The developer of a new condominium in Tokyo, whose units were to be transferred to buyers next month, began considering its demolition in May, NHK has learned. The developer, Sekisui House, decided on ... ( read original story ...)
Survey shows 2025 Osaka Expo generating little buzz a year out
The Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, scheduled to open in less than a year, is facing significant criticism and a lack of enthusiasm from the public. Despite being the first world’s fair held in Japan in 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Ripple Sets Up Fund To Propel Blockchain Innovation In Japan And South Korea
In a recent development, the blockchain firm Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) has established a fund in Japan and Korea to bolster innovation on its XRP Ledger. What Happened: The fund is set to back corporate ...
Japan to stick to goal of primary budget surplus next fiscal year
Japan plans to stick to its goal of achieving a primary budget surplus in the next fiscal year, according to a draft of annual policy guidelines for budget planning. The government will also continue ...
Japan’s Nippon Life announces transition finance guidelines
TOKYO, June 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Life Insurance on Tuesday announced guidelines for extending transition finance loans to steelmakers and utilities, which it hopes will serve as a benchmark ...
NBA opens basketball school in Tokyo for young players
The NBA Basketball School Japan offers an approximately one-hour lesson once a week for those aged 5 to 18 at the gymnasium of the Shibuya Junior and Senior High School in Tokyo for a tax-inclusive ... ( read original story ...)
Max cancels Tokyo Vice after two seasons
Having ended its critically-acclaimed second season earlier this year, Max has announced that Tokyo Vice has been cancelled. According to Variety the news was broken during a panel with Max original ... ( read original story ...)
In rare move, Japan’s top business lobby urges gov’t to introduce selective surname system
TOKYO -- The Japan Business Federation on June 10 released a proposal urging the government to "promptly submit to" the Diet a bill to revise the Civil Code to introduce a system where married couples can choose to keep their maiden names or take their ... ( read original story ...)
Ripple launches new fund to drive blockchain innovation in Japan and South Korea
Ripple on Tuesday said it launched a Japan and Korea fund, aimed at driving blockchain innovation in the two markets.
Bank of Japan (BoJ) preview: More clarity to be sought around bond-buying cuts
What to expect at the upcoming BoJ meeting? At the upcoming meeting, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is widely expected to keep its short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.0% - 0.1%. It was a unanimous ...
Transplanting healthy skin may be an effective strategy for treating rare skin diseases
Researchers from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan have successfully treated the skin diseases epidermolytic ichthyosis (EI) and ichthyosis with confetti (IWC) by transplanting ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Japan spot work startup Timee targets July listing, sources say
Japan startup Timee, which operates a platform connecting workers seeking side gigs with labour-strapped businesses, is targeting a listing in July in Tokyo, two people familiar with the matter ... ( read original story ...)
Blackstone ‘excited’ by corporate Japan’s focus on ROE: president
TOKYO -- U.S. private equity giant Blackstone is increasing investment in Japan amid a "rebirth of dynamism," including businesses being encouraged to prioritize return on equity and government ...
Bank of Japan expected to weigh bond buying cuts as rate hike timing nears
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) is broadly expected to discuss cutting bond purchases at a policy meeting ending on Friday (Jun 7), with some investors expecting the central bank to also lay the groundwork ...
Overconcentration in Tokyo unchanged over decade, government says
The government reported Monday that the sweeping trends of the country's population decline and excess concentration of population in Tokyo have not changed over the past decade. The report was made ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Still in Infancy at $2.6 Trillion Market Cap: Tiger Money
Listen to how ETFs are transforming the market and have some fun along the way with David Ingles and Rebecca Sin.