A Tokyo hotel that was a popular hangout for renowned literary figures such as Yukio Mishima and Yasunari Kawabata will temporarily close from Feb. 13 to gauge the extent of repairs needed for the venerable landmark. ( read original story ...)
A Tokyo Neighborhood Wants to Cancel Halloween. That’s a Mistake.
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99% of visitors to Fukushima seafood event in Tokyo keen to buy
Some 99% of visitors to a recent seafood promotion event in Tokyo said they intend to buy fish caught off the Fukushima Prefecture･･･ ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Tokyo’s Shibuya wants to cancel Halloween. That’s a mistake
A widely celebrated spooky-season festival has received an eviction notice, says the Bloomberg Opinion's Gearoid Reidy. ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Revengers Season 3 Episode 5 May Feature Black Dragon Flashback
The previous episode revealed some thrilling truths about the 5th Division of the Tokyo Manji gang. Their methods of handling problems within them are pretty peculiar. Takemitchi tries to unveil the truth, ( read original story ...)
Marketmind: All eyes on Bank of Japan’s 1% yield cap
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.Asia's economic calendar is jammed with top-tier releases on Tuesday, from Chinese purchasing managers index data to third quarter GDP figures from Hong Kong and Taiwan,
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the island of Jamaica, details are here
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the island of Jamaica ... by God Pentagon announces new nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than one dropped on Japan Here’s what to know about the President ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to be tire supplier for Porsche Carrera Cup North America
Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA) and Yokohama Tire Corporation are expanding the footprint of the tire company on the Porsche Motorsport Pyramid North America to Porsche Carrera Cup North ... ( read original story ...)
‘The World’s Brightest Startup Minds’: JETRO brings Japanese entrepreneurs to Los Angeles
In partnership with Playa Vista startup training company LaunchStarz and local accelerator Plug and Play, whose office sits along Wilshire Boulevard in LA, the Japan External Trade Organization recent ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s latest boom is a chance to show it’s learned hard lessons from the past
If a new crypto boom is indeed underway, it will likely see a fresh wave of speculative investment as people look for the hot new thing. It will also be a test to see if the crypto industry learned anything from the last boom and bust cycle,
Study reveals importance of Earth’s upper atmosphere in geomagnetic storm development
A study from an international team led by researchers from Nagoya University in Japan and the University of New Hampshire in the United States has revealed the importance of the Earth's upper ... ( read original story ...)
A disorderly shift in Japan’s monetary policy could spark bond-market contagion and increase risks of a ‘financial accident,’ Mohamed El-Erian says
Japanese authorities may be close to changing policy, as a recent Nikkei report hinted that government yields may be allowed to climb higher. ( read original story ...)
Osaka 2025, request for Temporary Building Permit presented
An important new step has been taken in preparing for Expo 2025 Osaka and the construction of the Italian pavilion: after months of hard work, the documentation for the Temporary Building Permit was ... ( read original story ...)
Ken Griffin threw party for 1,200 Citadel staffers at Disney Tokyo this weekend
Billionaire hedge-fund magnate Ken Griffin paid for 1,200 Citadel and Citadel Securities’ Asia-based staffers and their family members go to Walt Disney World Tokyo for a three-day ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MagicPod takes its no-code testing platform global
Tokyo-based MagicPod is a no-code test automation platform for web and mobile apps that, until now, almost exclusively focused on the Japanese market. There, it counts Line, Japan's most popular messaging app, ( read original story ...)
Once again, talks on a EU-Australia free trade deal have collapsed. This is why.
"I came to Osaka with the intention to finalise a free trade agreement ... The issue of geographical indications – a type of intellectual property rights popularised by the EU to protect unique ... ( read original story ...)