Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is in Japan this week in a bid to secure financial backing for flagship South African green-hydrogen projects in the Eastern and Northern Cape ...
USA Baseball’s Spencer Patton had a ‘heartwarming’ homecoming in Tokyo
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‘Tokyo Swindlers’ ordered to pay Sekisui House ¥1 billion in damages over land fraud
According to the ruling, Uchida and his accomplices in 2017 impersonated the landowners of land and buildings in Nishigotanda, Shinagawa Ward and signed a sales contract with Sekisui House to defraud ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Crypto Exchange Bitbank Eyes IPO Next Year, CEO Says
Bitbank is hoping to list itself around the middle of next year, CEO says, a move that if successful would make it Japan’s first publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange operator.
Mobile gaming IPOs surge to 47 per cent of total market, report says
GDEV, a global gaming company based in Limassol, recently teamed up with InvestGame to examine the IPO landscape of 87 gaming firms with a combined valuation exceeding $350 billion. The gaming ...
Kioxia’s jumbo IPO shows weak sign contrary to booming market
The Bain Capital-backed memory-chip manufacturer priced its stock at ¥1,455 ($9.6), at the middle of the price range it proposed before the IPO.
Identity thieves block couple’s bank accounts, cancel credit cards, leaving them strapped for cash in Japan
SINGAPORE – Singaporean Melvin Chan’s recent holiday to Japan with his wife turned into a nightmare after he found their bank accounts blocked and credit cards cancelled by identity thieves who rang ...
DBS, Japan’s top lenders said to be among bidders for Indonesia’s Panin Bank
The lenders have submitted separate preliminary proposals to buy the Jakarta-listed bank. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japan Airlines doesn’t want you to take your luggage on the train when you visit Tokyo
The airline is offering a $29 same-day luggage delivery service to help ease congestion on Tokyo's crowded trains as visitors keep flocking to Japan. ( read original story ...)
US defense secretary in Japan to support alliance as Osprey aircraft safety causes concern
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with officials in Japan on Tuesday to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and Washington's commitment to regional security as threats rise from China and ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister’s Office admin officer accused of sexually assaulting middle school girls
TOKYO (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 40-year-old administrative officer at the Prime Minister’s Office for sexually assaulting two middle school girls in Yokohama City earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
Former chief prosecutor of Osaka to plead not guilty over rape in shift
During his first trial hearing in October, Kentaro Kitagawa said he would not contest the rape allegation, expressing deep remorse. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo introduces four-day workweek for government workers to boost birth rates
Tokyo will implement a four-day workweek for government employees next year to encourage young people to get married and start families. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo government to introduce four-day workweek for its employees
The Tokyo government plans to introduce a four-day workweek for its employees in an attempt to support young families and boost record-low fertility rates nationwide. ( read original story ...)
Part-time lecturers at university in Tokyo go on strike after wage raise demand not met
Three part-time lecturers at J. F. Oberlin University in the suburban Tokyo city of Machida staged a walkout and cut their classes short on D ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo adopts four-day workweek to tackle population crisis
Japan’s fertility rate is critically low at 1.2, with Tokyo’s at 0.99, far below the 2.1 rate required to stabilize the population. Despite past measures like parental leave, daycare subsidies, cash ... ( read original story ...)