HBO Max has released a poster and trailer for the crime drama Tokyo Vice. Loosely based on Jake Adelstein’s 2009 memoir Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan and with a pilot ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to remove all COVID restrictions as new infections ebb
Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant continues to ebb. ( read original story ...)
Japan Eyeing Fresh Stimulus Package to Weather Surging Fuel Prices -Kyodo
Japan is considering compiling a fresh economic stimulus package centred on easing the pain from high energy costs, which are expected to persist given the conflict in Ukraine, Kyodo news agency ... ( read original story ...)
Group of Seven to hold meeting over Russia, Japan finmin says
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations will hold an online meeting after 1200 GMT to discuss Russia's actions in Ukraine, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Medtech Startup CoreTissue BioEngineering to Be the First Japanese Startup at JPOD @ Boston
CoreTissue BioEngineering Inc., a medical device company, was accepted into Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JPOD @ Boston. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks higher in morning on Wall St. gains, falling crude oil
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher Wednesday morning, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, after a drop in crude oil futures eased investor fears about inflation. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ... ( read original story ...)
Japan consumers’ inflation expectations hit record high in March – survey
Japanese consumers' inflation expectations hit a record high in March, a government survey showed on Wednesday, as people's perceptions of future price moves were affected by surging energy and food ... ( read original story ...)
Ukrainian ‘Crypto Rainmaker’ To Testify In Senate Hearing On Digital Assets
While hearings on cryptocurrency have been a regular feature in Congress lately, this one wins the prize for what could be the most entertaining, intellectually stimulating, and bizarre moment the ... ( read original story ...)
Surviving Off Crypto When Cash Fails
Many Ukranians and Russians lost access to their bank accounts in the days following Russia's invasion. Some lived off cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
Amid New Executive Order, White House Director Sheds Light On Crypto Policy
Dr. Nelson could be one of the most influential person in the White House on the subject of digital assets. For the crypto industry, her blog is not to be missed to help decipher how leadership in the ... ( read original story ...)
BNP Paribas Open: Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Martina Navratilova weigh in on Naomi Osaka heckling
The tournament said that security was unable to locate, and therefore did not remove, the individual who shouted at Osaka while she was on court. ( read original story ...)
Japan posts trade deficit for 7th straight month
Japan has posted its seventh-straight monthly trade deficit, as soaring energy prices drove up the value of its imports. ( read original story ...)
Japan set to remove most COVID restrictions as new infections ebb
Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant continues to ebb. Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos restarts 120,000-bpd Marifu CDU after turnaround
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp, restarted the 120,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Marifu refinery in western Japan on March 5 after a scheduled turnaround, a company ... ( read original story ...)
Japan delays introduction of Basel III capital rules for megabanks – Nikkei
Japan's financial regulator will again delay implementation of new capital requirements for large banks as financial markets face growing uncertainty caused by Ukraine crisis, the Nikkei newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March Manufacturers’ Mood Up, Ukraine Crisis Clouds Outlook – Reuters Tankan
Japanese manufacturers' business confidence improved for the first time in three months in March, as automakers became less pessimistic, though firms feared a fresh surge in energy prices due to the ... ( read original story ...)