TOKYO -- After honing its technological prowess in China, the electric scooter arm of German autoparts giant Bosch is aiming for Japan. The company’s eScooter unit is expanding into the Japanese market for electric motorbikes, which is still in its infancy. ( read original story ...)
Different strokes
The property offers a snap shot of the bygone era with hunting ... play and collaborate. Best Western Osaka Tsukamoto will provide business and leisure travellers with a brand-new midscale accommodation option in the heart of Japan’s second largest ... ( read original story ...)
Money Facts You Need To Take Note Of
The US mint has printed $974 million – but that’s small change compared to the $30 billion a year output by Monopoly property board game makers Parker ... Sterling in London and Yen in Tokyo. iExpats.com expert writers have created a simple guide ... ( read original story ...)
With two Japanese cryptocurrencies coming, ATMs may be on the way out
Hirano was speaking at Fin/Sum Week 2017, organized by The Nikkei and the Fintech Association of Japan. MUFG hopes to gain support for its cryptocurrency from other banks. There may be a problem there, though. Mizuho Financial Group, a collection of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Finance Regulator Issues Licenses for 11 Bitcoin Exchanges
Japan's Financial Services Agency said on Friday it has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges, in a move that sets the country apart from its neighbors which are tightening their grip on virtual money. Passed in April, the new law ... ( read original story ...)
Macau casino scion rolls dice on Japan venture
Casino magnate Lawrence Ho -- son of Macau gaming legend Stanley Ho -- is eyeing a major foray into Japan as he seeks to broaden his family's reach beyond the world's biggest gambling hub. His father was credited with transforming Macau from a sleepy ... ( read original story ...)
Memories Off: Innocent Fille Out in Spring of 2018 for PS4, Vita, & Steam
It's October, deep in autumn, and everybody has already spent half of their High School lives. The 17 year old Kasane, going to a High School in Sapporo, has but one wish; "I don't want to be here anymore, I just want to go somewhere far, far away." ( read original story ...)
Kibo no To and Nippon Ishin no Kai agree not to directly challenge each other in Tokyo and Osaka city districts
OSAKA – Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui agreed Saturday that her new Kibo no To (Party of Hope) and his Nippon Ishin no Kai will not challenge each other in single-seat districts in their respective cities in the upcoming snap ... ( read original story ...)
Koike campaign joined by Osaka, Aichi governors for October election
Despite rumors, Koike maintained that she would not run herself. After the talks, Koike, Ichiro Matsui, her counterpart in Osaka, and Hideaki Omura of Aichi held a joint news conference in which they explained that the Party of Hope and Matsui's Japan ... ( read original story ...)
SmallBiz: Hawaii is Home, but Japan Pays the Bills
Georja Skinner, chief officer of the Creative Industries Division in the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, says artists have told her that Japan let’s them pursue a career they love, and without it, they wouldn’t be able ... ( read original story ...)
Will Honda Sports EV put modern spin on automaker’s heritage at Tokyo show?
It sounds like the unofficial theme of this year’s Tokyo Auto Show will be performance. Honda is one of the event’s headlining acts, and it’s bringing a brand-new concept car that puts a modern spin on its storied past. The Honda Sports EV Concept ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s FSA gives official endorsement to 11 cryptocurrency exchanges
Tokyo: Japan's Financial Services Agency said on Friday it has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges, in a move that sets the country apart from its neighbours which are tightening their grip on virtual money. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Tokyo TY Financial Group says establishment of Tokyo-based unit
* Says the new unit will be mainly engaged in business which is able to improve the convenience for bank users through technologies * Says the new unit will be capitalized at 50 million yen ( read original story ...)
Japan tries light touch in bringing cryptocurrencies out of regulatory limbo
TOKYO -- Japan has officially registered its first 11 exchanges for ... Tokyo has sought to create a safety net for users venturing into this emerging field of finance, hitherto free from the kind of industrywide rules binding other areas like banking ... ( read original story ...)
Lexus LC 500 review: German soul in the heart of Japan
Yokohama, Japan sits more than 5,500 miles to the east of Berlin, but locals need only look to the district of Motomachi to feel as though they’ve been whisked away to Germany. There, in the same Toyota plant that produced the fabled Lexus LFA seven ... ( read original story ...)
Capcom’s latest ‘Monster Hunter’ has slick Hollywood feel
Osaka-based Capcom seems to have pulled off this trick ... It is the fruit of engineers' efforts to make virtual reality less virtual and more real. Chairman Tsujimoto's business strategy has focused on building a solid financial foundation for creating ... ( read original story ...)