"Bitcoin bros" seizing on the plight of people in Afghanistan to champion their favorite coins has angered the families of those who are suffering. ( read original story ...)
7-Eleven’s 20,000 Japan shops to add delivery services in 2026
Convenience store operator Seven & i Holdings will launch delivery services across Japan as early as 2026, Nikkei has learned. The operator expects to be able to deliver food and dairy products to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Reports ATM Glitch in Latest Tech Trouble
Mizuho Financial Group's main banking unit said its automated teller machines (ATMs) in some parts of Japan were hit by a system glitch on Monday. The problem follows a major glitch that left Mizho's ... ( read original story ...)
Loss by Suga ally in Yokohama election rattles the LDP
The prime minister's position has become even more precarious, with questions growing within the LDP over whether he should lead the party into an upcoming general election. ( read original story ...)
Japan asks Tokyo hospitals to accept more COVID-19 patients
The Japanese government and the Tokyo Metropolitan government appealed on Monday to hospitals in the capital to accept more COVID-19 patients as increasing infections has made it increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
Suga to seek reelection as party leader despite LDP setback in Yokohama
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he regrets the defeat of his close aide Hachiro Okonogi in the previous day's Yokohama mayoral election. Suga backed the former public safety chief, who got ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to send military planes to Kabul to evacuate Japanese
Japan is sending three military aircraft to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese citizens and local staff as security deteriorates following the Taliban takeover ... ( read original story ...)
Russian Reaches Japan From Kurile Islands On Rubber Boat, Asks For Political Asylum
A Russian man has asked Japan for political asylum in Japan after making a treacherous trip in a rubber dinghy in the disputed Kurile Islands. ( read original story ...)
Justin King: Big business must do more to support grassroots sport
Supporting grassroots sport drives a return that advertising alone can't match, argues former Sainsbury's boss Justin King. ( read original story ...)
World Business Watch: Japan’s private-sector activity hit by COVID-19 surge
Highlighting the increasingly heavy toll a recent wave of COVID-19 infections is taking on Japan's economy. The country's factory activity growth slowed in August, while that of the services sector ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga in post-Olympics race for survival
The Prime Minister now faces rising public frustration at soaring COVID-19 infections and a hospital system unable to cope with anything more than the most severe cases. ( read original story ...)
Private sector growth hit by delta variant, as markets rebound – business live
Is the post-pandemic growth rebound running out of steam this month, as the Delta variant hits economies around the world? New economic data from Australia and Japan this morning show that activity ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to oblige businesses to reduce 12 disposable plastic items
Japan will oblige business operators to reduce the provision of 12 disposable plastic items such as spoons and straws from next April ... ( read original story ...)
Lendlease to Build Data Centre in Tokyo in Japan
Sydney-headquartered builder-developer Lendlease announced its first data centre development in Japan under Lendlease Data Centre Partners. Located in Greater Tokyo, the facility is sited on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister’s ally loses mayoral poll ahead of general elections
A close ally of Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga was defeated in ... He opposes the city’s divisive plan to build a casino on oceanfront property. People wearing face masks in Tokyo (Koji ... ( read original story ...)
PayPal expands crypto services to UK customers as it rolls out international offering
Crypto News Flash revealed in a report that CEO Dan Schulman said that PayPal would be expanding its crypto services to the UK. ( read original story ...)