TokyoJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a record $490-billion stimulus for the worlds third-largest economy Friday as he looks to shore up the countrys patchy pandemic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: Maiko High School; Environment & Disaster Mitigation Course Establishment of Specialized Course on Disaster Mitigation
This document introduces the case study about reconstruction from Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture. (Disaster Mitigation Education) ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka High Court orders firm to pay damages for distribution of anti-Korean documents
The Osaka High Court on Nov. 18 modified a lower court ruling and ordered a real estate company to pay 1.32 million yen (about $11,500) in da ... ( read original story ...)
FEATURE: Tokyo luxury hotel offers lantern-inspired dining for COVID era
That's what one luxury hotel in Tokyo has come up with as a stylish way to protect customers against the coronavirus. The unique dining experience comes courtesy of Hoshinoya Tokyo, a luxury "ryokan" ... ( read original story ...)
Accenture to Acquire Tambourine to Strengthen its World-Class Commerce Transformation Capabilities in Japan
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire Tambourine, an e-commerce customer experience agency with award-winning capabilities in cloud-based technologies in Japan. Tambourine brings a proven track ... ( read original story ...)
Minor magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 156 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Must Read: Naomi Osaka Joins VS Collective, Jeanne Damas Talks Five Years of Rouje
Naomi Osaka joins VS Collective Not long after revealing Hailey Bieber as a new member of the VS Collective, announced that Naomi Osaka would also join the group, which includes Megan Rapinoe, Paloma ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka is Joining The VS Collective to Drive Positive Change Amongst Women
Professional tennis player and advocate Naomi Osaka is joining the Victoria’s Secret VS Collective an ever-growing group of trailblazing partners who share a common passion to drive positive change. ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Institute of Technology: Student AR team wins Grand Prize at Financial DX/SUM 2021 University Business Plan Competition
CoilSite, Tokyo Tech's student augmented reality (AR)1 development team, have won the Grand Prize in the 2021 University Business Plan Competition of the Financial Digital Transformation Summit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator to reprimand Mizuho again over system flaws – Nikkei
Japan's banking regulator will issue another reprimand to Mizuho Financial Group 8411.T over a series of system glitches, one of which involved a potential law violation, the Nikkei business daily ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court declines to block Tokyo Kikai’s poison pill defence -Kyodo
Japan's supreme court dismissed on Thursday a request to block a plan by Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd to launch a "poison pill" takeover defence, Kyodo News said, in a closely watched ruling with ... ( read original story ...)
Toyoda gets rare third term as head of Japan’s auto lobby
The Japanese automotive lobby said on Thursday it has chosen Toyota President Akio Toyoda to serve a rare third term as its chairman to lead the industry through a time of seismic change and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan diplomat pulls out of U.S. news conference over islet dispute with S.Korea
Japan's vice foreign minister pulled out of a planned news conference with his South Korean and U.S. counterparts in Washington on Wednesday over a territorial dispute between the two U.S. allies, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s stimulus package spending likely around $488 bln -Nikkei
Japan's economic stimulus package will likely require fiscal spending of around 55.7 trillion yen ($488 billion) due to huge amounts of cash payouts, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. TOKYO, ... ( read original story ...)
GVB welcomes Japan’s TabiMUSE for familiarization tour
The Guam Visitors Bureau is hosting its first familiarization tour from Japan since the pandemic began. The tour is for the editorial team of TabiMUSE, an online travel platform in Japan that caters ... ( read original story ...)
Plug and Play Japan Summer/Fall 2021 Summit Osaka Report
Fall 2021 Summit Osaka. Plug and Play Osaka was established in 2020 as the branch office of Plug and Play Japan in Osaka and has been striving to build a startup ecos ... ( read original story ...)