TOKYO: Japan will approve a plan to build the country’s first casino in the western city of Osaka, Jiji news agency cited Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying on Friday, paving the way for a resort ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Kishida says he will approve Osaka as site of Japan’s first casino -report
Japan will approve a plan to build the country's first casino in the western city of Osaka, Jiji news agency cited Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying on Friday, paving the way for a resort aimed ...
Japan, India and France launch creditors meeting on Sri Lanka debt
Japan, India and France on Thursday announced a common platform for talks among bilateral creditors to coordinate restructuring of Sri Lanka's debt, a move they hope would serve as a model for solving ...
Japan PM Kishida says he will approve Osaka as site of Japan’s first casino
The project aims to open a casino, conference centre and other facilities in 2029. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japanese firm ispace lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ahead of first lunar landing
The news comes just days after ispace announced that its Hakuto-R lander would reach the lunar surface on April 25, a little over four months after the lander launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9. The company's also landed partnerships with Japan's national space agency, ( read original story ...)
From Hokkaido to Tokyo: Enjoy Lamb Shabu-Shabu at ‘Kinnome’ in Roppongi
Nestled in an unassuming building, merely a two-minute stroll from the bustling Roppongi Station, lies Kinnome. This eatery serves up a delectable rendition of the renowned Japanese dish, shabu-shabu, ( read original story ...)
Japanese café waitress fired for mixing own blood in cocktails
A waitress from a Japanese café in Hokkaido ... job terrorism and is absolutely not acceptable,” the café tweeted on April 2, adding that the business was shut down for a day to replace all of its ... ( read original story ...)
Risk of children falling from windows rises in spring, autumn: Tokyo Fire Dept. report
NAGOYA -- Japan has seen a series of fatal accidents involving children falling from windows and balconies, with the Tokyo Fire Department reporting that such incidents are concentrated in spring and ... ( read original story ...)
Keeping it wild: Tokyo farms and Europe’s last undammed river
There's balance in growing food among skyscrapers, keeping Europe's last wild river unbounded, and bringing back an endangered feline. ( read original story ...)
The drinking culture hidden inside Japan’s liquor stores
Steel workers kicked "kaku-uchi" off in northern Japan at the start of the 1900s. Today, these liquor shops are where local communities all over the country gather for drinks. ( read original story ...)
Books, bees, and DNA: The most surprising ways people are using NFTs at NFT.NYC
Fortune Crypto provides smart and timely news about Bitcoin, Ethereum and how startups and big companies are using blockchain to transform finance and investing.
Rakuten Bank prices IPO, Japan’s biggest in years, at top of scaled-back range
The logo of Rakuten is pictured at the headquarters of Rakuten in Tokyo, Japan, May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Sam Nussey ...
Japan to channel 40% of IMF SDR allocation to needier countries, doubling pledge
WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - Japan has pledged to double the percentage of International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights monetary reserves that it will reallocate to poorer countries to 40%, ...
RPT-CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Lunar start-up ispace blasts off in Tokyo market debut
By Rocky Swift and Daniel Leussink TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters ... because its lunar development and transportation business fits in with Japan's national policy of defense and space development. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
A new wave of robocallers are trying to scam crypto users — here’s how the scam works and how to stop it
Doug Shadel, the managing director of Fraud Prevention Strategies who works alongside Nomorobo, told Insider he's noticed several different types of scams from robocallers trying to bilk crypto investors. He said cryptocurrency scams have often become like a new-age version of gift card scams.
Japan to offer $30m in aid for quantum computer sharing in industry, finance
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will provide 4.2 billion yen ($31.7 million) to support the expansion of shared quantum computing through a cloud platform available to businesses, Nikkei has learned.