Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says his government is working on the final details of a plan to release massive amounts of radioactive water being stored at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant ... ( read original story ...)
Enlightening Collaboration Between Heliospectra And the University of Tokyo
Working together, we are looking to build a business model for Japan's plant ... with Dr. Yamori and the ISAS at the University of Tokyo. Over the years, Heliospectra has conducted ... ( read original story ...)
Cobb commissioners revoke Tokyo Valentino’s business license
A controversial sex shop in east Cobb had its business license permanently revoked by the county’s governing board early Wednesday, but it will likely remain open pending an appeal of ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Cosmetics Product Becomes Popular in Cosmetics Circle of Japan, Cosmetics Brand Florasis Appears on Shibuya Screen in Tokyo
Florasis’ latest series of cosmetics products appeared on Shibuya Screen in Tokyo, and has become widely known. Founded in 2017, Florasis is a cosmetics b ... ( read original story ...)
October 28, 1707 – The Great Japan Earthquake of 1707
Hōei earthquake struck south-central Japan at 2 p.m. local time. At the time, it was the largest earthquake in Japanese history. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Website Hacked, Scam Asked Crypto Owners to Decide Fate of ‘Classified Information’
President Donald Trump's campaign website was reportedly hacked Tuesday evening. Hackers claim to have "classified information" about Trump and the origin of the coronavirus. They asked crypto users ... ( read original story ...)
Former Visa exec joins Crypto.com to drive Latin American market
Filomena Ruffa, a former vice president of innovation and strategic partnerships at Visa’s Latin America division, has joined Crypto.com to expand the company’s Latin American market. According to an ... ( read original story ...)
SBI signs $1-bn loan agreement with Japan Bank for International Co-operation
State Bank of India on Wednesday announced that the bank signed a loan agreement of $1 billion with Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC). The facility is co-financed by SMBC, MUFG Bank, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Manila to discuss status of infra projects under BBB program
The governments of the Philippines and Japan will proceed with their high-level discussions on the progress of the Tokyo-funded infrastructure projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program despite ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S., Australia to finance $30 million Palau undersea cable
Pacific infrastructure investment partnership, comes as China is seeking to increase its influence in the Pacific. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics to feature six-strong refugee team
The International Paralympic Committee will send up to six athletes to Tokyo 2020 as part of a Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT). ( read original story ...)
Japan, US business leaders call for more efforts toward free trade
Japanese and U.S. business leaders on Wednesday called on the governments of their countries to promote policies to help strengthen t ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy asks other companies to take on idle workers: sources
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said it has asked several other companies to temporarily employ idle workers from its factories in central Japan in a bid to cut costs and weather a downturn from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura posts drop of 51% in second-quarter profit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s biggest brokerage and investment bank, Nomura Holdings Inc, posted on Wednesday a drop of 51.2% in second-quarter net profit on the year. July-September profit came in at ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo festival opens with grueling boxing ‘Underdog’ film
Masaharu Take’s films have always focused on painful stories about Japan's “under-class,” people who are often overlooked in a nation stereotyped as monolithically ... ( read original story ...)
Exxon, Japan’s JERA to build LNG-to-power project in Vietnam
Exxon Mobil Corp and Japan's biggest power generator, JERA, have agreed to build a power station and import facilities for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel it in the Vietnamese city of ... ( read original story ...)