Amid Russia's aggression against Ukraine and North Korea's intention to bolster its nuclear arsenal, Japan will review its defence policy by the end of this year, Kyodo News reported on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Karnataka: Bengaluru reports 120 new Covid cases; govt orders screening of passengers from Japan,Thailand
Bengaluru, May 01: Amid fresh COVID-19 concerns, the Karnataka government on Saturday instructed officials to initiate surveillance measures for those arriving from Japan and Thailand, including ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to require listed firms to disclose female manager ratio
Japan has decided to require listed companies to disclose in their annual securities reports the ratio of women in management positions, in a bid to increase female leaders in the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
This Singaporean investor in her 30s owns 47 properties around the world – we break down 5 of them
For your property to not lose its value ... It is hardly a surprise that real estate in Osaka is so grotesquely expensive. Costing almost $2,900 psf, this Osaka apartment is almost comparable to a ... ( read original story ...)
How Much Of The Japanese Stock Market Does The BOJ own?
The Bank of Japan (BOJ), unlike any of its peers, has become a huge player in the country’s stock market. What began as a monetary policy experiment has turned into what some economists describe as a ... ( read original story ...)
Study: Some 4.3% of people in Tokyo, 4 other prefectures contracted coronavirus
A study in Japan has indicated that as of March, around 4.3 percent of the populations of Tokyo and four other prefectures had been infected with the coronavirus. That's up from 2.5 percent in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan “drops” buying Ceylon Tea
Japan is a key buyer of teas during the peak Dimbula season ... circumstances one of which is that one of their important suppliers is not confident of doing business with Sri Lanka under the ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for sexually assaulting woman on Nagoya street
Police in Nagoya have arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman as she walked home. The incident occurred at around 11 p.m. on Friday, Tokai TV reported. ( read original story ...)
Osaka company launches once-a-month free cafeteria for foreigners struggling amid pandemic
OSAKA -- An Osaka-based company has launched a free cafeteria for foreign nationals facing economic hardships amid the coronavirus pandemic, set to operate one day per month. Yolo Japan Corp ... ( read original story ...)
AVI JAPAN OPPORTUNITY: Trust that’s beating its peers… just
The Japanese trust, capitalised at £148million ... It's been in the trust's portfolio since launch and Bauernfreund likes the business because not only does it make the lifts, but it has the ability ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for sexually woman on Nagoya street
Police in Nagoya have arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman as she walked home. The incident occurred at around 11 p.m. on Friday, Tokai TV reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan officially rebukes Ukraine for comparing wartime emperor with Hitler, Mussolini
The incident showed how some people in Japan continue to be sensitive to the country's history as a wartime aggressor, and the determination of the Japanese government to wield its powerful position ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Calbee introduces ‘wet’ potato chips
Calbee is now offering a moist product called “Nure Jaga“, which translates to “Wet Potato“. The new chips are moist, as the name implies, and are inspired by "Nure Senbei," a sort of moist senbei or ... ( read original story ...)
Google Japan highlights Peru’s gastronomy and Machu Picchu in promotional video
In the month that celebrates the Peruvian-Japanese friendship, Google Japan launched a video to motivate the use of Google App in the Asian country, and Peru was chosen as the protagonist. Likewise, ... ( read original story ...)
Warren Buffett says he wouldn’t pay $25 for all the bitcoin in the world — and Charlie Munger blasts the crypto as ‘stupid’ and ‘evil’
Meanwhile, Munger has compared the crypto to a venereal disease, called for the US to ban it, and bemoaned the massive speculation underlying its price gains in recent years. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
Liam Broady agrees with Naomi Osaka’s claim about Rafael Nadal
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said that she doesn't know a tennis kid that hasn't pretended to be Rafael Nadal at least once and British tennis player Liam Broady agreed with that claim. " ... ( read original story ...)