Australia's golden girl has quietly been amassing a lavish property portfolio that includes three stunning houses across Queensland - the latest a mega mansion she's building from scratch. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Chinatown to scale back Spring Festival
The organizers of events to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Yokohama's Chinatown near Tokyo plan to dramatically scale things down this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finds “High Level of Severity” in N. Korea Launch
The missile firing involved "a high level of severity," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a hurriedly arranged news conference on the day, using such a description for the first time ... ( read original story ...)
Can Tokyo become Asia’s top hub?
Tokyo is unveiling new funds for environmental and social impact companies in an ongoing push to grow the Japanese capital as an international finance hub. ( read original story ...)
Texas, Tokyo sign mutual agreement to enhance business investments
In an effort to increase foreign-domestic investment, the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office and the Tokyo Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs signed an agreement Wednesday that ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron cases overwhelm Tokyo clinic
The surge in Omicron cases is showing no sign of slowing down in Japan. Many medical institutions are overwhelmed with people showing symptoms of high fever or simply wanting to get tested. ( read original story ...)
Japan surveys foreign trainees’ financial situations as more bolt from jobs
Thousands of technical trainees leave their host companies without notice every year seeking better wages, as many of them start their lives in Japan heavily in debt. ( read original story ...)
Treasury Has Self-Hosted Wallets And Adding Crypto To BSA On 2022 Agenda
The common description by the Fed and FinCEN to delineate the different types of crypto are convertible virtual currency (CVC) and legal tender digital assets (LTDA). This rule faced pushback in 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Myanmar expats remit restaurant profits to defy military
It has been nearly one year to the day since the Myanmar military ousted the country's democratically elected government and seized power. News reports of people protesting against the regime have ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed ‘will only affect home’s value if it’s causing visible damage’ say new guidelines
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has relaxed the regulations for the invasive weed appearing on property ... ( read original story ...)
Arculus review: A crypto cold storage wallet with promise
The Arculus card is a new cryptocurrency cold wallet for your iPhone that secures your private keys. It does its job well but reeks of as-of-yet unfulfilled potential. ( read original story ...)
Japan – Mindfulness, Green Finance And Sustainable Investment.
Vincent is also developing greentech projects related to the fund’s investments and sustainable finance projects involving the fund and Monex Group, Inc. Prior to this, Vincent contributed to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Covid visitor rules risk blunting its soft power
In his speech at the opening of parliament this month, prime minister Fumio Kishida vowed to broadcast Japan’s attractiveness to the world by getting sake registered with Unesco as a cultural resource ... ( read original story ...)
N. Korea fires ballistic missile: Japan
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday, the Japanese government said. It marked the seventh round of missile launches by Pyongyang this month. The Japan Coast Guard said the missile appears ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo nights: 1970s and 1980s Japan in photos
The Canadian photographer Greg Girard only intended to stay a few days in Tokyo when he arrived in 1976. “I spent the night wandering around Shinjuku and nearby ... ( read original story ...)
Institutional Investors, Activists And Legal Reforms Begin Altering Japanese Corporate Governance.
Shareholder activism continues to gain momentum in Japan as domestic institutional investors become increasingly receptive to shareholder proposals and board nominees. Even when activist proposals are ... ( read original story ...)