The Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Index, which tracks Japan’s startups, has climbed back up this year to finally match an earlier high set in 2006. Bloomberg reported that the startup index has gone up by more than 50 percent this year, despite the coronavirus pandemic....
Customers waiting for Rakuten Inc.’s launch of its 5G services, which were originally planned for June, will have to wait. Reuters reported that the Tokyo company’s 5G rollout will be delayed by three months due to disruptions caused by COVID-19. Software testing by the company’s...
The 2020 Summer Olympics, which were to take place in Tokyo, have been rescheduled for 2021 as the spread of the coronavirus leaps over international borders and outruns human efforts to contain it. But the greedy “sport” of stealing people’s money – in this case,...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have moved to postpone the Tokyo summer games until 2021, according to a joint statement from the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee on Tuesday (March 24). The Japanese leader said he proposed...
February 28, 2020
The era of the incredibly enabled home entertainment system has had an interesting effect on the world of events. On the one hand, it is a convenient and comfortable substitute. Why pay a high price for a ticket to the big game, and sit in the nosebleed seats in the cold, when one could just as easily see […]
August 19, 2016
Tokyo has a reputation for not only being the wealthiest city in the world, but also having one of the world’s largest metropolitan economies. But is that enough to gain...
November 11, 2022
Fast-fashion eCommerce retailer Shein is reportedly preparing to open its first brick-and-mortar location. The two-story showroom is to open in Tokyo Sunday (Nov. 13), Bloomberg reported Thursday (Nov. 10). Located in the Harajuku district, a popular destination for fashion-oriented shopping, the Shein store will include bags and cosmetics as well as apparel, according to the […]
October 14, 2020
The Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Index, which tracks Japan’s startups, has climbed back up this year to finally match an earlier high set in 2006. Bloomberg reported that the startup...
May 15, 2020
Customers waiting for Rakuten Inc.’s launch of its 5G services, which were originally planned for June, will have to wait. Reuters reported that the Tokyo company’s 5G rollout will be...
April 09, 2020
The 2020 Summer Olympics, which were to take place in Tokyo, have been rescheduled for 2021 as the spread of the coronavirus leaps over international borders and outruns human efforts...
