Viasat, Inc. VSAT recently announced that its U.K. counterpart joined forces with a leading cybersecurity solutions provider — Cyber1st — to reinforce crypto capabilities and deploy reliable ... ( read original story ...)
Rocket Launches From Japan: Next Stop, Mars
Built by the United Arab Emirates, and lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, the Emirates Mars Mission is the first of three missions headed to the red planet this summer. ( read original story ...)
First-half exports log drop of 15.4%, Japan’s steepest in over a decade
The hefty year-on-year drop was led by plunging shipments of autos and auto parts as demand was dented by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank sets up new team to research digital currencies
The Bank of Japan (BOJ), the country's central bank, has set up a new dedicated team to further study digital currencies.The post Japan's central bank sets up new team to research digital currencies ... ( read original story ...)
Mastercard Accelerates Crypto Card Partner Program, Making it Easier for Consumers to Hold and Activate Cryptocurrencies
Aiding adoption and creating innovative experiences in the crypto space, Mastercard today announced the expansion of its cryptocurrency program, making it simpler and faster for partners to bring ... ( read original story ...)
Major Theme Park Planned for Yokohama (Report)
Planning is underway to build a massive theme park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, according to Japanese media reports. If completed the park will be similar in size to Tokyo Disneyland. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Disneyland-style theme park eyed for Yokohama plot used by U.S.
Plans are in the cards to construct a theme park on the scale of Tokyo Disneyland at a site in this port city next to the capital that was used by the U.S. military for ... ( read original story ...)
New Nissan Electric Crossover SUV “Ariya” Displayed in Yokohama
Nissan Motors' new electric crossover SUV "Ariya" is displayed at the gallery of Nissan Motors global headquarters in Yokohama, Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Nissan unveiled ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japan
A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training after documenting the experiences of over 800 athletes ... ( read original story ...)
Male company employee, 29, fatally stabs man in Yokohama; woman also hurt
Kanagawa police arrested a 29-year-old male company employee over the alleged fatal stabbing of a man at a residence in Yokohama City early Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Athletes in Japan suffer widespread abuse, Human Rights Watch says
Hundreds of current and former athletes in 50 sports reported mistreatment, raising serious questions ahead of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Cloudflare Announces New Tokyo Office and Head of Japan to Further Support APAC Operations
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced that Tokyo, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic
At least 600,000 people worldwide have died from the novel coronavirus since the global pandemic began, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. There have been more than 14,400,000 confirmed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s sinking exports raise risks of prolonged economic downturn at home and overseas
Japan's exports plunged at a double-digit pace for the fourth month in a row in June, backing signs the coronavirus crisis has knocked the economy into its worst postwar recession and raising the ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi cops: Nagoya casino funded yakuza
Aichi Prefectural Police last week busted an illegal casino in Nagoya that is believed to have funded organized crime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan June exports slump 26.2% year/year – MOF
Japan’s exports plunged 26.2% in June from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Monday. The fall compared with a 24.9% decline expected by economists in a Reuters poll. It followed ... ( read original story ...)