Fintech startup Revolut is expanding to Japan. After testing the service with 10,000 users, anybody can now sign up and open an account. The company originally obtained its authorization to operate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Shrinks 28% in 2Q, Worse Than 1st Estimate
Japan has reported its economy shrank at a record, even worse rate in the April-June quarter than initially estimated. ( read original story ...)
Japan August bank loans rise record 6.7% vs year earlier
TOKYO, Sept 8 - Japanese bank lending rose a record 6.7% in August from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday. Outstanding loans held by the country's four main categories of banks ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Will Happen Next Year Despite Virus, IOC’s Coates Says
International Olympic Committee’s Vice President John Coates said the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus situation, AFP reported.Coates told AFP in a phone interview ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Record GDP Plunge Is Slightly Worse on Revision
Japan’s record economic contraction last quarter was slightly worse than initially estimated, according to revised figures that underscore the challenge facing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s replacement ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s July Household Spending Falls 7.6% Year-On-Year
To view the data on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Wealth of Knowledge is a weekly podcast featuring tips and expert insight on all things money: personal finance, ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan city poised to protect fireflies, ban herbicide use in some zones
The municipal government of the central Japan city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, will submit a bill for an ordinance on protecting fireflies ... ( read original story ...)
NGMEX Has Signed A Memorandum of Understanding with A Leading Commercial Bank in China
The two entities will maintain and reinforce the further strengthening of their business relationship. "We are pleased to partner with one of the leading Chinese commercial banks and the official ... ( read original story ...)
IOC vice-president says Tokyo Olympics a go ‘with or without COVID-19’
The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will he held next year "with or without COVID," the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee said Monday. ( read original story ...)
The International Olympic Committee Says Tokyo Olympics Are Happening ‘With or Without COVID’
Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via According to Coates, the theme of the Tokyo games was already going to be reconstruction, an homage to the nation’s rebuilding following the devastating ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s second-quarter GDP revised down to annualised 28.1% contraction
June, worse than the initial estimate of a 27.8% contraction, revised data from the Cabinet Office showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy shrinks 28.1% in second quarter, more than initially estimated
The world's third-largest economy shrank by an annualized 28.1% in April to June, more than a preliminary reading of a 27.8% contraction, revised data showed on Tuesday, suffering its worst postwar ... ( read original story ...)
Japan real wages decline for fifth month in July as pandemic woes persist
Japan's real wages fell for the fifth straight month in July, the government said on Tuesday, pointing to possible deeper strains ahead for consumer spending as the impact on the economy from the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks set to trade higher; Japan’s revised second-quarter GDP data expected
Japan's revised GDP figures for the second quarter are set to be out at around 7:50 a.m. HK/SIN. Preliminary estimates released in mid-August had shown the country's GDP shrinking 27.8% on an ... ( read original story ...)
US Open 2020: Naomi Osaka vs Shelby Rogers preview, head-to-head & prediction
Naomi Osaka takes on the in-form Shelby Rogers for a spot in the last four at the 2020 US Open. Rogers holds an upper hand in the duo's head-to-head, having won all of their previous three meetings. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ancient vegetarian meal
Believed to align the mind, body and soul, shojin ryori is a fascinating insight into the careful balance of new and old perfected by Japan. ( read original story ...)