulators including the FSA that want them to adapt as technological innovation shakes up the industry. Japan’s banks need to make sure they “have the area covered” before startups ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq leader in Japan for talks on peace, reconstruction
The loan is part of Japan's $6 billion pledge to stabilize the Middle East ... safer and we are moving to an excellent level of development," al-Abadi told a joint news conference. Iraqi officials cited unemployment among youth and other vulnerable ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe faces fresh headache over Iraq troop dispatch logs
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference the government would decide what steps to take after an investigation under Onodera’s “strong leadership”. The Iraq troop deployment, Japan’s biggest and riskiest overseas military ... ( read original story ...)
SK Lubricants plans W1.5 tril. IPO in May
Its IPO plan comes after the company is continuing to solidify ... to joint operations with major overseas partners such as Repsol of Spain and JX Energy of Japan. According to commodities researcher ICIS, the global Group III base oil market is expected ... ( read original story ...)
It’s Important to Try Using Cryptocurrencies, Says Japan’s Central Bank
Japan’s central bank has revealed some noteworthy opinions in a newly-published general Q&A on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. On March 30, the head of the Bank of Japan’s Financial Services Information Division Masashi Kuramoto published a summary Q&A ... ( read original story ...)
Medical interpreters in high demand as tourists flock to Niseko
SAPPORO – Medical interpreters are helping a popular ski resort in Hokkaido deal with the growing number of foreign guests there. To overcome the language barrier, Kutchan-Kosei General Hospital in the town of Kutchan, near the Niseko resort, employs a ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Marathon, One of Japan’s Biggest Citizens’ Marathons, Ready to Accept Entry Applications from April 6
The Osaka Marathon, Japan's second biggest road race next to the Tokyo Marathon in terms of participants, is an urban marathon event with 32,000 runners from home and abroad taking part. It is staged on a hugely popular course along places of interest in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Yakuza concealed gang affiliation to receive welfare
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested an organized crime member for concealing his gang affiliation to collect welfare, reports TBS News (Mar. 30). Between October of 2016 and this past March, Hideji Misawa, 72, allegedly concealed that he ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics preparations back on track after rocky start, say officials
TOKYO (AFP) - On a nondescript patch of land east of Tokyo, cranes are whirring frantically against a city skyscraper backdrop as 200 workers toil on the 2020 Olympic canoe venue. With the Pyeongchang winter games closed, Tokyo is stepping up preparations ... ( read original story ...)
The tricky path to Tokyo 2020
Here are five key moments in Tokyo's rocky Olympic road. Tears of joy TV news presenters broke down in tears and thousands of people erupted in screams of delight when the IOC awarded the games to Tokyo in September 2013. With emotions running high ... ( read original story ...)
Expansion of Tokyo Marathon 2019 Charity Recipient Programs
Since 2011, Tokyo Marathon has raised over 2 billion JPY in donations through its charity program. These funds are donated to various recipient programs. In next year’s Tokyo Marathon 2019, the total number of charity entry places remains at 4,000 slots. ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Ghoul’ Announces Season 3 Episode Order
After all, it looks like the new season will be a one-and-done cour. Yikes. As you may expect, fans are not particularly happy about this order news. The first season of Tokyo Ghoul abided by a single cour structure, and it adapted more than 60 chapters of ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Ghoul:re’ Season 2 Release Date’: ‘Tokyo Ghoul’ Season 4 Possible Based On Sui Ishida’s Manga
The Tokyo Ghoul:re English translation by VIZ Media is only up ... These upper-class ghouls wield influence in Japan due to their Tsukiyama Group business conglomerate. It’s decided that the company’s president will be targeted and the raid on the ... ( read original story ...)
Cornerstone To An International Intellectual Property Protection Center
On January 11, 2018, the newly established Shenzhen intellectual property court issued a decision in a dispute ... surpassing cities like Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka and Singapore according to the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily report published ... ( read original story ...)
‘A lot of strength:’ IOC says Canada has incredible assets in Olympic bid
"We don't need to build." Other cities considering bids include Graz, Austria; Stockholm, Sweden; Sapporo, Japan; Erzurum, Turkey; Sion, Switzerland and a joint effort from Cortina d'Ampezzo, Milan and Turin, Italy. Sapporo, Cortina d'Ampezzo and Turin ... ( read original story ...)
Japan braces for Trump assault on trade, yen policy as summit looms
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese government officials are bracing for Donald Trump to get tough in trade talks, and are particularly anxious that the U.S. president could target Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's weak-yen policies. The deal Trump clinched with South ... ( read original story ...)