Japan will scale back a requirement of two weeks of self-quarantine for some business travellers as it moves to revitalize an economy hit hard by travel curbs over the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese crypto exchange TaoTao acquired by SBI after partnership talks with Binance ended
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange TaoTao has been acquired by financial services group SBI, just two days after TaoTao ended partnership talks with Binance.The post Japanese crypto exchange TaoTao ... ( read original story ...)
Hacked crypto exchange KuCoin resumes crypto deposits and withdrawals
KuCoin is partially restoring crypto withdrawals after a major hack. The KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange is partly restoring deposits and withdrawals following a major hack. As KuCoin officially ... ( read original story ...)
HK stocks rise ahead of Ant Group IPO, defy U.S. stimulus gloom
Hong Kong shares edged higher on Wednesday, shrugging off a weaker finish in Wall Street after U.S. President Donald Trump halted stimulus negotiations with lawmakers, with investors focusing on the ... ( read original story ...)
Setting a TRAP for pandemic-causing viruses
A research team led by Nagoya University scientists in Japan has developed an approach that can quickly find synthetic proteins that specifically bind to important targets, such as components of the ... ( read original story ...)
Super Nintendo World will open next spring in Osaka City
A very cool theme park is set to open in the spring of 2021 at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka City. Super Nintendo World is a part of the Universal Studios Japan theme park that looks like it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift 14-day quarantine for reentering business travelers
Japan plans to permit Japanese and foreign national business travelers with residency status to reenter the country without having to isolate for two weeks, Nikkei has learned. The two-week ... ( read original story ...)
Indicator suggests Japan’s economy stopped contracting in August
Japan's government upgraded its assessment of the economy on Wednesday for the first time since May 2019 after a key indicator improved for August, pointing to a gradual recovery from the impact of ... ( read original story ...)
Nippon Shokubai Enhance Facilities for Lithium-ion Battery Electrolyte Ionel(TM) (LiFSI)
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., headquartered in Osaka, has decided to begin facility design of new electrolytes "Ionel (TM)--Lithium bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide (LiFSI)" for lithium-ion batteries by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines aims for discount network to capture post-coronavirus tourism
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines wants to create a low-cost carrier network with three of its discount carriers to tap leisure travel that, unlike business travel, could rebound as the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan budget requests hit record of $997 billion, fuelled by pandemic spending
Japan's ministries have asked for a record $997 billion in initial budget for the next fiscal year, the finance ministry said, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's new government juggles the need to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange sets up committee on outage as Fujitsu continues investigation
TOKYO: The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has appointed four external board members to a committee to investigate last week's trading outage as its ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Bank Mizuho to Let Employees Work Shorter Weeks
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to allow staff to work three or four days a week on reduced pay, as the Japanese bank assesses what post-pandemic working life will look like. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NTT Eyes Asset Sales After $40 Billion Docomo Buyout
It gave investors a chance to bet on the fast-growing sector, while Docomo executives went on a buying spree overseas, using the influx of cash to extend Japan’s then-lead in mobile services to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido: 23 coronavirus infections found at Sapporo hostess club
More than 20 persons connected to a hostess club in Sapporo City's top red-light district have tested positive for the novel coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka man arrested for allegedly selling fake Tokyo Paralympic coins
A man living in the western Japan city of Osaka was arrested on suspicion of selling fake commemorative coins for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, ... ( read original story ...)