To tackle the problem, a startup in Yokohama, began an upcycling operation using brewers' dregs to produce "craft beer paper," which is appearing at beer promotion events in various forms, including ... ( read original story ...)
TikTokers Are Marveling Over This $450/Month Tokyo Micro-Apartment
Making the most of a teeny tiny living space is no easy feat, but one TikToker’s super-charming, seriously tiny Tokyo apartment proves it’s absolutely doable.College student Ryan Crouse frequently takes his more than 400, ( read original story ...)
Funds That Inflate Green Credentials Face Strict New Rules in Japan
Japan’s financial regulator says it suspects “more than a few cases” of greenwashing by asset managers running ESG portfolios and will take “regulatory action against malicious cases,” Hideki Takada, ... ( read original story ...)
Gawr Gura, Mori Calliope, and Sakura Miko Named Tokyo Tourism Ambassadors
Hololive announced three of its Vtubers are going to be 2023 Tokyo Tourism Ambassadors. Sakura Miko, who is a Japanese Vtuber, and the Hololive EN members Gawr Gura and Mori Calliope were picked. This means that the three will all talk about the city of Tokyo and their experiences there. ( read original story ...)
Marcos on Tokyo meetings: Very specific, each has purpose
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday described his working visit to Japan as "very specific," indicating that every meeting he would have with the Japanese would have set objectives. “Japan is very different from the places that we’ve been, ( read original story ...)
Japan tech stocks tumble as earnings fall short
STORY: Japanese tech stocks took a tumble on Wednesday (February 8), adding to signs of a slowdown for the sector right across the world.The drops were driven by a slew of disappointing earnings from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may opt for milder chip-equipment curbs on China than U.S, says lawmaker
Japan may opt for milder restrictions on chip production machinery sales in China than those implemented by the United States even though they agree on export curbs, an influential Japanese ruling ... ( read original story ...)
Japan MSDF officers sue gov’t for wrongful arrest after filing power harassment complaint
Two men including a lieutenant junior grade officer belonging to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Base Service Activity Yokosuka filed ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Tokyo Olympics official, ad execs arrested in bid-rigging scandal
Japanese prosecutors arrested on Wednesday a former Tokyo Olympics organising committee official and executives at three advertising agencies on suspected bid-rigging of test events for the Games, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics ex-official arrested in alleged bid-rigging case, NHK reports
Japanese prosecutors arrested a former Tokyo Olympics organising committee official for his involvement in the alleged bid-rigging of test events for the Games, public broadcaster NHK reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says global communication skills key for new BOJ head pick
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the new central bank governor must have strong communication skills and be able to closely coordinate with global peers, offering his most explicit comment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cancels Mitsubishi SpaceJet, grounding dream of homegrown airliner
After years of delays, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries admits building Japan’s first homegrown passenger jet was too difficult and probably not viable ... ( read original story ...)
Bamboo pole breaks in direction of good fortune in 1,000-yr-old river ritual in Nagoya
Men climbed a bamboo pole erected in a river one by one in an unusual festival held in this central Japan city on Feb. 7 before the bamboo p ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to end blanket COVID testing for Chinese travellers, FNN reports
Japan is arranging to relax border control measures for visitors from China as early as this month, Japanese broadcaster FNN reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan rolls out ‘humble and lovable’ delivery robots
"Excuse me, coming through," a four-wheeled robot chirps as it dodges pedestrians on a street outside Tokyo, part of an experiment businesses hope will tackle labour shortages and rural ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida says global communication skills key criteria for picking new BOJ head
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the new central bank governor must have strong communication skills and the ability to closely coordinate with global ... ( read original story ...)