The emblem of the Olympic torch of the Tokyo 2020 Games is presented during a press conference in Tokyo earlier this year. TOKYO—Overwhelmed by unprecedented demand, Tokyo Olympic organizers ... ( read original story ...)
Friction growing in Osaka over rising foreign population
Prior to Osaka’s hosting of the G20 confab ... underground minpaku deal directly with clientele in Chinese or Korean languages,” says a local news reporter. “Investigators told me ‘Even in the case of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan faces an uphill battle to reduce plastic consumption
Officially, Japan recycles 84 percent of the plastic it collects ... the producers of the in-depth news show “Closeup Gendai Plus” asked one of their directors to live without any plastic for three ... ( read original story ...)
Wellving Asset Management Looking at an IPO
Osaka, Japan, July 06, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Not a company to rest on their laurels Wellving Asset Management have identified what could be the next investment vehicle for their clients. It comes in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan promotes business jet market ahead of 2020 Olympics
TOKYO -- Public and private efforts are underway in Japan to promote the use of business jets ahead of the Summer Olympics, which Tokyo will host in 2020. Trading house Sojitz plans to triple the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 ticket sales generate huge interest in Japan
Tokyo 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya told Reuters ... Ben Cronin speaks to Sameer Pabari, SVP, content & business development, Discovery, and Simon Wear, CEO & founder of PSG ahead of the Tour de France. ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei up for fifth straight week, investor wary before U.S. jobs data
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged higher in choppy trade on Friday as investors kept to the sidelines before the release of a key U.S. jobs report, while oil and mining shares ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei ends firmer; Eyes on U.S. jobs data
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed slight higher after trading in and out of the red on Friday, 05 July 2019, as investors hit the sidelines to await the U. S. Labor Department's ... ( read original story ...)
Even the poop is cute at this Japanese museum
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Japan’s culture of cute makes no exceptions for poop. It gets a pop twist at the Unko Museum in Yokohama near Tokyo. Here, the poop is artificial, nothing like what would be in a ... ( read original story ...)
Demand for Tokyo Olympics tickets is already outrageous, second Japan lottery being planned
In fact, demand is already so incredible that according to the New York Daily News, organizers are being forced to plan a second ticket lottery for residents of Japan. Saying that the demand is ... ( read original story ...)
Grannies in Running Shoes Are Delivering Ramen for Uber in Japan
“The elderly are actually signing up for Eats couriers,” Khosrowshahi told Bloomberg News. “Eats has been a huge success for us in Japan. It is going to be a very effective introduction to the Uber ... ( read original story ...)
This Reporter Asks a Lot of Questions. In Japan, That Makes Her Unusual.
said David Kaye, the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of expression and a clinical professor of law at the University of California at Irvine, who has raised concerns about the ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul dissolves Japan fund for Second World War sex slaves
A foundation set up to compensate victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery has been formally dissolved, South Korean officials said Friday, the latest chapter in a bitter dispute over the two countries' ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Amamiya says won’t rule out any option if more easing needed
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Friday the central bank would not rule out any policy option, including deepening negative interest rates, if it were to ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Amamiya says central banks can’t boost minus rate effect with digital currencies
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya on Friday brushed aside the idea that central banks can boost the effectiveness of negative interest rate policies by issuing digital ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese households’ inflation expectations hit near four-year high: BOJ survey
TOKYO (Reuters) - The percentage of Japanese households anticipating inflation to accelerate a year from now hit the highest level in nearly four years, a central bank survey showed on Friday. A ... ( read original story ...)