At the Nato summit in Madrid this month, one of the most important meetings could end up being between the leaders of the US and two crucial but fractious allies from East Asia: Japan and South Korea. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: “It Takes More Strength to Speak Up Than Stay Quiet”
In recent years, young athletes such as tennis star Naomi Osaka, gymnast Simone Biles, and snowboarder Chloe Kim have begun breaking down the stigma around discussing mental health in the professional ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Tokyo Olympics chief Mori displeased at backlash over sexist remarks
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori expressed displeasure Tuesday over the backlash at home and abroad against his remarks about women which led him to resign from his post as Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Will Reopen to Travelers in June—With Specific Conditions
Photo by William.Vaccaro/Shutterstock Japan, how we've missed you. Japan has been closed to international tourism since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020. But that will all change on June 10, ... ( read original story ...)
PayPal allows transfer of crypto to external wallets
PayPal Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it will now allow users to transfer cryptocurrencies including bitcoin to external wallets, nearly two years after the fintech giant opened up its platform to ... ( read original story ...)
PayPal Now Lets Users Transfer Crypto to Other Wallets: Here’s How
It's been "one of the most requested" features since launching crypto on PayPal in March last year, PayPal SVP and general manager of Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies Jose Fernandez da Ponte ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: “It Takes More Strength to Speak Up than to Stay Quiet”
In recent years, young athletes such as tennis star Naomi Osaka, gymnast Simone Biles, and snowboarder Chloe Kim have begun breaking down the stigma around discussing mental health in the professional ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records 1,800 more coronavirus cases on June 7
The Japanese capital reported 1,800 coronavirus infections on June 7 after registering 1,013 cases the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Gov ... ( read original story ...)
Connections Luxury Tokyo to Run in November 2022
Connections, the international private community for trusted decision-makers in luxury travel, will host its third bespoke event in partnership with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
How the U.S. Government Regulates Crypto Could Come Down to Its Definition
Instead of granting regulatory oversight to the larger SEC, new legislation would consider crypto a “commodity” and shunt most regulation over to CFTC. ( read original story ...)
Japan Signals Its Intention To Hike Defence Spending As Fear Of Chinese Hegemony Grows
Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida said that he intended to strengthen the island nation's defence capabilities fundamentally over the next five years. The Japanese prime minister's statement comes ... ( read original story ...)
How motorsport sponsor TCS entered the Japanese market
TCS entered the Japanese market in 1986 and in 2014 established a Japanese subsidiary, Tata Consultancy Services Japan Limited (Japan TCS), with Mitsubishi Corporation as its partner, and began ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks close slightly higher as yen sinks to 20-year low against U.S. dollar
The Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher as the Japanese yen decreased to a fresh 20-year low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, briefly trading near the 133 yen line. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Japan needs a head blow to wake up: Global Times editorial
Japan needs to explain its recent moves concerning Taiwan, including this news, to China. On Tuesday, Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s fringe locations are drawing multifamily investors’ attention
The pace of demand in Japan’s mature multifamily market mirrors established ... “Decent investment opportunities are harder to come by with property prices soaring and capitalization rates going down ... ( read original story ...)
Creating mRNA with an all-chemical process may allow for customized mRNA vaccines
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a new chemical-only process that may represent an important breakthrough in creating customized mRNA vaccines for a variety of diseases and ... ( read original story ...)