The Japanese stock market is significantly higher on Tuesday, reversing losses of the previous session, with the benchmark Nikkei index just above the 29,800 level, despite the weak cues overnight ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ Kuroda Preaches Benefits of Weak Yen for Japan’s Economy
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday preached the benefits of a weak yen, saying it helps manufacturers by inflating the value of profits they earn overseas. Many Japanese manufacturers ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido host accused of prostituting high school girl who ran up debts at club
Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested a bar host for allegedly forcing a high school girl into prostitution after she ran up debts at his club ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic torchbearers run through empty Osaka park due to COVID spike
Torchbearers for this summer's Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday ran through an empty park in Osaka after the flame relay in the western Japan prefecture was re-routed from public roads due to a sharp rebound ... ( read original story ...)
AP Photos: Things starting to stir at Tokyo Olympic venues
The Tokyo Olympics are getting closer and things are starting to stir around the venues, though not as much as you might expect. Many preparations are still up in the air as organizers try to figure ... ( read original story ...)
Delayed COVID-19 vaccine rollout leaves Tokyo residents apprehensive about 2020 Olympic Games
The postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan are right around the corner. But some residents remain unsure the country is ready to host the Games. According to a recent survey by Kyodo News, 72 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s households, firms keep saving despite signs of recovery from pandemic’s scar
Japan's economy rebounded from last year's record postwar slump thanks to robust exports, which helped boost business confidence to pre-pandemic levels. But analysts expect any recovery to remain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water to sea in 2 years
Japan’s government has decided to start releasing radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea in two years after it is treated TOKYO -- Radioactive water accumulating ... ( read original story ...)
Time Magazine Partners With Grayscale To Create New Crypto Video Series, Will Be Paid In Bitcoin
Time Magazine plan to make a series on crypto and will accept Bitcoin as payment. Michael Sonnenshein, the CEO of Grayscale, announced today via Twitter that Time Magazine has partnered with Grayscale ... ( read original story ...)
Wall Street for All? India’s Crypto Crowd Fights Back
The country’s blockchain industry has come under threat from a bureaucracy that doesn’t understand it. But two big-named proponents are coming to its defense. ( read original story ...)
Ex-ME bank CEO pops up at IPO hopeful SocietyOne
Personal lender SocietyOne is getting its board in order, before a potential run at the local bourse. Eamon Gallagher Street Talk understands the IPO hopeful has added ex-ME Bank chief executive ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Dump Treated Radioactive Fukushima Water Into Ocean
Japan will release more than a million cubic meters of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, the government said Tuesday.The ... ( read original story ...)
Stay-at-home lifestyle amid pandemic boosts northern Japan’s e-libraries
SAPPORO -- The stay-at-home lifestyle necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic is boosting traffic numbers at e-libraries operated by local governments in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. ( read original story ...)
Fukushima Wastewater Will Be Released Into the Ocean, Japan Says
By Jennifer Jett and Ben Dooley Japan said on Tuesday that it had decided to gradually release tons of treated wastewater from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the ocean, describing it ... ( read original story ...)
Late president’s book outlines vision for Japan’s Nintendo
Iwata showed talent for programming as a youngster. He was working part-time at Japan’s HAL Laboratory, known for the “Kirby” games and collaborating with Nintendo, before he graduated from the ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima: Japan announces it will dump contaminated water into sea
More than 1m tonnes of contaminated water will be released from the destroyed nuclear station in two years’ time Last modified on Mon 12 Apr 2021 19.55 EDT Japan plans to release into the sea more ... ( read original story ...)