Cooler weather helped to move some autumn items, but the lack of international shoppers continued to dampen sales ... ( read original story ...)
Universities in Chubu returning to face-to-face classes
According to an education ministry survey, a majority of institutions said they plan to have more than half of courses be in-person. ( read original story ...)
Crypto fans mauled by watchdog baring its teeth
For crypto fans, this is somewhere between a nanny state and outright fascism. Who are the pen pushers at the FCA to withdraw a Brit’s god-given right to lose money on made-up numbers? They have one ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to Start Digital Currency Experiments Next Year
The Bank of Japan said it aims to start early phase experiments next year on issuing a digital currency in order to be ready should demand for one rise quickly. ( read original story ...)
Foreign travelers to Japan plummeted 75% in first half of 2020
The number of foreign travelers to Japan plummeted in the first half of this year — the first drop since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated the Tohoku region — after the country imposed strict ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon off southern Japan, heavy rain expected nationwide
TOKYO (AP) — A slow-moving typhoon off Japan's southern coast has triggered gusts and rain across a large part of the country and could bring heavy rains to the Tokyo region early next ... ( read original story ...)
RENOSY ASSET Receives 2020 Good Design Award
The award recognizes the customer experience of RENOSY ASSET, which provides a seamless real estate service （*1） from property selection to loan review, contract signing and income/expenditure ... ( read original story ...)
McKinsey guided Japan Post into disastrous Toll purchase
ABC News The client was Japan Post. The target, Toll Group, the Melbourne trucking company that Paul Little had taken public – marrying his IPO banker – and built into an $8 billion-revenue logistics ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks post biggest weekly gain in 2 months on U.S. stimulus hopes
Japanese stocks posted their biggest weekly gain in two months on Friday, on hopes of more stimulus in the United States, even though some investors doubted the chances of a deal in the run up to the ... ( read original story ...)
Furikomi – A Step by Step Guide to Bank Transfers in Japan
Living in Japan will require dealing with finances, which also means learning how to do banking through an ATM. While Japanese ATMs these days have an English menu, they are limited to basic essential ... ( read original story ...)
Univ. of Tokyo to issue $190 million debt for post-pandemic projects
The University of Tokyo said Thursday it will issue 20 billion yen ($190 million) worth of bonds next week to finance projects to add ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s status as financial hub benefits from China’s Hong Kong crackdown and Singapore’s limits on foreign workers
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong and Singapore’s limits on foreign workers have created an opening for Japan to become more inviting for foreign financiers. ( read original story ...)
China’s Crackdown on Hong Kong Could Help Japan Become Finance Hub
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong and new limits on overseas workers in Singapore could help Japan raise its profile as a global financial hub, despite its higher taxes, according to Japan’s new vice ... ( read original story ...)
Digitalization of Japan’s government is necessary: Goldman Sachs
Naohiko Baba from Goldman Sachs says a lack of digitalization in Japan is contributing to low productivity of labor. He explains how Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's plans for a digital agency will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan August machinery orders seen falling as coronavirus hits investment: Reuters poll
Japan's core machinery orders likely fell in August, a Reuters poll found on Friday, reversing the previous month's gain as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on business investment. ( read original story ...)
Crypto fans mauled by watchdog bearing its teeth
For crypto fans, this is somewhere between a nanny state and outright fascism. Who are the pen pushers at the FCA to withdraw a Brit’s god-given right to lose money on made-up numbers? They have one ... ( read original story ...)