Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose weight are driving large numbers of children to quit, raising fears for the sport's future ... ( read original story ...)
China-Japan sea express resumes under RCEP after seven-year hiatus
A sea express route between Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province and Japan's Osaka opened on Saturday after the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) came into effect ... ( read original story ...)
Third Aircraft Carrier to Help China Match US, Japan in Western Pacific, Say Analysts
China has launched a third aircraft carrier, likely a way to upgrade overall defenses in the face of stronger navies rather than to target any specific future battleground, analysts believe. ( read original story ...)
ETF and active fund managers: what is stopping them from investing in crypto?
Sharp price movements and high-profile blow-ups have underscored concerns that the crypto market is too volatile for major players to invest in ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up with Wall Street futures
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.1 percent in thin trade. Tokyo's Nikkei added 0.6 percent, having been underpinned recently by a sharp fall in the yen which ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inflation Cuts Into Premier Fumio Kishida’s Support Ahead of Election
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet slid in a series of media surveys carried out over the weekend, as respondents indicated dissatisfaction with his handling of rising prices ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake jolts town in northern Japan, no tsunami danger
A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook the city of Suzu at the tip of the Noto peninsula in northern Japan on Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. We apologize ... ( read original story ...)
Rating system to start in Osaka for private ‘minpaku’ tourist facilities
OSAKA--A certification system for “minpaku” private lodging facilities is to be introduced here for the first time as operators gear up for an influx of foreign visitors following the lifting of COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Learning from Japan on housing
Canada’s major cities need to immediately look at zoning reform, specifically ending exclusionary zoning, David Clement writes. ( read original story ...)
‘I Am’ Buying—Elon Musk Reveals Surprise Crypto Bet Amid $2 Trillion Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Solana, Cardano And Dogecoin Price Crash
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has said he is still buying the joke bitcoin rival dogecoin and will continue to support ... ( read original story ...)
Got a complaint? Japan’s business owners want you to say it, not spray it.
Former department store employee Takanori Namigishi wasn’t long out of university when he was asked by his boss to respond to a tricky complaint. A customer had contacted the company about a ... ( read original story ...)
Asia takes lead even as global IPO market contracts
New company listings have slowed dramatically in Asia in recent months after initially getting off to a quick start. While proceeds from new listings in the first quarter were 18% higher this year ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes hosting G7 Hiroshima summit in latter half of May 2023
Japan is considering hosting the 2023 Hiroshima summit of the Group of Seven nations in the latter half of May and aims to announce the plan later this month, government sources said. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
46% in Japan want BOJ to halt ultraloose policy: Nikkei poll
Nearly a majority of the Japanese public thinks the Bank of Japan should cease its ultraloose monetary policy, Nikkei has learned in its latest survey, as 46% wish for the policy to end while 36% ... ( read original story ...)
Famima Laundry: Japanese convenience store adds laundromat to store in Tokyo
Welcome to the Famima laundromat! As of 31 May, 2022, there are 16,564 Family Mart stores around Japan. And out of all of these thousands of branches, only 33 of them offer something extra special for ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto industry braced for fallout after weekend meltdown
Crypto investors and executives are bracing themselves for further pain after the price of bitcoin tumbled over the weekend, worsening the credit crunch hitting the industry. Bitcoin, the world’s most ... ( read original story ...)