Bitcoin's fall earlier this month likely put off investors from purchasing crypto ETPs, pushing volumes into a nosedive. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Urges G7 to Pressure China to Abide by Debt Relief Initiative
Speaking to reporters after a G7 teleconference, Aso voiced the need to extend the debt relief programme for poor developing countries beyond its current year-end deadline. Aso said the G7 finance ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics and IOC find mostly minor areas to ‘simplify’
Tokyo Olympic organizers announced several “simplification” changes Friday for next year’s postponed games, though with few large-scale cost savings. Simplifying the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
How is Japan’s business event industry adapting to Covid-19?
We examine how Japan’s leading hotels, venues and stakeholders in the business events industry have responded to Covid-19. Paid and presented by JNTO ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Organizers Announce Measures to Host Olympics in ‘Post-Corona World’
The measures were proposed by the IOC Coordination Commission at a virtual news conference Friday between the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020 officials. Initial measures to be taken in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s newly minted prime minister steps into UN limelight
Considered something of a lightweight on foreign policy issues, Japan’s new prime minister has spent much of his career in the shadows, supporting previous leader Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga and China’s Xi Hold First Talks by Phone on Friday: Kyodo
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks by telephone on Friday, their first since Suga took over as Japan's leaders this month, Kyodo News reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan Catholic Church sued for damages in alleged sex abuse
A woman has filed a suit against the Roman Catholic Church in Japan alleging that a priest raped her four decades ago, as the church's unfolding worldwide sexual abuse ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM says to gradually allow foreign long-term visa holders to enter from October
Japan will gradually start allowing entry to foreigners with newly issued long-term visas from October, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday, further relaxing tough restrictions introduced ... ( read original story ...)
ENHERTU® Approved in Japan for the Treatment of Patients with HER2 Positive Metastatic Gastric Cancer
ENHERTU is the first and only HER2 directed medicine to demonstrate significant improvement in overall survival compared to chemotherapy for patients with previously treated HER2 positive advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-central Japan robotics firm employee arrested on suspicion of stealing trade secrets
A former employee of a major electronics firm based in the central Japan city of Kariya was arrested on Sept. 24 by Aichi Prefectural Police ... ( read original story ...)
French prosecutors are investigating Tokyo Olympics bid for possible bribery
The inquiry grew out of a five-year investigation of Russian bribes that let athletes compete despite positive doping tests, which led to convictions last week. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo organisers outline steps for ‘simplified’ Games
Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday proposed a raft of measures to hold a streamlined Summer Games next year, including a shorter opening period for training venues and scaling back staff for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Allow Foreign Long-Term Residents in From October, PM Suga Says
The move will mean further easing of entry restrictions put in place earlier this year to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Japan Retail Property Sector Leads Market as Lockdowns Ease
Japanese real estate funds and developers focusing on the retail sector are leading a stock market rally as investors bet the cheaply valued sector will outperform as consumer spending recovers from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA mulls 200 billion yen share offer to raise capital: Nikkei
Japan's biggest airline ANA Holdings is considering issuing 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion)in shares to raise capital to bolster its finances as a downturn in air travel drags on, the Nikkei newspaper ... ( read original story ...)