Japan's subscription business model has taken an unconventional turn during the coronavirus pandemic, as firms push luxury items for home rental to help people introduce a little more variety to lives ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Passes Digital Law As Virus Underscores Tech Struggles
Japan’s parliament approved a law to set up a new Digital Agency as the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, including stumbles in its vaccine rollout, underscored the country’s need to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan prepares to vaccinate its Olympians, Paralympians
Japan is gearing up to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to around 2,500 Olympic and Paralympic athletes and support staff, using shots donated for the Games amid public anger over the slow pace of the ... ( read original story ...)
NY Attorney General Seeks Injunction Against CoinSeed For Harm To Crypto Consumers
Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, requested a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction and the appointment of a receiver in the case of Coinseed Inc., a company ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks move lower ahead of key earnings
Tokyo stocks slipped on Wednesday morning, extending the previous day's rout, as investors awaited the release of earnings reports from major firms including Toyota and SoftBank.The benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams may not play in Tokyo Olympics if daughter can’t join her in Japan
If it comes down to it, Serena Williams’ daughter might be the key to whether she makes the trek to Tokyo for the Olympics this summer. Williams said Monday at the Italian Open that she, like many ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Capital Calls: Japan’s one-woman show flops
WASHINGTON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Concise insights on global finance. XX MARKS SPOT. Progress in diversity isn’t always linear. While the number of female executives is rising in Japan, investors ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Management: Fintech InvestCloud Launches Wealth Advisor Platform by Japan’s Largest Bank, MUFG
InvestCloud, a global Fintech company serving large banks, wealth management platforms and fund managers, revealed that it has launched its Wealth Advisor Platform by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Sri Lankan’s death in spotlight as Japan debates immigration bill
Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, 33, who had been detained since August last year at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau in Aichi Prefecture for overstaying her visa, died on March 6 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s mountain ascetic hermits
Yamabushi monks have been walking Japan's sacred mountains, believing that this harsh natural environment can bring enlightenment. ( read original story ...)
Fact check: Japanese firm’s technology allows houses to rise off ground, avoid earthquake damage
A Japanese company has developed a system that can lift houses off the ground before earthquakes and protect the structure from damage. ( read original story ...)
Salad Chain Sweetgreen Is Planning a U.S. IPO This Year
Sweetgreen, the salad restaurant chain popular among office workers, is planning an initial public offering in the U.S., according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Los Angeles-based company ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Grampus – Kashima Antlers
Follow the Meiji Yasuda J1 League live Football match between Nagoya Grampus and Kashima Antlers with Eurosport. The match starts at 11:00 on 12 May 2021. Who will come out on top in the battle of the ... ( read original story ...)
Brazil to vaccinate athletes, coaches for Tokyo Olympics
Brazil's government is about to start delivering COVID-19 vaccines to athletes, coaches, referees and accredited media headed for the Olympics and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Health Minister Marcelo ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese investors sanguine about business potential in Bangladesh
Naoki: Bangladesh at present and Japan in 1971 share almost the same level of GDP per capita (About $2,000). Japan achieved rapid economic growth after the Second World War, particularly in the 1960s ... ( read original story ...)
Age and gender differences in objective sleep properties using large-scale body acceleration data in a Japanese population
Using large-scale objective sleep data derived from body acceleration signals of 68,604 Japanese residents ranging from adolescents to the elderly (10–89 years old), we found significant age- and ... ( read original story ...)