Eccentric Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is looking for eight civilian volunteers to blast off to the Moon with him on the first-ever private commercial space trip.
Japan’s Fast Retailing to cut prices by around 9%
Retail group Fast Retailing said on Thursday it was slashing prices by around 9% at its Uniqlo and GU stores in Japan, saying it recognised that many customers were experiencing “unprecedented …
World’s biggest wealth fund puts Japan’s Kirin Holdings on watch list over Myanmar link
The Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday it had put Japan’s Kirin Holdings Ltd Co on a watch list for possible exclusion from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund over the beverage giant’s ties …
Onsen: Japan’s hot spring tradition
He is on a mission to experience for himself the country’s deep connection with the natural world as he relaxes in a traditional Japanese hot spring bath.
UPDATE 2-Japan’s SMFG likely to halt all new lending for coal power, sources say
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) is likely to halt new financing for any coal-fired power plants, sources close to the matter said, reflecting increasing pressure on Japanese lenders to cut coal …
Gain Capital Japan Announces Name Change
Gain Capital Japan announced today that the company has decided to change its name after the recent acquisition by StoneX.
Maezawa wants you: Japan billionaire seeks ‘crew’ for moon trip
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday launched a search for eight people to join him as the first private passengers on a trip around the moon with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. By TOKYO, March 3 …
Peep inside Japan’s ‘mailbox’ theatre
World Peep inside Japan’s ‘mailbox’ theatre. Posted . Japanese dance company Moonlight Mobile Theater has come up with a novel way of bringing people back to their avant-garde per …
Woman in Japan dies of brain hemorrhage after receiving COVID-19 vaccine, no link determined
A 60-year-old woman in Japan—with no known underlying condition– died days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, but the country’s health ministry said Tuesday that there is no known link to the jab, …
Vietnam coal project supported by Japan, South Korea, to continue despite investor pressure
European asset manager Nordea had urged firms involved in the Vung Ang 2 project such as Japan’s Mitsubishi and South Korea’s Kepco to withdraw.