The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to nearly 500,000 in October, the first month it fully reopened to overseas visitors after more than two years of Covid restrictions, more than doubling ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Entertainment Asset (DEA) Collaborates with TV Tokyo Corp to bring Web3 Media to the Japanese Public
Web3 and TV Business Alliance to Bring GameFi Mainstream in Japan GameFi company Digital Entertainment Alliance (DEA) has entered a business alliance with TV Tokyo Corporation to create Web3 content ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested after attack on restaurant worker in mask row near Tokyo
A 43-year-old man was arrested on Nov. 16 for allegedly attacking a restaurant worker with his cellphone after being warned to wear a mask at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan auto lobby opposes plan to tax mileage of electric vehicles
A Japanese automobile lobbying group "firmly opposes" a plan for mileage tax on electric vehicles (EVs), an official of the group said on Thursday, adding that it would slow electrification efforts. ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi Set for Japan Summit as Mends Ties With US Allies
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold his first in-person meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday, the latest in a series of summits that appeared aimed at calming ... ( read original story ...)
Inside a Once-$10 Billion Crypto Empire That’s Suddenly Cracking
Suspended withdrawals at cryptocurrency brokerage Genesis amid the widening crypto-market meltdown have cast an unwanted spotlight on Barry Silbert, the man at the helm of the Digital Currency Group ...
Fallen Crypto Billionaire Admits His Persona was a Sham in New Interview
FTX via ReutersIf there were lingering doubts about Sam Bankman-Fried’s strategic thinking—assuming one could overlook the bankruptcy filing, the bizarre tweets, and the billions of dollars in missing ...
Chipmakers drag Japan’s Nikkei lower on Micron supply cut
Japan's Nikkei edged lower on Thursday, with chip-related companies Tokyo Electron and Advantest dragging the most after Micron Technology scaled back its memory chip supply and capital spending, ...
Japan Auto Lobby Opposes Plan for Mileage Tax on Electric Vehicles
"We are firmly opposed to the hasty introduction of measures such as a mileage tax without public discussion," said Seiichi Nagatsuka, vice chair of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.
4 arrested after Aichi man found in concrete-filled drum in Aomori
Four men have been arrested over the death of a man in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi after his body was discovered in August ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka among FTX celebrity promoters sued by crypto investors
After one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency exchanges collapsed, brand ambassador Osaka was named in a class-action lawsuit alongside Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen and more. ( read original story ...)
Santa Run is returning to Tokyo this December
But if you really want to get into the Christmas spirit, look no further than the Santa Run. The Santa Run is a charity event that originally started in Osaka in 2009 and is returning to Tokyo after a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan racks up trade deficit as exports, imports hit records
Japan marked a trade deficit for the 15th month in a row in October, as both imports and exports reached record highs amid the soaring costs of energy and food and a drooping yen. The deficit, at 2.16 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Trade Gap Persists as Weak Yen Squeezes Purchasing Power
Japan's imports surged by more than half in October from a year earlier, dwarfing exports and delivering another trade deficit, which has weighed heavily on the yen and added upward pressure to costs ... ( read original story ...)
Learn more about the diverging trends emerging in Tokyo’s Grade A office market
In Q3, the vacancy rate increased to 4.1% whilst rents decreased by 13.2%. As a whole, Tokyo’s Grade A office market in the central five wards (C5W) has continued to see moderate corrections, with ... ( read original story ...)
Property Markets Work Better When the Line Doesn’t Always Go Up
Japan’s housing sector has been flat for years. But if dwellings are plentiful and attainable, why should that be a bad thing? ( read original story ...)