Japan's heavy bond issuance to fund economic support measures during the pandemic has made the need for fiscal reform even more pressing, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hiroshima to conduct large-scale PCR tests to battle COVID-19
Japan's Hiroshima prefecture said on Friday it will carry out large-scale polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing to curb the spread of coronavirus, a rarity in a nation that lags far behind many ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei pulls back from 3-decade high, but tech stocks march ahead
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average inched lower on Friday after rising for five straight sessions to hit a three-decade high, although losses were capped by tech-related shares after Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports seen rising for first time in two years, core CPI to drop further: Reuters poll
Japan's exports likely rose for the first time in two years in December as overseas demand improved, according to a Reuters poll, but a continued surge in coronavirus cases globally and extended ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Japan’s exports seen rising for 1st time in 2 yrs, core CPI to drop further
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How Japanese companies prepared for Brexit
I originally wrote the article below for the Teikoku Databank News in September 2019. On re-reading it, I am relieved to see my predictions held up. ( read original story ...)
Greenberg Traurig Expands Asia Real Estate Practice; Adds Mori Inada in Tokyo
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the expansion of its Asia real estate practice, adding Mori Inada as a shareholder in its Tokyo office. Inada joins the firm from Morrison & Foerster, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan city aims to teach kids about sustainability with city-building browser game
A website using games to teach children about the United Nations' (U.N.) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to solve internatio ... ( read original story ...)
Ghosn hid scale of Nissan salary, fearing dismissal from Renault, Tokyo court told
Carlos Ghosn concealed the scale of his compensation at Nissan because he feared the French government would force him out of Renault if it discovered how much he earned, an executive at the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s hi-tech lavatory is privy to your vital signs
A Japanese company is developing a high-tech intelligent lavatory that will give health tips and warnings by using artificial intelligence to analyse human waste.The Wellness Toilet will provide the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Wants the Olympics to Happen Even if the Public Doesn’t
Tokyo Wants the Olympics to Happen Even if... The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, rescheduled for this July and August but still keeping the 2020 name, will be a landmark event that ... ( read original story ...)
Flying in Japan? Your flight may soon be arriving at ‘Hatsune Miku Airport’
Most air travelers to Sapporo, the prefectural capital of Hokkaido, arrive at New Chitose Airport. Even if you don’t speak Japanese, it’s a pretty cool name for an airport, with “New” giving it an ... ( read original story ...)
Grand opening of Japan’s Super Nintendo World delayed with less than a month to go
The opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan, originally scheduled for Feb. 4, will now be delayed indefinitely, Bloomberg reports. The news comes after Japan recently expanded its ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto finally becomes bigger than . . . the world
Well bitcoin had better move aside because there’s another, bigger crypto token in town. In fact every asset in the world had better move aside — all of them combined, in fact. Introducing “Wrapped ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin frenzy drives 900% surge in assets for crypto investment firm Grayscale
Institutional investors counted for 86% of flows into Grayscale products last year, as well as 93% of all fourth-quarter inflows. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin surges back above $40,000 as bulls ignore Christine Lagarde’s crypto warnings
The Bitcoin price rose past $40,000 - continuing its volatile price swings - as investors returned to the cryptocurrency market on Thursday. ( read original story ...)