Takeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivals. These humble, everyday artifacts of life ... ( read original story ...)
Rakuten CEO Urges Review of Japan’s COVID-19 Entry Curbs on Foreigners
Rakuten Inc Chief Executive Hiroshi Mikitani has urged Japan's government to review its entry restrictions on foreign nationals, saying prolonged imposition of COVID-19 curbs risks tarnishing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Shibuya Station now equipped with anti-flooding facility
A company that has been building a number of skyscrapers around Tokyo's Shibuya Station over the past several years has completed a h ... ( read original story ...)
A pandemic Halloween preview? Tokyo drive-in haunted house offers socially distanced scares
A production company in Tokyo has launched a drive-through haunted house in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how it works. ( read original story ...)
Pee shy? These transparent public toilets in Tokyo aren’t for you
Well, it has now unveiled a new tourist attraction in Tokyo, see-through public toilets that are part ... giving them a full view out while they go about their business. Award-winning architect ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Trading Giant Beats Rivals by Shunning Energy and Metals
Japan’s Itochu Corp. has secured its position as the nation’s top trading giant -- at least by some measures -- as its emphasis on non-resource businesses helps it weather the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: Online Dating Hooks Up With Algorand
What's hot in crypto this week? It's Algorand. ALGO is a public, pure proof-of-stake blockchain launched in 2018 by a Boston-based team and founded by Turing-award winner and cryp ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Transparent Toilets Aim to Change the Perception of Public Restrooms
The first group of 17 new high-design public restrooms in Tokyo’s Shibuya district double as tourist attractions. ( read original story ...)
Weak tourism figures show that Japanese consumers are still cautious: Economist
Saito from the Japan Center for Economic Research explains why he's not as optimistic as some other analysts on Japan's economic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Domino’s sees big potential in the Japanese market: CEO
Don Meij, MD and CEO of Domino's Pizza, discusses the performance of the business in overseas markets, highlighting the future of the business in Japan, Germany and France, and the success of some of ... ( read original story ...)
Transparent Public Toilets Unveiled In Tokyo Parks — But They Also Offer Privacy
But a famous Japanese architect is hoping to change that view, using vibrant colors and new technology to make restrooms in Tokyo parks more inviting. "There are two things we worry about when ... ( read original story ...)
No fear of coronavirus at drive-through haunted house
TOKYO (AP) - It’s a living nightmare — but a socially distanced ... California's rolling blackouts Black Lives Matter crowd demands Seattle homeowners 'give up' property: 'We coming for it' “We have ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain-Based Crypto Payments Need To Focus On User Experience To Go Mainstream
Despite this engagement, however, the utilization of cryptocurrency as a legitimate fiat alternative, i.e., using crypto as money, remains something of an oddity, with only a relatively small ... ( read original story ...)
What Role Will Crypto Play During ‘The Great Reset?’
The global economic transformation now faces the main question: What to choose — centralization or decentralization? ( read original story ...)
Following U.S. Success, ShelterZoomJapan Launches as More Businesses Shift to Remote Work
ShelterZoom brings secure document solutions to Japan, as government announces eSignatures will have same legal weight as traditional "Hanko" stamps ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan to build network of missile-intercepting satellites, report says
The United States and Japan are to jointly build a network of small satellites capable of detecting new missiles, as Tokyo warns of increasing threats from North Korea. ( read original story ...)