TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to instruct Cabinet ministers on Nov. 10 to compile a third extra budget for fiscal 2020 to support the economy hit by the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Rugby: Australia’s 2027 World Cup bid picks up steam with more govt funding
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool D - Australia v Fiji - Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan - September 21, 2019 The Webb Ellis Cup trophy is seen before the match REUTERS/Peter Cziborra ... ( read original story ...)
Spectator cap raised in Yokohama stadium for anti-virus trial
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A three-day trial began Friday at a baseball stadium in Yokohama to study ways to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus at major events, with the cap on the number of ... ( read original story ...)
Domestic ticket holders can apply for refunds in November: Tokyo organisers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan-based ticketholders for the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be able to apply for refunds from Nov. 10, Games organisers said on Friday. Since deciding to postpone the Games ... ( read original story ...)
Vistra acquires Tokyo-based accounting firm
Vistra, a provider of advisory and administrative support to fund, corporate, capital market and private wealth clients, has acquired Routes Business Supports K.K., a specialist accounting firm based ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Lift Travel Ban for Business Visas from China, 8 Other Countries
TOKYO – Japan’s government is preparing to lift its travel ban for non-tourist visitors from China, South Korea, Australia and six other countries as of Nov. 1, government sources said on Friday. The ... ( read original story ...)
It’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter
Lockheed Martin and MHI have partnered on the Final Assembly and Check-Out (FACO) facility for the JASDF’s F-35A variant in Nagoya, Japan. Another factor that could play a role in selecting a partner ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: as COVID Persists and U.S. Election Nears, China Growth Lifts Asia
While international attention has been focused on the looming U.S. election and the struggle to halt the spread of the coronavirus in the Americas and Europe, China has quietly been clocking up ... ( read original story ...)
Virus-prevention measures tested at near-full baseball stadium in Yokohama
Fans flooded into a baseball stadium in Yokohama that will host Olympic events next year as officials tested virus-prevention measures Friday with their eyes on the delayed Games. The experiment will ... ( read original story ...)
Wary of security issues, Japan moves to shut China out of its drone supply chain
The primary concerns, those people said, centered on information technology, supply chains, cyber security and intellectual property - worries that have been rising outside Japan as well. But Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan town gov’t put its hot spring resorts on sale, appears to receive no applications
The local government of this northeastern Japan town, known for its hot spring resorts, put seven of its 10 municipal spa faciliti･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
How the IRS tracks down people who don’t report their crypto
Crypto income taxation is a murky arena at present. It would seem that even the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, has a tough time figuring out who owes what, according to Wendy Walker, solution ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Lender Celsius Taps Horizen for ‘Proof-of-Reserves’ Proof of Concept
Crypto lender Celsius is producing a series of experiments over the next few months that would test what it would look like for the company to decentralize some of its operations. The centralized ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com: Latest Research Reveals DeFi Is Now Being Taken Seriously By Traditional Finance
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com recently announced that the latest research revealed decentralized finance (DeFi) is now being taken seriously by traditional finance. The research, ... ( read original story ...)
Agreement on New Business and Capital Alliance between Toyota Motor Corporation and KDDI Corporation
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation and KDDI Corporation have agreed on a new business and capital alliance today with the purpose of further strengthening the relationship ... ( read original story ...)
New fault zone measurements could help us to understand subduction earthquakes
Researchers have conducted detailed structural analyses of a fault zone in central Japan to identify the specific conditions that lead to devastating earthquake. The seismic slip processes that were ... ( read original story ...)