A senior official of Japan's Finance Ministry commented, "It is a tax with problems that have been pointed out for quite some time, and there are many aspects that do not conform with the modern age." ... ( read original story ...)
Laughing the best medicine to avoid higher nursing care risks: Japan researchers
The effect a chuckle has on an individual's physical and mental health has been scientifically examined from various angles and one central J ... ( read original story ...)
Japan leads battery tech race with third of patent filings
Japan remains a powerhouse of battery innovation, with Panasonic, Toyota Motor and other names applying for more than one-third of international patents in the field, a new report shows. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Regulation is coming, Uniswap controversy, how many use crypto worldwide: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 21–27
The latest news, the best (and worst) quotes and other highlights on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies this week from Cointelegraph ... ( read original story ...)
Japan FY2021 budget requests likely to top ¥100 tril
Budget requests by government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2021 will likely exceed 100 trillion yen ($947 billion) for the seventh straight year, a Kyodo News tally shows, with the possibility ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese chipmaker Kioxia delays IPO amid US-China tensions
The world’s second-largest maker of flash memory chips, Kioxia is considering delaying Japan’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) as tensions between the United States and China ramp up. Earlier ... ( read original story ...)
atelierco architects splits ‘brass house’ in tokyo in two symmetrical halves
atelierco architects has split the ‘brass house’ in tokyo in two symmetrical halves, topped with two distinct roofs hanging over a central ridge. designed for a client who was yearning for open spaces ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese chipmaker Kioxia to delay IPO amid US-China tensions
Former Toshiba memory unit Kioxia Holdings, the world's second-largest maker of NAND flash memory chips behind Samsung Electronics, will postpone plans for an initial public offering, Nikkei learned ... ( read original story ...)
Cameroonian posed as American woman online in swindle of Nagoya man
Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested a male Cameroonian national who is suspected of swindling a man in Nagoya by posing as a woman online ... ( read original story ...)
How Naomi Osaka rose to the top of the tennis world to become a 3-time Grand Slam champion and a leading voice for social justice
Naomi Osaka is one of the world's most talented tennis players. She has been ranked in the WTA's top 10 since September of 2018. Source: WTA Before she became a bona fide superstar, Osaka was just a ... ( read original story ...)
Kioxia Is Said to Delay Its Plan to List on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Kioxia Holdings Corp., the memory chipmaker spun out of Toshiba Corp. in 2018, will postpone its initial public offering plan to list shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, according to a person familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Former Toshiba chip unit Kioxia to postpone listing on Tokyo bourse
Chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. has decided to postpone its plan to go public on Oct. 6 as heightened U.S.-China tensions have clouded its business outlook ... ( read original story ...)
Vulture Investor Feasts on Crypto Whales Seeking Quick Exits
And there are plenty of those even with crypto prices soaring again and sectors such as decentralized finance, or DeFi, reaching bubble-like extremes. In recent years, investors h ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto-Fueled Market Openbazaar to Close Shop Unless OB1 Raises Community Funding
The Openbazaar development team announced that unless the project can gather funding, the supporting services will shut down. ( read original story ...)
US-China tensions put Kioxia’s $3.2bn IPO in doubt
The board of Kioxia Holdings is due to meet on Monday to discuss postponing Japan’s biggest initial public offering of the year, in a sign that tensions between Washington and Beijing are rippling ... ( read original story ...)
Kioxia to Cancel IPO Plan on U.S.-China Tension: Nikkei Business
(Bloomberg) -- Kioxia Holdings Corp., the memory chipmaker spun out of Toshiba Corp. in 2018, will cancel its current initial public offering plan to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the ... ( read original story ...)