Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko left for Indonesia on Monday to attend an international conference where heads of cities from around the world will discuss climate change and other issues. ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Party Trend That Paired Tuna And EDM
Yes, you can have your raw tuna and dance, too. At one particularly unique party in Tokyo, attendees are served fish in a dance club setting. ( read original story ...)
Japan pledges US$30 billion for Africa as it seeks to counter Chinese influence
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Tokyo International Conference on African Development that Japan will grow ‘together’ with the continent.
Japan pledges $30B investment in Africa
Prime Minister Kishida tells Tokyo summit on Africa 'Japan aspires to be a partner, growing together with Africa’ - Anadolu Agency ...
Here’s How to Eat (and Drink) Your Way Through Tokyo
This article was published in partnership with Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau There are many things Tokyo does exceptionally well. Culture, shopping, entertainment, tradition, technology…the list ... ( read original story ...)
Japan panel approves AstraZeneca’s Evusheld COVID treatment
Japan's health ministry said on Monday that its panel of experts had agreed to approve manufacturing and sales of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 preventive treatment Evusheld. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Deputy Gov. Leads City’s Ambitious ESG Project
Tokyo's Deputy Governor Manabu Miyasaka is leading the city's ambitious futurization project on reclaimed land in the middle of Tokyo Bay. The former Yahoo Japan chairman told Bloomberg how his past ... ( read original story ...)
Worries over high US rates trigger drop in Tokyo stocks
The Nikkei Average fell sharply on Monday to finish below the 28,000 mark for the first time in nearly 3 weeks. The drop followed sell-offs in New York on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Nuclear power’s sorry salesman laments its comeback in Japan
For a long time, Yuji Onuma was stricken with guilt about the notorious words that used to hang above his home town. He was a 12-year-old schoolboy in the smal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei leads losses as Asia markets drop after Powell’s Jackson Hole speech
Shares in the Asia-Pacific traded lower on Monday following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole on Friday.
Roundup: Tokyo stocks plunge on fears Fed’s rate hikes to hurt U.S. economy
Powell, during an annual policy speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday, underscored the U.S. central bank's ongoing commitment to combating inflation, saying the central bank would use its tools ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares dive after Fed pledge to hike rates
Tokyo shares sank on Monday after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pledged to act "forcefully" against soaring inflation. ( read original story ...)
PM Modi said Japan’s Kaizen management concept was applied in Gujarat and now, at PMO – What is this business philosophy?
Japan’s Kaizen management system helped the nation rebuild after the devastation of World War II and is a business philosophy that PM Modi is known to embrace as well. What is Kaizen and how is it ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto and climate change: can web3 help get us to net zero?
New tech ventures want to use blockchain to clean up a messy carbon market — but critics fear more greenwashing ...
Singapore says retail investors ‘irrationally oblivious’ to crypto risks, plans tougher rules
Singapore is planning to roll out new regulations that will make it more difficult for retail investors to trade cryptocurrencies at a time when they seem to be "irrationally oblivious" about the ...
Singapore Mulls Crypto Consumer Suitability, Leverage Rules
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is considering more ways to protect consumers who trade cryptocurrencies, joining a push by policymakers and financial regulators across the globe aimed at ...