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Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall St. rise, capped by COVID concerns
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday following advances on Wall Street late last week, although gains were limited on concerns over a possible COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo as the capital battles ... ( read original story ...)
Will Kyoto go bankrupt? Japan’s ancient capital swims in debt as coronavirus keeps foreign tourists away
Just a few short years ago, the ancient Japanese capital was creaking under the weight of overtourism, but now faces going bust ‘within a decade’ as it struggles to balance the books without the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dec factory output falls faster than expected
Japan's factory output shrank for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery outweighed a small rise in car production, casting a cloud over the strength of the economic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Factory Production Falls in December After Record Jump
Japan’s industrial production fell in December, following record gains a month earlier but an overall solid quarter for manufacturing likely helped restore economic growth at the end of 2021. ( read original story ...)
Fake friends: Pyramid scheme disguised as socializing spreads in Japan amid COVID
A group of young people standing by in front of major stations in Tokyo and Osaka, who approach pedestrians and ask things like ... ( read original story ...)
The legacy of the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics
As we count down to the opening of the 2022 Games in Beijing next month, we examine the impact of the first Winter Olympics held in Asia on Hokkaido’s largest city. ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nonomura to be 1st former J-League player to head league
Yoshikazu Nonomura, the chairman of first-division side Consadole Sapporo, has effectively been selected to be the next J-League chairman, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter said Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo ‘vending machine land’ store begins selling insect snacks, other unusual items
Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido has seen the opening of its first store specializing in selling unusual items including insect sna ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t under pressure to again declare COVID state of emergency in Tokyo
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is coming under pressure for the upcoming week to explore whether to again declare a state of emergency in Tokyo where hospital beds have been increasingly occupied by ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer-Japan reach semi-finals, Australia crash out of Women’s Asian Cup
Two-time defending champions Japan booked their place in the semi-finals of the Women's Asian Cup with a 7-0 thrashing of Thailand on Sunday but joint-favourites Australia crashed out after a shock ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Korea, China, Philippines reach women’s Asian Cup semis, book World Cup tickets
Holders Japan, former champions China, Korea and Philippines won their respective matches on Sunday to reach Women’s Asian Cup semifinals and ensure qualification for the 2023 FIFA World Cup. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Victim of a $80M Crypto Theft, DeFi Platform Qubit, Begs Hackers for its Money Back
Marketplace OpenSea, the eBay of the crypto space, announced this week that it will reimburse users $1.8 million after a bug recently allowed hackers to buy NFTs on the OpenSea pl ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic unlikely to have ‘scarring’ effects on Japan’s economy: IMF
The International Monetary Fund says the coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to have "significant scarring effects" on Japan, but the world's third-largest economy needs to work on post-pandemic policies ... ( read original story ...)
US Winter Olympics athlete says the remote-controlled beds in Beijing have one-upped the cardboard beds in Tokyo
The lodging accommodations during the Tokyo Olympics made waves over the cardboard beds that went viral last year. ( read original story ...)
Japan condemns North Korea after it launches longest-range missile
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has condemned North Korea's latest missile launch, saying it violates Security Council resolutions, Kyodo News Agency reported. ( read original story ...)