An influential group in China has revealed plans for an East Asia cryptocurrency scheme that could see a basket of currencies combined to take on bitcoin, Facebook's libra and even the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Snow Festival to scale down sculptures due to COVID-19
Visitors eager to attend the annual Sapporo Snow Festival next year will not be able to see the iconic, towering snow sculptures that often rise higher than 10 meters. Organizers ... ( read original story ...)
Man nabbed for stealing mug from popular cafe in central Japan for ‘collection’
A man who admitted to stealing a mug from an outlet of popular cafe chain Komeda's Coffee for his "collection," has been arrested on suspicion of theft, police said on June 16. The suspect, Shinjiro ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to keep close watch over disputed islands: Suga
Japan will take all possible measures to ensure surveillance of the areas around disputed islands in the East China Sea, the top government spokesman said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ruling Party Eyes Foreign Workers for Financial Sector
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is drafting a proposal to attract high-skilled workers from abroad for Tokyo's financial sector, the lawmaker heading the LDP's committee on foreign labourers ... ( read original story ...)
Best outdoor adventure parks near Tokyo
Get out and about – escape the city for these family-friendly adventure parks, playgrounds and outdoor attractions ... ( read original story ...)
SK Biopharm highlights drugs pipeline ahead of planned $800m IPO
South Korean drugmaker SK Biopharmaceuticals started the run-in to its $800 million initial public offering by offering more details of its development pipeline, saying it would begin clinical trials ... ( read original story ...)
Aso rules out new probe into scandal, despite widow’s plea
Finance Minister Taro Aso again ruled out a new investigation into a document falsification scandal involving his ministry that led to the suicide of one of its officials, despite ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi dumps SpaceJet’s chief development officer as more cuts set to hit in Japan
SpaceJet chief development officer Alexander Bellamy, a former Bombardier C-Series executive, has been let go after four years and four months with Mitsubishi's regional jet program. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Tradition and Art Collide in These Unusual Tatami Designs
Artisan Kenji Yamada transforms tatami into dazzling flooring designs that might just keep the Japanese artistic tradition alive. ( read original story ...)
Osaka human trials of AnGes coronavirus vaccine to start June 30
Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui has said that a clinical trial of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus will begin at a hospital in the city on June 30. The vaccine was developed by AnGes Inc., a ... ( read original story ...)
ROYAL ASCOT 2020: Today’s tips as sun set to rise again on Japan
Nothing says Royal Ascot like The Queen and Frankie Dettori and First Receiver could give Her Majesty a 24th winner at the meeting. ( read original story ...)
The worst is over for Japan, but recovery will take a while: Analyst
Izumi Devalier of Bank of America Global Research says it will take a long time for Japan's economy to get back to pre-pandemic levels, despite forward-looking data suggesting an improvement. She also ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei eases on auto export slump, geopolitical tensions
Japanese shares fell on Wednesday as automakers dragged on weak export data, while escalating tensions between North Korea and South Korea also doused the market sentiment. ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood turns gloomier as virus damage spreads
Worries about the deepening impact of the new coronavirus kept Japanese business confidence depressed in June, as firms braced for a prolonged global economic downturn, the Reuters Tankan survey ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s May exports, imports log biggest on-year fall in 10 yrs
Japan's exports and imports in May both posted the largest year-on-year drops in more than 10 years, reflecting rapidly weakened over ... ( read original story ...)