The addition, announced Tuesday, follows the purchase earlier this year of CARMERA Inc., a U.S. venture that specializes in sophisticated road mapping updates made cheaper and faster by using ... ( read original story ...)
Volkswagen hikes prices in Japan by up to $1,000
Volkswagen joins the list of foreign automakers that are raising prices on vehicles they export to Japan, Nikkei has learned, making a move that domestic players have been hesitant to do amid sluggish ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift nationwide COVID-19 emergency restrictions
The Japanese government announced Tuesday that the country's coronavirus state of emergency will end this week.State of play: Japanese Economic Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said "[m]easures will be ... ( read original story ...)
Super Nintendo World Japan adding Donkey Kong-themed expansion
Mario and Donkey Kong are about to be reunited again. When Universal Studios created its Super Nintendo World theme park in Japan, it understandably decided to focus on the Super Mario franchise. Soon ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to end Covid-19 emergency measures Sept. 30
TOKYO – The Japanese government will end the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) state of emergency covering Tokyo and 18 prefectures and a quasi-state of emergency for eight regions when they expire ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka selects MGM Resorts as integrated resort partner
MGM Resorts International announced that MGM Japan, along with it’s joint-venture partner ORIX, has been selected by Osaka as the region’s integrated resort partner. Some details of the proposed ... ( read original story ...)
Facing Crises—and Mosquitoes—at Home in Osaka
If you’re looking at something, you don’t know where it’s going; if you know where it’s going, you don’t know where it is. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic Games CEO: Official costs known early next year
Toshiro Muto, the chief executive officer of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, said on Tuesday he was not ready to say if the cost of the Games would go higher than the official budget figure ... ( read original story ...)
Twenty groups pitch business ideas at first School of Engineering E×S Challenge
The School of Engineering recently launched the E×S Challenge to encourage Tokyo Tech students, postdocs, and assistant professors to utilize their engineering (E) skills and pitch feasible business ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to end COVID-19 state of emergency on Thursday
Japan will lift a coronavirus state of emergency in all regions on Thursday as the number of new cases falls and the strain on the medical system eases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said. ( read original story ...)
teamLab Planets va lancer à Tokyo une expérience culinaire, un espace artistique et un magasin de fleurs le 8 octobre prochain
Lab Planets TOKYO à Toyosu, Tokyo, a le plaisir de lancer « Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo » inspiré du restaurant déjà existant à Kyoto ... ( read original story ...)
Japan seeks to end COVID-19 state of emergency this month -minister
The Japanese government will seek advisers' approval to lift the state of emergency in all regions on Oct. 1 as the number of new coronavirus cases falls and the strain on the medical system eases, ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ policymakers warned of Japan’s recovery delay, China risk
Some Bank of Japan policymakers warned of the risk of a delay in the country's economic recovery as state of emergency curbs to combat the coronavirus pandemic weighed on consumption, minutes of their ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Set to End Emergency; Biden Gets Booster: Virus Update
U.S. President Joe Biden received a booster shot Monday and said he’d press for more vaccination mandates to improve the U.S. inoculation rate. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also said he had ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to end COVID-19 state of emergency this week
Japanese government however is reportedly considering allowing governors to implement COVID-19 countermeasures for the month after the existing restrictions expire. Japan Breaking News - eTurboNews | ... ( read original story ...)
AEV sells 25% stake in AboitizPower to Japan’s largest power generator
The deal between Aboitiz Equity Ventures [AEV 53.10 2.12%] and Jera, a Japanese joint venture between TEPCO and Chubu Electric that is Japan’s largest power generator, saw Jera gain a 27% stake in ... ( read original story ...)