Visitors can climb to observation decks from 15 meters to 18 meters high on the Gundam-Dock Tower to have close-up views of the anime icon. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Yokohama glitters with night shows ahead of Christmas celebrations
Ahead of Christmas celebrations, a large number of both locals and international tourists are visiting the night landscape in Japan's Yokohama city. A decked up dome glittering at the centre of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games won’t confirm added costs reported at $3 billion
Organizers of the delayed Tokyo Olympics have declined to confirm widely circulated reports in Japan that the costs of the one-year postponement will be about $3 billion. The estimates have been ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange CEO resigns over October system failure
The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange stepped down over a system failure last month, the bourse's operator said on Monday, after the disruption halted trade for an unprecedented full day and drew a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange Head Miyahara Resigns After Trading Outage
Tokyo Stock Exchange president Koichiro Miyahara will step down to accept responsibility for the all-day outage that halted trading on the world’s third-largest equity market last month. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange CEO to resign over October system failure: Report
Tokyo Stock Exchange President and CEO Koichiro Miyahara has decided to resign over a system failure that caused an unprecedented all-day ... ( read original story ...)
Brief: Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, DAX Pulls Back; Ethereum Rises Ahead of ETH 2.0
The Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, DAX index have retreated in early trading as traders as profit-taking resumes. Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have bounced back. ( read original story ...)
What Made Central Banks Rethink Their CBDC Strategy: Evidence From Bank Of Korea, Bank Of Japan And Reserve Bank Of Australia
Along with Financial Times Alphaville reporters, skeptics of blockchain and CBDC abound in central banks and among the long term denizens of investment banks. They can foretell the future. If someone ... ( read original story ...)
Life-size moving Gundam statue unveiled at Yokohama theme facility
An 18-meter "life-size" moving statue of Gundam was unveiled to the media Monday at a theme facility in Yokohama based on the giant robot featured in the Japanese science fiction animation series, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange CEO to resign over October system failure: Nikkei
Tokyo Stock Exchange President and Chief Executive Officer Koichiro Miyahara has decided to resign over a system failure that caused an unprecedented all-day suspension on the bourse last month, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange CEO has reportedly resigned over recent system outage
The outage cast a shadow on the exchange's credibility and dented Tokyo's hopes of boosting the country's standing as a global financial center. ( read original story ...)
Cost of Tokyo Olympic delay put at about $2 billion
The cost of the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics is estimated to be just under $2 billion. Japan’s Kyodo news agency and the Yomiuri newspaper both reported the figure Sunday, citing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games organizers reportedly estimate Covid countermeasures to cost $960 million
Japanese media had reported a day earlier that the total costs of delaying the Games for a year would run to 200 billion yen. ( read original story ...)
One Piece Statues Are Helping a Japanese City Heal From Earthquake Devastation
A series of One Piece statues are helping the Kumamoto Prefecture recover after the 2016 earthquakes. Earlier this week, a giant statue of "Iron Man" Franky was unveiled outside of Takamori Station in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 organisers estimate Games postponement cost $1.9 bln – media
This year's postponement of the Tokyo Olympics because of the novel coronavirus cost about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion), organisers have estimated, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei heads for biggest monthly gain in decades
Japan's benchmark Nikkei steadied on Monday, on course for its biggest monthly gain in decades, as optimism over progress in COVID-19 vaccine development and fading uncertainty surrounding the U.S. ( read original story ...)