Officials hoist flags of the Group of 20 nations on June 28, 2019, at the Intex Osaka convention center. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies will agree to ... ( read original story ...)
Online G-20 summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus
FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right gestures toward Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo readies for temporary exit from Go To Travel subsidy program
Sapporo is preparing to stop taking new bookings under the state-run “Go To Travel” subsidy program given the high number of COVID-19 cases in the city, local government sources said Monday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysian crypto exchange says $3 billion blockchain bond is withdrawn
A $3 billion bond arranged by a China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) unit using blockchain technology, for listing on a Malaysian cryptocurrency-focused exchange, has been withdrawn at the issuer's ... ( read original story ...)
URGENT: Sapporo eyes temporary exit from travel subsidy program
Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido and its capital are arranging to accept a halt of new bookings for Sapporo under the state-run "Go To Travel" subsidy program given a high number of ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Sporadic Cases Rise; Jakarta Extends Curbs: Virus Update
China reported sporadic local cases in Tianjin, Shanghai and Inner Mongolia, raising concerns that the virus is popping up again in the world’s second-largest economy. Jakarta extended curbs after ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 314 new coronavirus cases, down for second day
Tokyo recorded 314 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the metropolitan government said, down for a second day after hitting a record 539 on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Lessons from Japan: coping with low rates and inflation after the pandemic
Everyone wanted to learn the lessons of Japan. They still do. Thirty years on, Japan’s economy has not lost its fascination. But rather than the secrets to miraculous economic growth, today’s students ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo eyes temporary exit from travel subsidy program
Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido and its capital are arranging to accept a halt of new bookings for Sapporo under the s ... ( read original story ...)
First ibis hotel in Nagoya set to welcome business and leisure travellers; details
Planning a business or leisure trip to Japan and looking for an economy-priced hotel in Nagoya? The good news is that ibis Styles, which is a design brand within the Accor group, has now unveiled its ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap, spacious and crowd-free: Rural Japan is having a moment with the non-Japanese community
Laura Blackhall took a risk purchasing an empty house in the Ibaraki countryside. Amid and following a pandemic, though, it's a choice that just might pay off. ( read original story ...)
Friendliest of them all? These could be the best countries for crypto
The U.S. has its regulatory downfalls, but Decred’s co-founder sees it as the best for crypto, while Horizen’s co-founder said Puerto Rico tops the list. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama rejigged casino op selection phase starts Nov 30
Japan’s Yokohama city announced on Friday that it would hold on November 30 the first meeting of the “Yokohama IR operator selection committee”. According to information collated by GGRAsia’s Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: 4 Metrics That Show How the Current Bitcoin Rally Is Different From 2017
The current bitcoin bull run is indeed different from three years ago, though that doesn't mean we won't see another peak-and-trough cycle. ( read original story ...)
Mongolian wins prize for TV show on Japanese internees
Oyunchimeg Khongorzul racked her brain when she read a newspaper article online that the National University of Mongolia, her alma mater, had been built on the backs of Japanese detainees. Khongorzul, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to ditch ‘hanko’ seal in drive to digitise bureaucracy
Taro Kono catalogued almost 15,000 occasions when the only way to satisfy Japan’s fastidious bureaucracy was with a personalised hanko seal. He is now determined to get rid of them. In an interview ... ( read original story ...)