A total of 23 water meters, worth around 53,000 yen (about $510) in total, were stolen from a prefectural housing complex in the city of Suit ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Court Orders Japan To Compensate Former Sex Slaves
A South Korean court on Friday ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to 12 World War II sex slaves or their families, in an unprecedented ruling that prompted an immediate denunciation ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul court orders Japan to compensate 12 Korean sex slaves
A South Korean court has ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange Bakkt Nears Merger With Victory Park SPAC
Bakkt, the cryptocurrency platform majority owned by Intercontinental Exchange Inc., is in advanced talks to go public through a merger with blank-check firm VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, according ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Son poised for another IPO windfall
Son (pic) started last year under a cloud after the meltdown at WeWork, then saw his shares plunge with the coronavirus pandemic and a loss of almost US$18bil at SoftBank’s Vision Fund. TOKYO: ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei hits fresh 30-year high on US stimulus bets
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japanese stocks surged on Friday to a 30-year peak as optimism about further fiscal stimulus under incoming U.S. President Joe Biden and an improving outlook for semiconductor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister expects state of emergency to affect economy in first quarter
Japan's state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the economy in the January-March quarter, but it is too early to predict what will happen beyond that, Finance Minister Taro Aso said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga declares state of emergency for Tokyo as Covid-19 cases surge
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has declared a state of emergency for the nation's capital and surrounding areas as Covid-19 cases surge to the highest levels since the start of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Trevor Noah Buys Japanese-Inspired L.A. Mansion for $27.5 Million
While the rest of us were counting down the final hours and minutes of 2020, the comedian was finalizing his $27.5 million purchase of an 11,000-square-foot mansion in Bel Air. According to the Los ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stocks Set to Rise as Wall Street Continues to Sail to Record Highs
Stocks on Wall Street rose to all-time highs overnight after Congress confirmed the election of Joe Biden as president. ( read original story ...)
Fearing ‘death,’ 1 in 10 small Tokyo eateries won’t close early
Many cited business reasons, including high rents and labor costs in downtown Tokyo. The emergency decree, which is focused more narrowly on restaurants than the broader declaration last spring ... ( read original story ...)
Anxiety mounts over another state of emergency in Tokyo, neighboring areas
People in Japan expressed anxiety Thursday about how their lives and businesses will be impacted by the imposition of another state of emergency in Tokyo and neighboring areas following record numbers ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: No guarantee Olympics will go ahead, says IOC’s Pound
Dick Pound, the longest serving member of the International Olympic Committee, remains uncertain whether Tokyo 2020 will go ahead. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM declares state of emergency in Tokyo amid Covid crisis
Record number of coronavirus cases reported sparking fears hospitals will be overwhelmed ... ( read original story ...)
Kintsugi: Japan’s ancient art of embracing imperfection
Meaning “joining with gold”, this centuries-old art is more than an aesthetic. For the Japanese, it’s part of a broader philosophy of embracing the beauty of human flaws. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Daily Coronavirus Cases Hit Record as State of Emergency Looms
Coronavirus Cases Hit Record as State of Emergency Looms Rising infections have driven Tokyo and surrounding areas to the highest level of a four-stage alert, prompting regional governors to call for ... ( read original story ...)