FPT has recently become a member of Keidanren, also known as Japan Business Association, in an attempt to strengthen ties with the Japanese Government and the local business community. This press ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘on the brink’ as it struggles to hold back coronavirus
Japan will ban entry of foreigners from 73 countries and ask everyone arriving from abroad to quarantine for two weeks in its struggle to contain the coronavirus, with a senior minister warning ... ( read original story ...)
Fading Vision? How coronavirus hit Softbank’s $100bn tech fund
TOKYO -- Investors have been given a glimpse of plunging valuations at some of the ... The figure fell to $7.8 billion after WeWork canceled its IPO in late September. SoftBank has already booked ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: More patients in Tokyo, less pay in New Zealand
Coronavirus patients are being moved to more hospitals and even hotels in Tokyo as infections surged in the Japanese capital, where medical experts warn the health care system is on the brink of ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Officials seek space amid patient surge in Tokyo
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)
Shiseido: Japan Cosmetics Giant’s Outlook Is Less Pretty This Year, But Share Price Has Yet To Look In The Mirror
Shiseido is a Japanese cosmetics and personal care company with a portfolio of brands and is the fifth largest cosmetics company globally. Notwithstanding Shise ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt: No plans at moment to extend state of emergency to other regions
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government said on Monday it saw no reason at the moment to extend its state of emergency beyond Tokyo and a handful of other cities around the country. "So far we have not ... ( read original story ...)
‘Clothesline’ art gives victims of sexual abuse a place to speak
Pieces of paper fluttering in the wind like laundry are part of an artistic production designed to give a voice to victims of sexual abuse and harassment. One of the notes reads, “A strange man groped ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese studios lure Japan’s struggling anime artists
Chinese streaming providers are increasingly hunting for talent among animators in Japan, the land where anime was born but whose own industry has fallen on tough times. At a small office building in ... ( read original story ...)
Abe defends mask give-out plan; eyes budget submission next week
The government will submit a supplementary budget for fiscal 2020 from April to the Diet next week to finance an emergency package worth ... a sharp increase in coronavirus infections in Tokyo, Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Google removes 49 Chrome extensions caught stealing crypto-wallet keys
Google has removed 49 Chrome extensions from the Web Store that posed as legitimate cryptocurrency wallet apps but contained malicious code that stole crypto-wallet private keys, mnemonic phrases, and ... ( read original story ...)
Elite sail maker changes tack to produce desperately needed medical gowns
Japanese company's sails have helped win Olympic medals since 1996, and they know if that's to happen again soon, everyone has to do their part in the race against COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
For paratriathlete Melissa Stockwell, Tokyo postponement was a triple setback to training
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Stockwell has been unable to swim and has shifted her mental calendar back to 2019 for her running and biking. ( read original story ...)
G7 agrees on need to aid emerging economies amid anti-virus efforts – Tokyo
The finance leaders of the Group of Seven states agreed on Tuesday on the need to provide financial and technical assistance to emerging economies battling with the fallout from the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
‘A Reminder That Nature Is Strong’: In Japan, A 1,000-Year-Old Cherry Tree Blooms
At more than 1,000 years old, the tree has lived through wars and famines, earthquakes and storms. One of the worst nuclear disasters in history took place in 2011 near this part of northeastern Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Elite sail maker changes tack to produce medical gowns for race against coronavirus
Tokyo — When Junichiro Shiraishi heard the coronavirus pandemic was leaving doctors and nurses desperately short of medical gowns, it took him just a few days to sew up a solution. Shiraishi is the ... ( read original story ...)