TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States will seek to narrow gaps on trade when their top negotiators meet this week, but hopes for a deal in September are fading as both sides fail to make ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-backed IoT company Uhuru to seek London IPO
and Japanese investment arm NGK Spark Plug. Uhuru declined to comment on the total raised in its previous funding rounds, and on whether it hoped to raise further funds in the London IPO. The company ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to aid a million members of ‘lost generation’ with hiring subsidies
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will provide support ... a government source told Nikkei. It is a rare measure to throw a lifeline to people in their mid-30s to early 40s because they fell ... ( read original story ...)
Paralympic chief hails Tokyo 2020 prep but hotels ‘biggest concern’
TOKYO: The Paralympics chief has said the 2020 Games are "on ... "Most probably it is perceived in Japan that people with disabilities don't travel for leisure, for business, so why have accessible ... ( read original story ...)
Customer of sex business assaults employee in dispute over woman
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 26-year-old man over the alleged assault of an employee of a sex business during a dispute in Tachikawa City, reports Fuji News Network (Aug. 20) ... ( read original story ...)
24 hours in Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo, the gateway to northern Japan, may not have quite the same neon-lit hustle and bustle of Tokyo or Osaka, but its scenic surroundings, laid-back pace and distinctive cuisine make it a worthy ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese princess to visit Prince Edward Island to celebrate Japan-Canada relations
CHARLOTTETOWN—Princess Takamado of Japan will visit Prince Edward Island next week as part of the official events to commemorate the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s $1.5 Trillion Manager Warns of Global Investing Losses
Japan’s $1.5 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund lost money in equities, fixed-income and currency positions over the last three months, Mizuno said Tuesday in Sacramento, California. ( read original story ...)
Fukushima Radiation Becomes Latest Japan-South Korea Sore Point
(Bloomberg) -- Radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is becoming the latest source of tension between Japan and South Korea, potentially undercutting Tokyo’s effort to promote the 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan opens arms to half a million fans for Rugby World Cup
TOKYO -- With the Rugby World Cup kicking off Sept. 20 in Japan, communities across the country are preparing for the 500,000-plus visitors expected to attend. Nearly 50 games will be played ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Credit Rating Agency rates BRICS Bank AAA
The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) was assigned a ‘AAA’ foreign currency long-term issuer rating with a stable outlook by Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd (JCR) on August 20. In its press release, ... ( read original story ...)
From Banking to Travel, Rakuten Taps into e-Commerce in Japan
Rakuten (RKUNY) is a well-diversified conglomerate with tentacles throughout Japan that has plenty of running room for international expansion. Many of you may not have heard of Rakuten but I ... ( read original story ...)
Sports Tech Tokyo’s World Demo Day Arrives In San Francisco Today As It Focuses On Technology’s Impact On Sports
discussed business-building opportunities. While 159 companies made it through the admissions process into the first cohort, only 12 have the opportunity to present at Sports Tech Tokyo’s World Demo ... ( read original story ...)
NOCs confident Tokyo 2020 can overcome heat, water quality issues
TOKYO (Reuters) - Searing heat and water quality issues have dogged Tokyo 2020 organizers in recent weeks but delegates to a Chef de Mission seminar on Tuesday said they are confident their hosts ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama plans to go all in on landing a casino resort in city
Yokohama officials are planning to spin the wheel in hopes of landing one of the three "integrated resort" (IR) locations in Japan that will include a casino, according to sources related to the ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: History complicates Seoul-Tokyo trade dispute
Tokyo-Seoul standoff decades in the making, writes Kim Tong-hyung and Yuri Kageyama. A runaway train. Crashing billiard balls. A compound fracture. Journalists and academics in Seoul have been running ... ( read original story ...)