Crops often face harsh growing environments. Instead of using energy for growth, factors such as disease, extreme temperatures, and salty soils force plants to use it to respond to the resulting ... ( read original story ...)
Elaborately Constructed Shops and Homes Translate Tokyo’s Distinct Architecture into Miniature Models
From his studio at Skeppsholmen, the small southern island in Stockholm, Christopher Robin Nordstrom constructs precise miniatures of Tokyo's architecture. Flower shops, hair salons, and neighborhood ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to End Restrictions on Women Remarrying After Divorce
Japan is set to change a 19th-century law deciding the paternity of a child born after divorce, in a bid to reduce the number of babies who remain unregistered and face difficulty in accessing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Oct-Dec crude steel output forecast to slip
Japan's crude steel output is expected to fall for a fourth consecutive quarter in the last three months of the year, due to a slow pick-up in auto production amid a shortage of chips, the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
FT Cryptofinance: Crypto, sanctions and the First Amendment
The hallowed First Amendment probably wasn’t the territory the US Treasury had in mind when it imposed sanctions on crypto mixing service Tornado Cash this summer. In August the department had enough ...
This Week in Crypto: SEC Investigates Yuga Labs, What’s Happening in China
It’s been (another) busy week for digital assets. And now that we’re well into October, we have a better idea of whether the month will deliver a boost to crypto value as it h ...
Japan Set to Drop Archaic Paternity Rule for Divorced Women
Japan is set to change a 19th-century law deciding the paternity of a child born after divorce, in a bid to reduce the number of babies who remain unregistered and face difficulty in accessing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks up more than 3%, Asia markets gain after Wall Street’s rally
Shares in the Asia-Pacific jumped on Friday, taking the lead from Wall Street overnight as investors shook off a strong inflation report. ( read original story ...)
Osaka High Court declares July Upper House poll unconstitutional
The court rejected the plaintiffs' demand that the result of the election, in which the maximum vote-value gap stood at 3.03 times, be nullified. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 3,495 new cases of coronavirus on Friday
Japan's health ministry confirmed 3,495 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Friday. The number is down 59 from last Friday. Tokyo officials say 10 seriously ill patients are on ventilators or ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 3,495 new cases in rise over last week
The seven-day average of new infections fell 13.1% week on week to 2,906.6, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. ( read original story ...)
Special train sets out from Tokyo to celebrate 150 years of trains
A special train was brought to the railroad tracks in Tokyo on Oct. 14 for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of railway operations starting in Japan. ( read original story ...)
New York Financial Regulator Wants to Lead on Crypto, Climate Change
Adrienne Harris, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, is looking to use the state’s role as an industry leader to help set the regulatory agenda nationwide.
Japan ready to take ‘appropriate’ action vs yen volatility–finmin
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Thursday reiterated the government’s readiness to take “appropriate action” against excessive currency volatility in the wake of the yen’s fall to 32-year ...
Japan Would Decide Appropriately on Any Excess Yen Moves -Ruling Coalition Party Official
Japan would decide appropriately on whether to intervene to stem any excess yen weakening, a senior lawmaker in the country's ruling coalition party said on Friday, as the Japanese currency slumped to ...
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics corruption trail stains Japan’s corporate sector
The Tokyo Olympics just keep getting more expensive by the day. First, it was the pandemic delay. Then, it was the spectator-less Games. And now, infamously, from kickbacks lining the pockets of ... ( read original story ...)