Japan on Monday detected a coronavirus variant found in South Africa, the government said, the first such discovery in a nation that has already identified more than a dozen cases of another variant ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Forces Japan Begins First Wave of COVID-19 Vaccinations
The United States military has begun its first wave of COVID-19 vaccinations in Japan, prioritising frontline medical workers. Inoculations began on Monday at the Yokota Air Base, Lt. Stuart Thrift ... ( read original story ...)
IPOs in Japan haven’t been this hot since the dot-com bubble
In a surprisingly strong year for initial public offerings globally, Japan’s 2020 market debutantes enjoyed their best opening share performances since the dot-com bubble era, helped by a groundswell ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar changes hands around 103.69 yen level in early deals in Tokyo
The U.S. dollar changed hands around the 103.69 yen level in early deals in Tokyo on Tuesday. As markets opened here, the dollar was quoted at 103.69-70 yen compared with 103.74-84 yen in New York and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to build wooden satellites to cut space junk
A major Japanese company and Kyoto University have joined forces to build what they hope will be the world's first satellites made out of wood.Sumitomo Forestry said it has started research on tree ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.31 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.31 percent at 26,936.38 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix gained 0.32 percent at 1,793.83. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares jump on U.S. stimulus, Japan’s Nikkei at 29-year high
Asian shares jumped on Tuesday, with Japanese stocks hitting a 29-year high, as hopes that a long-awaited U.S. pandemic relief package would be expanded and a Brexit trade deal supported investor risk ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Biden Jitters
From Tokyo, a pointed Taiwan question for the President-elect. ( read original story ...)
Bogus police officers rob family of ¥12 mil in Yokohama
Two men posing as police officers robbed a family of 12 million yen in cash and their bank ATM cards, police said Monday. According to police, the men called on a family of three living in a house in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s IPOs in 2020 Scored Best Opening Gains Since Dot-Com Era
In a surprisingly strong year for initial public offerings globally, Japan’s 2020 market debutantes enjoyed their best opening share performances since the dot-com bubble era, helped by a groundswell ... ( read original story ...)
70% of corporate Japan’s leaders want Biden to ease China tensions
TOKYO -- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should relax Trump-era measures targeting China, corporate Japan's top executives agree in a new Nikkei survey. Respondents expect the global landscape to ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei faces correction before gains next year
Japanese shares will likely see a correction in the near term following a global rally fuelled by coronavirus vaccine hopes, but will rise next year to their highest levels in three decades, a Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
20 for 2020: Sports figures who defined courageous and kind, selfish and stubborn
A glimpse at 20 sports men and women for 2020 – from the gallant to the galling, and the many who, like all of us, learned an awful lot along the way. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares climb as market sentiment raised by U.S. stimulus
Dec. 28, as U.S. President Donald Trump inking a coronavirus-linked economic stimulus package raised the market sentiment, Tokyo shares climbed.As of Friday, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ... ( read original story ...)
Japan suspends international air travel in response to new virus variant
Japan clamped down on international visits by non-resident foreign nationals until the end of January in response to the spread of a new more virulent variant of the coronavirus that has sickened ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto taxes, reporting and tax audits in 2021
The IRS appears to believe that millions of crypto transactions might still be unreported, and it wants to fix this, so be careful out there. ( read original story ...)