Cryptocurrency exchange giant Coinbase isn’t concerned that Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has begun to view the crypto trading industry with a more cautious eye in the wake of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s antitrust watchdog ends inspection over Airbnb
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday it would end its inspection of the Japanese operations of Airbnb Inc as the U.S. home-sharing platform provider has taken appropriate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business chiefs to scrap recruiting guidelines
Japanese companies focus heavily on recruitment ... and job fairs allow students to look at companies all at once. Nikkei staff writer Takayuki Inoue contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase calls Japan’s cryptocurrency crackdown ‘good for us’
Talks on obtaining a license are "going well" with the Japan's Financial Services Authority, Mike Lempres, chief policy officer at Coinbase, told the Nikkei Asian Review in a recent interview in ... ( read original story ...)
Aging Japan: Built for young families, minicars attract a huge following among elderly drivers
Kei-cars represent nearly a third of all Japanese passenger car sales ... This year, Daihatsu Motor, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp (Tokyo:7203.T - News), released a TV spot featuring an elderly ca... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s supertraders — a brand unto themselves
... role they have played in Japan’s economic development and partially because they operate at or near the top of Japan’s business pyramid, largely due to their significant presence in the supply cha... ( read original story ...)
Japan fights to remain the king of wagyu beef
But Stephen Kelly, the shop's owner, knew that Kagoshima wagyu -- beef from the black cattle raised in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture -- had hardcore fans. "They sold out quickly," Kelly said. ( read original story ...)
QE Party Is Drying Up, Even At The Bank Of Japan
Despite repeated speeches to the contrary. As of September 30, total assets on the Bank of Japan's elephantine balance sheet dropped by ¥5.4 trillion ($33 billion) from a month earlier, to ¥537 ... ( read original story ...)
Career moms in Japan face systemic barriers that in turn hurt the nation
She, like many Japanese women, had an education and early ... string of impressive financial institutions — Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Nikkei Shimbun Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s women sailors serve on frontline of gender equality
ABOARD JS KAGA (Reuters) - Women serving on Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga, are a tight-knit group on the frontline of a push to transform the Japanese navy into a mixed-gender fighting force ... ( read original story ...)
Lotus root rice cake fresh out of the ‘nation’s kitchen’ of Osaka
Formerly a teacher of a culinary school, Hirosato's encounter with the vegetables traditionally grown in Osaka became a turning point in her life. The 42-year-old cooking expert was born to a couple w... ( read original story ...)
Japan Urges Myanmar to Conduct Credible Rohingya Probe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Myanmar's leader Tuesday that a credible investigation into alleged human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims is key to resolving tensions in the country ... ( read original story ...)
India may import Japanese amphibious aircraft for Navy
The news was received on Monday. An amphibious aircraft can take off from both land and water and contenders like ShinMaywa US-2 of the Japanese navy can be used for rescue operations from air to sea. ( read original story ...)
Rare white tiger kills zookeeper in Japan
JAPAN—A zookeeper in Japan died after being mauled by a rare ... at the Hirakawa Zoological Park in the southern city of Kagoshima on Monday evening, Kyodo News reported. Riku, the 5-year-old male tig... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics near $25 billion US — may go higher
The price tag keeps soaring for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics despite local organizers and the International Olympic Committee saying that spending is being cut. A report just released by the national gover... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Costs hit almost $25 billion – may go higher
TOKYO — The price tag keeps soaring for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics despite local organizers and the International Olympic Committee saying that spending is being cut. A report just released by the ... ( read original story ...)