Japan's government will create a new fund to offer payouts to low-income households hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. The government's new fund will be around ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: United States warns against travel to Japan in latest blow to Tokyo Games organisers
United States citizens have been warned against travelling to Japan a little over eight weeks out from the Olympics. With public opinion in Japan increasingly turning against the Games going ahead as ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo will do everything to hold safe Olympics, Koike says
Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 167,104,468, according to Johns Hopkins ... ( read original story ...)
A pair of premium Japanese melons fetches $24,800, over 22 times more than last year’s price
TOKYO: In what might be the unlikeliest indicator of a post-pandemic recovery, a pair of premium Japanese melons have sold for $24,800 at auction, over 22 times more than last yea ... ( read original story ...)
Time Attack Open for iRX All-Star Invitational presented by Yokohama at Charlotte
Want to be a part of the iRacing Rallycross All-Star Invitational presented by Yokohama for next Tuesday’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway? The Time Attack for the final iRX invitational of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says US travel warning for virus won’t hurt Olympians
Tokyo was quick to deny a U.S. warning for Americans to avoid traveling to Japan would have an impact on Olympians ... ( read original story ...)
The State Department is warning Americans not to travel to Tokyo ahead of the Olympics
There have been mounting calls inside Japan, where only 3.5% of the population has been vaccinated, to postpone the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Not Systemically Volatile: Avanti Bank
Caitlin Long, Founder and CEO of Avanti Bank, says the prices are the least interesting aspect of Bitcoin. She speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on "". (Source: Bloomberg) ... ( read original story ...)
DeepTech hub launched in Okinawa, offering over $4M to startups from around the globe
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and Beyond Next Ventures announced today that they have reached a partnership aiming to strengthen investments in and building an innovation ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-BOJ’s Suda: Japanese central bank putting independence at risk with quasi-fiscal steps
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is at risk of losing its independence, as it heads towards the realm of fiscal policy amid an absence of conventional monetary policy tools, a former central bank board member, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Mulls Easing Information Firewall for Banking Industry
The Japanese government is stepping up discussions on whether to ease a firewall rule that bans the sharing of customer information across banking groups' commercial banking and investment banking ... ( read original story ...)
INTERVIEW-BOJ putting independence at risk with quasi-fiscal steps, says ex-c.bank policymaker
A dearth of conventional monetary tools is pushing the Bank of Japan closer to the realm of fiscal policy and could threaten its independence from political meddling, said former central bank board ... ( read original story ...)
New-age technologies driving innovation in banking compliance and risk management
Risk management is inescapable for any banking or financial institution. It has consistently been in the spotlight and every institution strives to practice innovative risk management strategies to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Producer Organization Calls for End to Cinema Closures
Without the ability to release films in major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, which account for 35% of theatrical revenues, distributors are finding it hard to turn a profit. Some have delayed ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Grampus vs Vegalta Sendai prediction, preview, team news and more | J1 League 2021
Nagoya Grampus and Vegalta Sendai will trade tackles at Toyota Stadium on Wednesday in a matchday 16 fixture in the J1 League. The hosts come into this game off the back of a goalless draw away to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka on French Open, Black Lives Matter & Met Gala
At the age of 23, Naomi Osaka already has two Australian Open and two US Open titles to her name. But now comes the really hard bit. Can she win on the clay of Roland Garros, and the grass of ... ( read original story ...)