Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday night the government will temporarily suspend an arrangement allowing business travelers from 11 Asian countries and regions to enter Japan, effectively ... ( read original story ...)
Popular pub chain shuts 20% of its Tokyo locations due to pandemic
The owner of several popular pub chains said it was shutting down 20% of its bars in Tokyo, saying the latest lockdown measures made it difficult to keep them open. Monteroza, which owns the Shirokiya ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Watchdog Adds Two Dubious FX Brands to Caution List
Kanto finance bureau added Angelo Limited and NEXTART to its warning list today and cited that the two FX brands broker lack registration in the country. ( read original story ...)
In Japan, You Can Rent a Person To Do Nothing
But for one man in Japan, it's quite the opposite. Shoji Morimoto, 37, lives in Tokyo and has been offering himself “for rent” since 2018 to do nothing. Yes, nothing. He takes requests from people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tertiary Activity Drops In November
Japan's tertiary activity dropped for the sixth month in a row in November, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)
How Japanese companies prepared for Brexit
I originally wrote the article below for the Teikoku Databank News in September 2019. On re-reading it, I am relieved to see my predictions held up. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Wants the Olympics to Happen Even if the Public Doesn’t
Tokyo Wants the Olympics to Happen Even if... The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, rescheduled for this July and August but still keeping the 2020 name, will be a landmark event that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bars entry for new arrivals and business travelers due to new COVID-19 strains
Authorities will name and shame returnees who breach quarantine restriction, and rescind the residency status of foreign nationals if they fail to adhere to controls. ( read original story ...)
Decision to halt all business travel to Japan an abrupt about-face for Suga administration
To curb the spread of the coronavirus, the government announced on Jan. 13 that it will suspend entry of all nonresident foreign nationals in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan suspends business visit program for 11 economies including Sri Lanka
Japan has suspended a program that allowed business visits by people from certain economies as it tightened border restrictions over renewed coronavirus fears ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new virus emergency met with public indifference
Japan’s expanded state of emergency went into effect Thursday as the government seeks to stop a surge of new coronavirus infections, though with the restrictions not binding ... ( read original story ...)
Japan suspends business visit program for Vietnam, 10 other economies
Japan has suspended a program that allowed business visits by people from certain countries, including Vietnam, as it tightened border restrictions over renewed coronavirus fears. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-based SODA, which runs Japan’s largest sneaker resell platform, lands $22 million led by SoftBank Ventures Asia
Tokyo-based SODA, which runs sneaker reselling platform SNKRDUNK, has raised a $22 million Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia. Investors also included basepartners, Colopl Next, THE GUILD and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan widens virus emergency to 7 more areas as cases surge
Prime Minister Yoshide Suga also said Japan will suspend fast-track entry exceptions for business visitors or others with residency permits, fully banning foreign visitors while the state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic president tries to reassure doubting country
Disclaimer | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net TOKYO (AP) — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee tried on Tuesday to reassure the Japanese public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Itochu to exit thermal coal business, sell stakes in mines by March 2024
Japanese trading house Itochu Corp said on Wednesday it plans to exit the thermal coal business, selling its stakes in mines in Columbia and Australia by March 2024 as it aims to promote ... ( read original story ...)