Japan and South Korea remain embroiled in an international legal dispute over the interpretation of th. The agreement is clearly a lump-sum settlement agreement with respect to claims arising from ... ( read original story ...)
TABLE-Top Japan insurers’ investment plans for fiscal HY through March 2021
Following is a summary of the investment plans of Japan's major life insurance companies for the half year through March 2021, based on interviews with Reuters and news conferences this month. For ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Website Briefly Defaced, Promoted Crypto Scam
One of Donald Trump’s campaign websites, donaldjtrump.com, was briefly made to look like it had been seized by law enforcement Tuesday, an effort that appeared to be part of a cryptocurrency scam. ( read original story ...)
Japan upgrades view on regional economies for 2nd qtr in row
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Finance Ministry on Wednesday upgraded its overall assessment of Japan's regional economies for the second consecutive quarter, in another indication that the impact of the ... ( read original story ...)
Parliament’s standing panel to monitor Tokyo Olympics preparations
The committee of 30 parliamentarians from both Houses of Parliament will henceforth monitor India's preparation for the Games and Tuesday's gathering was first of several such meetings planned by the ... ( read original story ...)
JAL sees fiscal 2020 net loss of over ¥200 billion, first loss since relisting
Japan Airlines Co. projects a net loss of between ¥200 billion ($1.9 billion) and ¥250 billion for this fiscal year, turning unprofitable for the first time since relisting on the Tokyo stock market . ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Starlux launches new routes to Bangkok, Osaka, Tokyo
The new flights, to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Osaka Kansai and Tokyo Narita, will commence in December, the carrier announced on 26 October. Starlux said it will fly to Bangkok and Osaka twice a week, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants to bring space travel into the city
Cylindrical steel and glass towers protrude through solar panels on the vast circular roof of the futuristic, four-story Spaceport City.The spaceport rises from an island that floats in Tokyo Bay, ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo tells its origin story through manga in first work from Cummins & Partners
Sapporo is leveraging its Japanese heritage, in its first major integrated campaign produced in Australia, with a manga-style advertisement that follows a man ‘in the pursuit for something more’. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo introduces Australia to the brand’s original rebel via Cummins&Partners
Cummins&Partners has launched Sapporo’s first major integrated campaign produced in Australian with its new Refined by Rebellion positioning. The new work dives into the rich history of Sapporo, and ... ( read original story ...)
World champion sprinter Christian Coleman is banned from Tokyo Olympics for missed drug tests
Christian Coleman, the reigning 100-meter world champion, was ruled ineligible after track and field's governing body ruled he missed three drug tests in a one-year span. ( read original story ...)
Burger King Japan reveals ‘Fake Burger’ ingredients
Burger King Japan announced its “Fake Burger” last week, which went on sale Oct. 23 for only two weeks. At the time of the announcement, the fast food chain was not revealing what made up its newest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA to shrink fleet as it skids toward record $4.8 billion loss
Japan's ANA Holdings Inc on Tuesday said it will retire more than a tenth of its mostly Boeing Co fleet and delay two aircraft orders to help rein in costs and survive a collapse in air travel caused ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman draws two-year ban, will miss Tokyo Olympics
Coleman, the reigning 100-meter champion at the world championships, was punished for missing a string of random doping tests. ( read original story ...)
Best place to buy property in Asia
Forget the red-hot property market of mainland China – a ... The forecast’s lowest-ranked city for real estate investment in 2013 is Osaka and ranks at the bottom in most survey categories ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto enthusiasts grow “extremely greedy” suggesting a major correction is underway
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index currently shows significant greed in the crypto market. The indicator has been an accurate indicator of bullish and bearish reversal scenarios in the past. According to ... ( read original story ...)