A dilapidated building at the former Fort Ritchie in Cascade will be turned into an artisan village — and a historic Japanese Nisei mural within it — will be preserved thanks to a state grant.
MUFG to acquire 70% stake in Japan’s Kanmu for $150M to foray into BNPL business
See the original story in Japanese. Nikkei reported on Monday that Japanese FinTech startup Kanmu is expected to be acquired by Mitsubishi UFJ Bank next spring. The Japanese megabank will acquire …
U.K. plans to team up with Japan for space business: minister
The U.K. hopes to promote an exchange of talent with Japan to develop science and technology, and seeks tie-ups in areas such as the removal of potentially harmful space debris, a British minister …
Japan’s MUFG to invest US$200 million in Indonesian fintech Akulaku
TOKYO: Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) said on Monday (Dec 26) its banking unit will invest US$200 million in Indonesian fintech company Silvrr Technology, known as Akulaku. Backed by …
Japan PM Kishida to replace embattled reconstruction minister Akiba – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) -Amid low approval ratings, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will replace a government minister for the fourth time since he created his current cabinet in August, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.
Japan insurers in talks with reinsurers to resume coverage in Russian waters
Three Japanese insurance companies that are set to halt marine coverage of risks related to the war in Ukraine starting next month are in talks with reinsurers to resume those operations, they said on Monday.
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda dismisses near-term chance of exiting easy policy
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday brushed aside the chance of a near-term exit from ultra-loose monetary policy but voiced hope that intensifying labor shortages will prod firms to …
China carries out military exercises near Taiwan and Japan, sending 47 aircraft across Taiwan Strait in ‘strike drill’
China sent 47 aircraft across the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, its largest incursion into Taiwan’s air defense zone in recent months, as Beijing steps-up efforts to normalize aggressive military operations around the self-ruled island.
Japan minister signs clean energy cooperation document during Saudi visit
Saudi Arabia and Japan signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on Sunday in the fields of the circular carbon economy, carbon recycling, clean hydrogen and fuel ammonia, the Saudi energy ministry …
70-year-old landowner arrested…Taxpayers’ money invested in bizarre sign protecting Hasaki Seaside “40,000 yen toll area” in Ibaraki, Japan.
A 70-year-old man was arrested for running over a man with his car over a private land passage dispute in Hasaki Seaside Road, Ibaraki. The unauthorized passerby was fined 40,000 yen, and there were …