The Financial Services Agency has launched an office to help foreign financial firms with all the regulatory processes needed to enter Japan -- from pre-application consultation to supervision and ... ( read original story ...)
Losing your identity to get a job in Japan
Japan has one of the most intense, fiercely competitive and stressful recruitment processes for new graduates anywhere in the world. The way men and women are expected to dress is just one of the many ... ( read original story ...)
Super Nintendo World opening delayed due to Osaka state of emergency
Universal Studios Japan has announced that Super Nintendo World will not be opening next month as planned. The Nintendo-themed zone of the Osaka park was supposed to open on February 4th after its ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo decides to sell new beer with English mistake on label
It was a sad day for beer lovers across Japan on Jan 8, when Sapporo Breweries put the lid on an exclusive new brew release just four days before it was due to go on sale. According to the company, ... ( read original story ...)
Images of kittens roaming around railway diorama save Osaka diner
A cat walks over railway tracks at the Diorama Restaurant Tetsudokan in Osaka’s Tennoji Ward. (Kenji Tsuji) OSAKA--Take some stray cats and let them loose on your treasured model railway set. What ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Halt All Business Travel in New Step to Curb COVID-19
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday night the government will temporarily suspend an arrangement allowing business travelers from 11 Asian countries and regions to enter Japan, effectively ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake 96 km southeast of Hamamatsu, Japan
Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Saturday 16 January 2021 at 8:43 pm local time, at a great depth of ... ( read original story ...)
Sun Life Financial unit pays $700M for Tokyo office tower
The unit of Canadian insurance giant Sun Life Financial agreed to pay $693 million for an 18-story Tokyo office building, according to the news outlet Mingtiandi. The building is the headquarters of ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Swings Undermine CFO Case for Converting Cash to Crypto
Wall Street finance executives who were thinking of plunging some of their company’s cash reserves into Bitcoin got a heat check this week. Chief financial officers, not generally known as a ... ( read original story ...)
Warren Buffett blasted Bitcoin as a worthless delusion and ‘rat poison squared.’ Here are his 16 best quotes about crypto.
"People buy and sell them because they hope they go up or down just like they did with tulip bulbs a long time ago." ... ( read original story ...)
eToro warns users crypto trading may become limited due to ‘unprecedented demand’
Major exchange platform eToro has warned users that waning liquidity could see limitations placed on their trading abilities this weekend ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s suicide rate rises 16% in second wave of Covid, study finds
Rise in July to October, particularly among women and children, contrasts with decline in first wave ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s suicides jump 16% in COVID-19 second wave after fall in first wave: study
TOKYO (Reuters) - Suicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among women and children, even though they fell in the first wave when the government ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan, was reported only 12 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world ... ( read original story ...)
Popular pub chain shuts 20% of its Tokyo locations due to pandemic
The owner of several popular pub chains said it was shutting down 20% of its bars in Tokyo, saying the latest lockdown measures made it difficult to keep them open. Monteroza, which owns the Shirokiya ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 1,809 new daily coronavirus infections
Tokyo reported 1,809 infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, its government said. Japan expanded a state of emergency in the capital area to seven more prefectures on Wednesday to stem a surge ... ( read original story ...)