CoilSite, Tokyo Tech's student augmented reality (AR)1 development team, have won the Grand Prize in the 2021 University Business Plan Competition of the Financial Digital Transformation Summit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator to reprimand Mizuho again over system flaws – Nikkei
Japan's banking regulator will issue another reprimand to Mizuho Financial Group 8411.T over a series of system glitches, one of which involved a potential law violation, the Nikkei business daily ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court declines to block Tokyo Kikai’s poison pill defence -Kyodo
Japan's supreme court dismissed on Thursday a request to block a plan by Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd to launch a "poison pill" takeover defence, Kyodo News said, in a closely watched ruling with ... ( read original story ...)
Toyoda gets rare third term as head of Japan’s auto lobby
The Japanese automotive lobby said on Thursday it has chosen Toyota President Akio Toyoda to serve a rare third term as its chairman to lead the industry through a time of seismic change and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan diplomat pulls out of U.S. news conference over islet dispute with S.Korea
Japan's vice foreign minister pulled out of a planned news conference with his South Korean and U.S. counterparts in Washington on Wednesday over a territorial dispute between the two U.S. allies, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s stimulus package spending likely around $488 bln -Nikkei
Japan's economic stimulus package will likely require fiscal spending of around 55.7 trillion yen ($488 billion) due to huge amounts of cash payouts, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. TOKYO, ... ( read original story ...)
GVB welcomes Japan’s TabiMUSE for familiarization tour
The Guam Visitors Bureau is hosting its first familiarization tour from Japan since the pandemic began. The tour is for the editorial team of TabiMUSE, an online travel platform in Japan that caters ... ( read original story ...)
Plug and Play Japan Summer/Fall 2021 Summit Osaka Report
Fall 2021 Summit Osaka. Plug and Play Osaka was established in 2020 as the branch office of Plug and Play Japan in Osaka and has been striving to build a startup ecos ... ( read original story ...)
LeBron James, Drake, and Naomi Osaka Invest in Black-Owned Sports Technology Firm StatusPro
LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, and Drake are all making money moves in the right direction after investing in an emerging sports technology and gaming company. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka is asking China about Peng Shuai, missing since her #MeToo allegation
Peng Shuai's whereabouts are unknown since she posted allegations of sexual abuse by a former high-level government official. ( read original story ...)
Case Study: Creating Efficiencies in Remote Production in Tokyo
CTO at EMG, details how the company collaborated with Imagine Communications to produce coverage of this summer's global sports event ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka expresses her ‘shock’ at the disappearance of ex-Wimbledon doubles champion Peng Shuai after she alleged she was sexually assaulted by a senior Chinese politician
Former Wimbledon doubles champion Peng has not been heard from directly since she made sexual assault allegations against a top Chinese official last week. ( read original story ...)
Japan, US Set Framework for Talks on Trade, Broader Ties
U.S. Trade Representative Katharine Tai and Japan's trade minister have agreed to work to resolve a dispute over American tariffs on steel and aluminum as part of a framework for deeper cooperation. ( read original story ...)
Peng Shuai: Naomi Osaka ‘in shock’ over Chinese star’s disappearance amid sexual assault allegations
Naomi Osaka said she was concerned over the whereabouts of fellow tennis player Peng Shuai, who has not been heard from since making allegations of sexual assault against a former Chinese vice premier ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE: Naomi Osaka Joins VS Collective, Talks Mental Health, Fashion and Serena Williams on Victoria’s Secret Podcast
Naomi Osaka is now part of. The professional tennis player and four-time Grand Slam winner is the latest in a string of high-profile figures to join’s VS Collective, an initiative that includes women ... ( read original story ...)
Shocked tennis star Osaka posts: Where is Peng Shuai?
Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she's been shocked to hear of a fellow tennis player who has gone quiet since making a sexual assault allegation against a former top government official in China ... ( read original story ...)