There is no space for unilateral attempts to alter the status quo by coercion in a free and open Indo-Pacific region, be it in Ladakh or the East China Sea, Japan’s ambassador to India, Satoshi Suzuki ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s market for initial public offerings have not been this hot since the dot-com bubble two decades ago
Japanese stocks overall lagged in the pandemic recovery, with the Topix not erasing its year-to-date loss until November, months after US and Asian peers. ( read original story ...)
Crypto token XRP falls as much as 31% after Coinbase says it will halt trading following SEC complaint against Ripple
The SEC said this month that Ripple had effectively been running a $1.3 billion unregistered offering, and that it deems XRP a security and not a cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
Japan closes borders, limits travel to citizens after new COVID-19 strain from UK emerges
What you need to know about the latest travel restrictions to Japan after the country closed its borders due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. ( read original story ...)
Japan Group to Lend Vietnam $1.8 Billion for Coal-Fired Power
The government-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation said it would lend slightly more than a third of the total $1.767 billion in financing for the project in central Vietnam’s Vung Ang ... ( read original story ...)
Japan developing 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 ...)
Japan stocks lead Asian shares higher as U.S. stimulus fuels rally
Asian shares rose on Tuesday, with Japanese stocks hitting a 30-year high, as investor risk was encouraged by a Brexit trade deal and hopes a long-awaited U.S. pandemic relief package will be expanded ... ( read original story ...)
NHK World-Japan shows documentary on Fukushima tsunami ten years on
NHK World-Japan, the international service of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, said it is showing a two-part series on the devastating tsunami triggered by the earthquake off the Pacific coast of ... ( read original story ...)
FHAMS turns 3 floors of nagoya TV tower into a hotel, café and restaurant
FHAMS, has completed a partial renovation of nagoya’s TV tower in japan. this most recent work follows a project in 2019 that turned the 60-year old tower into a mixed-use development with earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Who is on the plane? Who still needs to qualify?
BBC Sport NI's Nigel Ringland assesses how Northern Ireland hopefuls stand in relation to qualification for the rescheduled 2021 Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)
Joshua Cheptegei aims for ‘amazing’ Tokyo double
Joshua Cheptegei is looking forward to the 'great challenge' of trying to become the eighth man to do the 5,000m-10,000m double at an Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 856 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 3,571
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 856 new cases of the coronavirus, up 375 from Monday. The number is the result of 5,545 tests conducted on Dec 26. The tally brought Tokyo's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan virus outbreaks, scandals sap public support for Suga
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga came to office on a wave of popularity, pledging to combat the coronavirus and fix Japan's languishing economy ... ( read original story ...)
‘Demon Slayer’ beats ‘Spirited Away’ to become Japan’s highest-grossing movie ever
A Japanese anime blockbuster has beaten the Oscar-winning classic "Spirited Away" to become the country's highest-grossing movie ever — a significant feat as the global entertainment industry reels ... ( read original story ...)
Japan concerned as China is ‘buying’ land around Tokyo’s military bases
China is buying land near Japan’s defence installations, making it another potential area of conflict between the two Asian nations. The Japanese government is planning to improve the security of ... ( read original story ...)
After massive COVID-19 spending, how much deeper in debt can Japan go?
Experts say increased spending is unavoidable but that Japan will need to start seriously discussing how it will deal with its debt once the pandemic eases. ( read original story ...)