Gender financial bonds to support women have been sold since 2013, but they haven’t exactly taken off like wildfire. Now the Japan International Cooperation Agency is one of the first public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s financial regulators may propose legislation in 2022 restricting stablecoin issuance
According to The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei), one of the world's largest financial newspapers and the entity behind the Nikkei 225 stock index, Japan's Financial Services Agency, or FSA, will ... ( read original story ...)
15 Things Japan Does Sooo Much Better Than The U.S. (Sorry But I’m Not Sorry)
I love living in the U.S., but after visiting Japan, I noticed quite a few things we might want to adopt here ASAP. These are, IMHO, some of the best aspects of Japanese culture that I wish I could ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida vows sweeping defence review, outlines other priorities in policy speech
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a policy speech on Monday (Dec 6), said he will conduct a sweeping review of the country’s defence policy amid a volatile security climate. He also listed ... ( read original story ...)
Stablecoins to face new restrictions in Japan
Japan will limit the number of issuers of cryptocurrencies like Tether that are backed by reserve assets, such as the dollar or the yen, joining the U.S. in considering tougher restrictions on a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tables supplementary budget for US$320b
THE JAPANESE government has tabled a supplementary Budget bill in parliament, asking for a record 36 trillion yen (US$320 billion) to partially finance its latest economic package. ( read original story ...)
Japanese police stop foreigners in ‘suspected racial profiling incidents,’ U.S. embassy in Tokyo warns
The embassy also advised U.S. citizens to carry their immigration papers and notify consular authorities if detained. ( read original story ...)
How Money Heist let down Tokyo as their female lead
Money Heist, aka La casa de papel, ended all guns blazing on Netflix. But in telling its story, the show let down leading lady Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó). ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes near Mutsu, Mutsu-shi, Aomori, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred late at night on Monday, December 6th, 2021, at 11:33 pm local time near Mutsu, Mutsu-shi, Aomori, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute for ... ( read original story ...)
Lack of spectators at Tokyo 2020 set to save organisers more than $1 billion
Holding the re-arranged Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo without spectators is set to save Japanese organisers more than a billion dollars, it ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Version Of SPACs Floated
SPACs have become all the rage in North America, but have yet to make a big splash in Asia. ( read original story ...)
Blockchain Security Solution Provider CYBAVO Selected to Participate in Tokyo Financial Award
Blockchain security firm CYBAVO has been selected as a participant for the Tokyo Financial Award, Financial Innovation Category. Chosen from a pool of 88 applicants, CYBAVO is one of the 16 companies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan E-commerce Payment Market Report 2021-2026 Featuring Rakuten Group, Suica, PayPal, Origami, & merPay
Industry Trends, Share, Insight, Growth, Impact of COVID-19, Opportunity Company Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ( read original story ...)
CMA CGM upsizes boxships calling at Yokohama
The 14,000TEU APL Esplanade has made its first call at Yokohama port. This means it has become the CMA CGM Group’s largest container ship to visit the Japanese port. Underway to South ... ( read original story ...)
Leaders of officially pacifist Japan want to expand military, already one of the world’s strongest
The Japanese military is mounting a major exercise on Hokkaido island in a display of might amid a recent increase in Chinese and Russian maneuvers. ( read original story ...)
Hilton continues growth momentum in Japan and China
The hospitality group intensifies luxury presence with Waldorf Astoria and Conrad hotels in Osaka and Chongqing respectively. ( read original story ...)