An employment training facility in this western Japan city offering foreign residents who wish to work in Japan on-the-job training has launc ... ( read original story ...)
350,000 Aussie Crypto Users Are Receiving Tax Warning Letters
A large number of Australian taxpayers are receiving crypto tax warning letters from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Two seafood companies such as Kaichi Kato Suisan in Hokkaido go bankrupt
Kaichi Kato Suisan Co., Ltd. (TDB company code: 010174863, capital 30 million yen, 20-1-18 Kitajo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, Mr. Yoji Kato) and affiliated company Maruka Suzuki Shoten (TDB ... ( read original story ...)
UK long-term government bond yields sink below Japan’s
The UK’s 30-year government bond yield has dropped below the equivalent borrowing cost for Japan for the first time, despite a huge expansion in gilt issuance to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Renewed ... ( read original story ...)
The Kubota Collection’s Key Works Are on Display at the Tokyo National Museum
Fashioning Identities" exhibition traces the kimono from its inception some eight hundred years ago to its role today as a symbol of Japanese culture, with increasing sway on the contemporary fashion ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s new coronavirus steps aim to balance economy and health
Tokyo on Tuesday said it will move away from numerical targets to contain COVID-19 and rely more on the advice of a committee of experts, to try to control the novel coronavirus and avoid another ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo puts forward new virus monitoring guidelines
The new approach will continue to reference case numbers but will shift the emphasis to the city’s health care system. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Revise Virus Monitoring as Concern Grows Over Cases
Tokyo is set to revise how it monitors the state of coronavirus infections in the city, as daily new cases in the Japanese capital rise after a state of emergency was lifted and businesses resumed ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto In Crisis? Lewis Cohen And Greg Strong Share Their Views On Recent Lawsuits
Crypto appears to be under attach with a spate of regulatory and civil proceedings. Could this spell the end for crypto as we know it? Experts Lewis Cohen and Greg Strong from blockchain and ... ( read original story ...)
Telegram to pay $18.5 million and return $1.2 billion following SEC crypto charges
The company has to return $1.2 billion in investment and pay a $18.5 million fine. Telegram’s initial bid to launch its “Gram” cryptocurrency has failed. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus delays Yahoo Japan’s merger with Line
TOKYO -- The merger of Z Holdings, parent of Yahoo Japan, and messaging app Line has stalled, the companies announced on Tuesday, citing regulatory delays caused by the pandemic. "Due in part to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan puts Taiwan and Brunei atop its business travel agenda
TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to begin talks about restarting business travel to and from Taiwan and Brunei, Nikkei has learned. The talks could begin in July. Japanese officials ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares track Wall Street higher on upbeat U.S. economic data
Japanese shares rose on Tuesday, as overnight Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes and better-than-expected U.S. economic data bolstered investors' risk appetite. The benchmark Nikkei average rose 1.76 ... ( read original story ...)
Young Blood May Fail to Curb Japan’s Support for Coal Power
(Bloomberg) -- Efforts by Japan’s popular 39-year-old environment minister to curb the government’s support for coal-fired power may be failing, a potential blow to restricting use of the ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic delays Yahoo Japan, Line merger past October
The merger between online services Yahoo Japan and Line Corp. is getting pushed back to later than the scheduled October date because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Court Rejects Damages For Man Forcibly Sterilised At Age 14
A Japanese pensioner forcibly sterilised as a 14-year-old under a now-defunct eugenics law failed Tuesday in a legal bid for $280,000 in state compensation. According to local media, Tokyo District ... ( read original story ...)