The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced the venues and competition schedule for the Olympic Games, which will start July 23 next year. At a general meeting of ... ( read original story ...)
Former Wall Street Trader Seeks to Make Sense of Crypto World
They want to explore the ecosystem and find ways to participate -- and often ask for easier access to various crypto products. “So for us it’s, ‘OK, let’s think about high-quality assets that we can ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s new vision: Tap Japan’s household savings with Nomura
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group wants to attract money ... According to financial market data provider Refinitiv, Nomura earned $123 million in the IPO. Nomura far outpaces rivals in the number of ... ( read original story ...)
A robot can do that: Job listing for simple labor drops 30% in Japan
Nikkei examined job opportunities in May and ... According to the U.S. software company and RPA provider UiPath, many companies in Japan are considering implementing RPA technology as working ... ( read original story ...)
Blackpink, Juice WRLD, Pop Smoke, Halsey And 6ix9ine: 5 Important Moves On This Week’s Hot 100
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 31: Rose, Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo of girl group BLACKPINK perform on the ... [+] stage during the 26th Tokyo Girls Collection at Yokohama Arena on March 31, 2018 in Yokohama, ... ( read original story ...)
Cruise ship’s 30% positive rate stunned political nerve center
Shock waves passed throughout the Nagatacho political nerve center in early February after it was learned 30% of covid-19 tests were positive on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which had returned to ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan new electric crossover SUV “Ariya” displayed in Yokohama
Nissan Motors' new electric crossover SUV "Ariya" displayed at the gallery of Nissan Motors global headquarters in Yokohama, Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Nissan unveiled new ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Colombia and Japan report record single-day increases
Colombia and Japan have reported spikes in single-day cases of COVID-19 as the globe surpassed 14 million infections this week. Colombia's National Institutes of Health reported 8,934 new COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s next vision: Tap Japan household savings with Nomura
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group wants to attract money ... According to financial market data provider Refinitiv, Nomura earned $123 million in the IPO. Nomura far outpaces rivals in the number of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan mulls ‘China exit’ for 87 manufacturing projects
The Japanese government has laid out its plan for shifting manufacturing out of China to Southeast Asia or Japan, reports Nikkei Asian Review. As part of the plan, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade ... ( read original story ...)
UK asks Japan for help with 5G as alternative to Huawei
TOKYO -- The British government has asked Japan for help in creating its 5G, or fifth-generation, wireless networks, Nikkei has learned. The request came after the U.K. on Tuesday decided to ban ... ( read original story ...)
Alarm bells ring after spike in virus cases from visits to Tokyo
In Fukui Prefecture, no new cases had been confirmed since the end of April until a man in his 30s tested positive in mid-July after returning from a business trip to Tokyo. His family’s infection was ... ( read original story ...)
Call of the wild: The challenges of rural migration in Japan
Nakano has recruited staff locally and from Osaka, to bring fresh perspectives and energy ... First, they restored the dilapidated property, largely by themselves, before launching the accommodations, ... ( read original story ...)
UK asks Japan for help with 5G networks as alternative to Huawei
TOKYO -- The British government has asked Japan for help in creating its 5G, or fifth-generation, wireless networks, Nikkei has learned. The request came after the U.K. on July 14 decided to ban ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo New Cases Rise; Russian Infections Slowing: Virus Update
Tokyo discovered another 290 new cases while Australia canceled its next planned sitting of parliament because of risks posed by the nation’s coronavirus outbreak.Democratic presidential nominee Joe ... ( read original story ...)
G-20 finance chiefs hold teleconference on coronavirus pandemic
Finance Minister Taro Aso and Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda joined the videoconference, with debt relief for developing countries on the agenda, a Japanese government official said. Finance ... ( read original story ...)