Category: BUSINESS

The new company, Machinowa, aims to stimulate local economies by providing platforms for smartphone-based digital currencies to nationwide clients. Two offices will open, one in Fukuoka and the other ... ( read original story ...)

Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Japan-based Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.'s Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating and Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Negative. Fitch has affirmed ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC are to unveil new plans this week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can compete in Japan when the ... ( read original story ...)

The next installment in our popular series of webinars for foreigners who want to learn about the benefits of getting permanent residency (PR) or a long-term visa in Japan. New for this session, we ... ( read original story ...)

Athletes’ Commission member has said that the global sports governing body should not take a call on whether the Tokyo Olympics should be held or not, and that the decision should be left to medical ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Sexwale has lived a colourful life. A young activist imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, he came out to become an important figure in post-apartheid SA, serving as the first ... ( read original story ...)

When he returned after two decades in Washington, the former vice president quietly influenced Minnesota's business scene. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Century and DOCOMO to Globally Expand EDGEMATRIX Edge-AI Platform for Video Surveillance & Monitoring TOKYO, Apr 13, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Tokyo Century Corporation and ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to request restaurants serving alcohol temporarily close during the state of emergency come April 25 ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Hawks head Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya said the ANC veteran and billionaire’s complaint is being handled by the Serious Economic Offences Unit, which will decide whether to conduct a criminal ... ( read original story ...)

Wickenheiser, a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, knows after training for years to compete, she would do anything to go, so athletes, and the IOC, shouldn't make the final choice on the Games' fate. ( read original story ...)

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers are seen on the night of April 23 patrolling the Japanese capital's Kabukicho nightlife district as part ... ( read original story ...)

After the park opened, Osaka became a covid hotspot within the country. “Today, Universal Studios Japan has decided to temporarily close our park due to the substantial business shutdown request ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday ... after its earnings forecast for this business year missed median analysts' expectations. Issues that fell outpaced those that rose by 1 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to declare a state of emergency from Sunday to May 11 in Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures, asking restaurants and bars to close. ( read original story ...)