Toyota Motor Corp on Friday said its domestic vehicle production would be 1% higher than initially planned in September, as its plants resume output levels following a steep drop because of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby chief’s cancer returns, but he’ll keep working
Hiroaki Nakanishi, chief of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, has had a relapse of lymphoma but will keep working from the hospital, ... ( read original story ...)
Los Alamos National Laboratory builds an AI system to detect illicit crypto miners
Los Alamos National Laboratory, partly-owned by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system to detect illicit ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Has Lost Its Way: Here’s How to Return to Crypto’s Subversive Roots
Bitcoin has traded its radical potential for the prospect of mainstream adoption. It's not worth it, writes Rachel-Rose O'Leary. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Athletics must be creative if Olympic Games do not go ahead – Lord Coe
World Athletics president Lord Coe says the sport "may have to think out of the box" if the Olympic Games do not go ahead in 2021. ( read original story ...)
How to ‘disappear’ in Japan
According to Christopher Ryan, rich people have the tendency to separate themselves from the rest of the world Jon and Alex, a gay couple from Russia, share an intimate moment at a small apartment in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Matsui Management Says With IPO Looming, Jack Ma’s Ant Group Earns $3.5 Billion Profit in Six Months
Analysts at Japanese financial services company Osaka Matsui Management have said that billionaire Jack Ma-backed Chinese financial-technology juggernaut Ant Group Co. earned an estimated $3.5 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s virtual airline has soaring business class demand amid global pandemic
Those booking these “flights” might never leave the ground but they don’t feel short changed, as passengers on Japan’s leading “virtual reality” airline. First Airline ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby chief redevelops lymphoma but will keep working
Hiroaki Nakanishi, chief of the Japan Business Federation known as Keidanren, has redeveloped lymphoma but will keep working from the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks stage modest rebound as U.S.-China concerns recede
Tokyo stocks turned modestly higher Friday, thanks to a Wall Street rise and receded concerns over U.S.-China relations. The 225-issue Nikkei average of th ... ( read original story ...)
World Athletics president concedes ‘no certainties’ that Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will go ahead next summer
In a poll, over half of Japanese businesses have said the Games should be cancelled or put off again due to the ongoing Covid pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho Bank to charge 1,100 yen for old-fashioned paper bankbooks
Mizuho Bank Ltd. customers who prefer an old-fashioned paper bankbook will have to dip into their savings if they want one starting in January. Customers will have to shell out 1,100 yen ($10.42) ... ( read original story ...)
‘Japan Sinks 2020’ to be compiled into an anime film
Director Masaaki Yuasa has decided to compile the harrowing 10-episode Netflix series into a feature-length anime film. ( read original story ...)
6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Banda Sea, with no reported tsunami
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Banda Sea, Friday, at 11:09 a.m. Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB) though having no potential to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ship deviated from shipping lane before Mauritius impact, data shows
The Japanese-owned bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and spilled oil over pristine waters and fragile coral reefs diverted more than 100 kilometres from a regular shipping lane, data from a ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan governor says travel campaign too soon
The governor of Iwate in northern Japan has criticized the national government’s “GoTo” campaign to encourage travel with discounts, noting the growing number of coronavirus cases. Gov. Takuya Tasso ... ( read original story ...)