Japan's Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, famous for designing buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, says the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Allow Foreigners’ Re-Entry for Humanitarian Reasons
Japan will allow some resident foreigners to re-enter the country on humanitarian grounds after facing criticism its policies made their return uncertain and left the group in a Covid-19 travel limbo. ( read original story ...)
Japanese yen offers stability in the medium term: Strategist
Mazen Issa of TD Securities says that the currency markets have largely ignored economic data in the past few months. He says the Japanese yen offers more stability in the coming months, and expects ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Mulls Scaled-Down Games; N.Y. Cases Fall: Virus Update
Singapore and China agreed to ease quarantine requirements for business and official travelers as countries in Asia slowly take steps to ease back to normal, while Japan reportedly debates scaling ... ( read original story ...)
Bali earthquake: Powerful 5.7 magnitude quake rocks Indonesia in horror ’30-second shake’
Indonesia has been hit by a powerful 5.7 magnitude earthquake. The quake struck in the Bali Sea, and although hundreds of kilometres away from the epicentre of the earthquake, the shock was felt as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service sector activity shrinks for fourth month in May – PMI
Japan's services sector activity stayed deep in contraction in May, although the pace of decline moderated from the previous month, as restraining measures put in place over the coronavirus outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
A $100 Billion Robotics Supplier Is Japan’s Second Biggest Firm
(Bloomberg) -- It’s the rise of the robots: Japan’s second-largest company is now a maker of industrial automation systems, highlighting the rising importance of a less visible sector to a nation long ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea to Reopen WTO Complaint Over Japan Trade Curbs
SEOUL, South Korea — Reigniting a bitter row between key U.S. allies, South Korea on Tuesday said it will reopen a complaint filed with the World Trade Organization over Japan’s tightened controls on ... ( read original story ...)
Automating Factories Creates $100 Billion Japan Corporate Giant
It’s the rise of the robots: Japan’s second-largest company is now a maker of industrial automation systems, highlighting the rising importance of a less visible sector to a nation long associated ... ( read original story ...)
AM Best: Growing COVID-19-Driven Pressures on Japan Life Insurance Market Prompted Outlook Revision to Negative (AM BestTV)
In this episode of AMBestTV, Jason Shum, associate director, analytics, AM Best, said pressures on the Japan life insurance market, including mortalit ... ( read original story ...)
New discovery could highlight areas where earthquakes are less likely to occur
Scientists from Cardiff University have discovered specific conditions that occur along the ocean floor where two tectonic plates are more likely to slowly creep past one another as opposed to ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka introduces QR contact tracing system as bars and restaurants reopen
Users who scan the code at establishments will be notified if another patron is later found to have become infected. ( read original story ...)
Full Plate: Great Divide, Blue Island open new concepts, while Jeff Osaka closes one
Great Divide Brewing Co., one of Denver’s oldest breweries and the operator of two taprooms in the city and a restaurant at Denver International Airport, on Monday opened Great Divide Brewery & ... ( read original story ...)
Plug and Play Japan has selected 104 startups for their Summer/Fall 2020 Batch
PRNewswire/ -- Plug and Play Japan KK (Japan office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Phillip Vincent, Hereinafter called; Plug and Play Japan) has ... ( read original story ...)
City of Tokyo issues stay-home alert after jump in new virus infections
The Tokyo government on Tuesday warned citizens to stay at home unless they had urgent business and to practise social distancing after recording 34 new coronavirus infections, the highest since early ... ( read original story ...)
Global shares rise as more economies reopen for business
Global stock markets rose Tuesday as more economies reopened for business after long and painful shutdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)