OSLO, Norway -- The horrors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings depicted in photos and paintings will be on display for nearly a year in an exhibit at the Nobel Peace Center, a tribute that ...
How Japan’s giant public pension is turning to impact investing
A step taken by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was described by one veteran impact investor as 'moving mountains'.
New design for fuel cell electrolytes advances net-zero carbon goals
A research group led by Atsushi Noro at Nagoya University in Japan has announced a novel design concept for fuel cell electrolytes, utilizing a phosphonic acid polymer with hydrocarbon spacers. This ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Versus China: Japan’s New Prime Minister’s Tough Balancing Act
Yoshihide Suga, who succeeded Shinzo Abe as Japan’s prime minister, will face the increasingly difficult challenge of balancing the country’s relationship with the U.S. and China as tensions between the two escalate. ( read original story ...)
Alaska Airlines will fly nonstop from Seattle to Tokyo, Seoul next year
Alaska Airlines will offer two new Asia routes next year, as it begins the process of combining its operations with Hawaiian Airlines. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Crypto Exchange Bitbank to Go Public with Planned IPO Next Year
Bitbank, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan, has officially confirmed its plans to conduct an IPO next year.
Tokyo government announces 4-day work week from 2025 amidst falling fertility rates
Week Global, a nonprofit, conducted global trials in 2022 on the four-day work week, showing improved mental and physical health, better work-life balance, reduced stress, and higher life satisfaction. ( read original story ...)
Why investors need to watch Japan as a key source of market risk in 2025
"Today's edifice of US tech stock valuations is founded on Japan's negative real bond yield," strategists at BCA Research wrote. ( read original story ...)
It’s tradition to eat KFC on Christmas in Japan
Slowly but surely, an entire nation was convinced that going to KFC was a Christmas tradition. KFC Japan says that Okawara’s story isn’t quite accurate, the Business Insider reported. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Luigi Mangione Proposed Plan To Tackle Japan’s Falling Birth Rate
UnitedHealthCare CEO shooting suspect said banning maid cafés, adult toys, and conveyor belt sushi would reverse population decline. ( read original story ...)
FINRA Crawls Toward Crypto Acceptance While Wirehouses Hold The Line
This move represents a slow but discernible shift in the regulatory landscape, as FINRA attempts to provide some guidance for institutions and individuals under their
Japan Mobile Mapping Market to Hit Valuation of US$ 65.0 Billion By 2033 | Astute Analytica
Japan's mobile mapping market thrives on the demand for precise geospatial data, fueled by urban development and disaster management needs. Integration with AI enhances efficiency, while high costs ...
Ramokgopa seeks to catalyse Japanese finance for green hydrogen projects
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is in Japan this week in a bid to secure financial backing for flagship South African green-hydrogen projects in the Eastern and Northern Cape ...
USA Baseball’s Spencer Patton had a ‘heartwarming’ homecoming in Tokyo
This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Michael Clair's International Beat Newsletter, bringing global baseball news to your inbox every month. Sign up for future installments HERE and check ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Swindlers’ ordered to pay Sekisui House ¥1 billion in damages over land fraud
According to the ruling, Uchida and his accomplices in 2017 impersonated the landowners of land and buildings in Nishigotanda, Shinagawa Ward and signed a sales contract with Sekisui House to defraud ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Crypto Exchange Bitbank Eyes IPO Next Year, CEO Says
Bitbank is hoping to list itself around the middle of next year, CEO says, a move that if successful would make it Japan’s first publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange operator.