Japan and Taiwan on Friday agreed to bolster cooperation in the field of economic security with an emphasis on supply chain resiliency for semiconductors and other crucial goods ... ( read original story ...)
Free COVID test campaign starts in Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun offering free coronavirus tests to all people who want them. The campaign began on Saturday, the day after authorities reported the capital's first apparent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sticks with budget balance goal despite record spending
TOKYO: Japan is sticking for now with its goal to balance its budget by the end of March 2026 even after approving record spending for next year. ( read original story ...)
CM Patnaik felicitates para-Olympians for their performance in Tokyo
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has felicitated the Para badminton players who won the medals at the recent Tokyo Paralympics and congratulated them on their spectacular performance in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Central Bank Credibility During COVID-19: Evidence from Japan
Japanese realized and expected inflation has been below the Bank of Japan’s two percent target for many years. We use the exogenous COVID-19 pandemic shock to examine the efficacy of monetary and ... ( read original story ...)
Hosting Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics chosen as top 2021 domestic news
Hosting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics amid the coronavirus pandemic has been picked as the top domestic news story of 2021 by senior editors of Kyodo News and its member or subscriber newspapers ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 chief, JOC head to attend Beijing 2022
Tokyo 2020 organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto and Japanese Olympic Committee president Yasuhiro Yamashita will attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, announced the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Postcard from Kyoto, Japan: ‘Even without tourists Christmas is big news’
Rudolph is still prancing across many a shop window here, and in the elegant Isetan department store an official in jacket and tie has been walking around with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest bank MUFG to launch new $300 mln debt venture fund
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) 8306.T will launch a new $300 million fund to offer debt financing to late-stage tech startups in the Asia-Pacific region, its chief executive said, as ... ( read original story ...)
Megan Rapinoe, Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles: The top 5 women’s sport activists of 2021
While 2021 has seen women’s sport go from strength to strength, a number of the world’s most renowned female athletes are continuing to speak out on important issues. Here are five women’s sport ... ( read original story ...)
Japan picks operators for 3 offshore wind power projects
Japan's industry and land ministries have selected three consortiums, all led by Mitsubishi Corp , as the operators for three offshore wind power projects in Akita, northern Japan, and Chiba, near ... ( read original story ...)
Bus or train? World’s first ‘dual-mode vehicle’ to begin operating in Japan
It's a bus, it's a train, it's a DMV! The world's first dual-mode vehicle, equally at home on road and rail, is set to make its public debut on Saturday in the town of Kaiyo in Japan's Tokushima ... ( read original story ...)
Minor magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 90 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Vital lessons we can learn from crypto heists
The implementation of regulations against crypto heists will enable companies to move to the next phase of legitimacy and adoption. ( read original story ...)
Crypto industry spurned once again as SEC rejects two Bitcoin ETF proposals
The SEC rejects two Bitcoin ETF proposals, delivering a bag of coal to crypto fans just in time for the holidays. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Blast to $57,000 Incoming – Then Real BTC Breakout Will Begin, Says Top Crypto Analyst
A top crypto analyst is confident that Bitcoin (BTC) will see new record highs even after the benchmark cryptocurrency plunged to nearly $46,000 earlier this month. ( read original story ...)