Group14 Technologies, a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, announced the company's international expansion with new offices in Yokohama, Japan and Seoul, ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka Are Following in Lucy Diggs Slowe’s Footsteps
Naomi Osaka’s recent victory at the Australian Open, which made her one of only seven players, male or female, to earn four Grand Slam titles, solidifies her role as the clear heir to Serena ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, They’re Still Worried About Deflation, Not Inflation
And home-products maker Muji slashed the price of a storage box by 35%. In Japan, the world’s deflation champion, America’s talk about inflation heating up is a “fire on a distant shore,” as the ... ( read original story ...)
RCEP trade pact seen boosting Japan’s GDP by 2.7%
A trade deal among fifteen economies in the Asia Pacific would boost Japan's economy by 2.7% when its benefits fully appear, a government estimate showed on Friday. Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan edges away from massive monetary stimulus
The Bank of Japan has scrapped its pledge to buy an average of ¥6tn a year in equities as the central bank edged away from aggressive monetary stimulus in favour of a more “sustainable” policy. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Will Relax Its Market Stimulus: Live Updates
Japan’s central bank will ease its support for the stock market. I.R.S. urges taxpayers not to amend already-filed returns to take new tax break. Bias is a barrier for women and people of color even ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo business closure orders spur confusion days before capital reopens
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued business closure orders — as opposed to closure requests — on Thursday to more than two dozen food establishments that failed or refused to comply with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo orders 27 noncompliant businesses to close early
“We wanted to avoid giving business operators the impression that they can keep operating longer than requested,” a metropolitan government official said. “More businesses may defy the request if we ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down after BoJ policy decision
Tokyos benchmark Nikkei index closed down more than 14 FridayJapanese shares opened lower as investors locked in profits after a rise ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Father-to-be Seaton has ‘unfished business’ with Games
Two-time Irish Olympian Ryan Seaton is set to miss the birth of his first child as he prepares to qualify for his third Games in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Group urges Japanese immigration bureau to reveal truth behind Sri Lankan detainee’s death
A group supporting foreign workers and refugees petitioned the immigration bureau in this central Japan city on March 18 to reveal the truth ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka solicits new participants for casino RFP up to April 6
Japan’s Osaka prefecture said on Friday that from now until April 6 it will consider submissions from any additional private-sector entities interested in partnering the metropolis (pictured) in its ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics ready to announce ban on fans from abroad
Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee are poised to finally make it official that most fans from abroad will be prohibited from attending the postponed ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo organisers to meet Saturday; debate on foreign spectators expected
TOKYO (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics will meet with Japanese government officials on Saturday evening, the event's local organising committee said, with discussion of whether to allow in ... ( read original story ...)
7 best art hotels in Japan
Japan boasts an abundance of dream destinations for art lovers, from the remote art islands of Setouchi to spectacular city-centre museums like teamLab Borderless. Recently, however, some cities have ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Brings End to Decade-Long Buying of the Nikkei 225
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average and its largest-weighted firm, Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing Co., tumbled in Tokyo after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly tweaked its stock-buying program to only ... ( read original story ...)