The conference discusses the industry’s key issues and opportunities in China, Japan and Asia. The China-Japan Finance and Economic Forum held last 24 March by the China International Capital ...
Aichi to launch Japan’s 1st public middle & high school for JSL students
NAGOYA -- Aichi Prefecture's education board has announced plans to open what it says is Japan's first combined public junior and senior high school for students with foreign roots who require ... ( read original story ...)
Popular memorial demolished at Yokohama Bay
A family is heartbroken after a memorial for their late mother was destroyed. It had been there for years and the family can’t understand why anyone would do ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka finally sheds light on tennis return with pregnancy explanation
Naomi Osaka is eager to return to competition after giving birth as she provided an update on her eventual comeback. The former world No 1 is currently sidelined while expecting her first child and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo officials tracing sources of PFAS chemical pollution
Tokyo officials say they are working to trace the sources of high levels of potentially dangerous chemicals found in parts of the capital. The organic fluorine compounds known as PFAS have been used ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks drop after dividend rights secured ahead of FY end
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Thursday as investors sold some of the major issues after securing rights for dividend payments ahead of the end of the current fiscal year. The 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Scandal Fouls Hopes for a Sapporo Winter Games
What Sapporo wasn’t counting on was a still-unfolding corruption scandal linked to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, which has turned public opinion sharply against Sapporo’s bid and complicated Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Announces New Diversity Racing Program
Wall said Yokohama has partnered with MDK Motorsports on “All-In” for the 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge season. “We are collaborating with Megan Kvamme, MDK’s CEO, on this partnership. She’s a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida brushes aside speculation of early snap election
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he was not thinking about dissolving parliament, brushing aside speculation he could call a snap election in the coming months to solidify his standing within his ruling party. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Crypto Mining Bills Advance Across the U.S.
Despite the environmental activism against Bitcoin mines, there’s been a concerted push to advance pro-mining legislation across the country.
$14,700 fine, pay cut: Japanese man lands in trouble for 4,500 smoke breaks at work
The report stated that the authorities in Osaka took strict action against the government employee, along with two colleagues in the prefecture's finance department. They also imposed a 10 per cent ...
Citadel to Resume Hedge Fund Business in Japan With Tokyo Office
(Bloomberg) -- Ken Griffin’s hedge fund firm Citadel is planning to set up a team in Tokyo, returning to Japan more than a decade after it shuttered operations there during the global financial crisis ...
Japan weighs forming digital yen feasibility panel in April
While the Bank of Japan says there are no concrete plans yet to issue a digital yen, the Finance Ministry is finalizing plans for the panel of experts to be established as soon as April.
Tokyo stocks fall in morning on ex-dividend selling
Tokyo stocks were lower Thursday morning, as investors sold shares after securing rights for dividend payments ahead of the end of the current fiscal year on Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ... ( read original story ...)
A $3 Trillion Threat to Global Financial Markets Looms in Japan
A recent Bloomberg survey showed 41% of BOJ watchers see a tightening step taking place in June, up from 26% in February, while former Japan Vice Finance Minister Eisuke Sakakibara said the BOJ may ...
Ken Griffin’s Citadel to reopen Tokyo office this year
Ken Griffin’s hedge fund Citadel plans to reopen its Tokyo office later this year, almost a decade and a half after shutting down its Japan operations during the global financial crisis. The hedge ... ( read original story ...)