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Japan Spends Millions On Technology For Absent Olympic Fans
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RUTLAND HERALD
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen — about $67 million — in taxpayer money to design mobile tracking software to curb the spread of coronavirus infections during the Tokyo Olympics.
There's one catch: Few Olympic fans from abroad will...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen — about $67 million — in taxpayer money to design mobile tracking software to curb the spread of coronavirus infections during the Tokyo Olympics.
There's one catch: Few Olympic fans from abroad will...
- March 23, 2021
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Japan's Malls And Restaurants Brace For Olympics Without Foreign Visitors
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JAPAN TODAY
Shopping malls and restaurants in Japan will miss out on a business boom, as Tokyo expects to hold the Olympics without overseas spectators, dealing another blow to industries already on the ropes from the coronavirus.
In the years leading up to the Games, developers have poured ten...
Shopping malls and restaurants in Japan will miss out on a business boom, as Tokyo expects to hold the Olympics without overseas spectators, dealing another blow to industries already on the ropes from the coronavirus.
In the years leading up to the Games, developers have poured ten...
- March 22, 2021
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Japan Temporarily Sets Higher Tariffs On U.S. Beef Imports
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan is temporarily raising tariffs on U.S. beef imports as volumes have exceeded levels agreed to between the two nations for the fiscal year ending on March 31, Japan's agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.
From Thursday, the tariff will rise to 38.5% from 25.8% for 30 days thr...
Japan is temporarily raising tariffs on U.S. beef imports as volumes have exceeded levels agreed to between the two nations for the fiscal year ending on March 31, Japan's agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.
From Thursday, the tariff will rise to 38.5% from 25.8% for 30 days thr...
- March 18, 2021
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Shares Of Japanese Tech Giant Rakuten Jump 20% After Stake Sale To Walmart, Tencent
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CNBC
Key PointsShares of Japanese tech giant Rakuten jumped 20% on Monday after it announced plans to raise $2.2 billion in a bid to better compete with its U.S. rivals.Rakuten said in Friday it will issue new shares to Japan Post, Tencent and Walmart.Hiroshi Mikitani, Rakuten’s founder, chairm...
Key PointsShares of Japanese tech giant Rakuten jumped 20% on Monday after it announced plans to raise $2.2 billion in a bid to better compete with its U.S. rivals.Rakuten said in Friday it will issue new shares to Japan Post, Tencent and Walmart.Hiroshi Mikitani, Rakuten’s founder, chairm...
- March 15, 2021
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Meiko Implements Mobile Ticketing On Its Network In Japan
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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT
Japanese operator Meiko Bus has implemented a mobile ticketing system across its network, including on its busy Shirahama Onsen route.
Meiko Bus has implemented a mobile ticketing system on its network, including on its popular Shirahima Onsen route. The Shirahama area, on...
Japanese operator Meiko Bus has implemented a mobile ticketing system across its network, including on its busy Shirahama Onsen route.
Meiko Bus has implemented a mobile ticketing system on its network, including on its popular Shirahima Onsen route. The Shirahama area, on...
- March 15, 2021
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Olympic Host Japan Will Not Take Part In China Vaccine Offer
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BUSINESS STANDARD
Japan will not take part in China's offer accepted by the International Olympic Committee to provide vaccines for participants" in the postponed Tokyo Games and next year's Beijing Winter Games
Japan will not take part in China's offer accepted by the International Olympic Co...
Japan will not take part in China's offer accepted by the International Olympic Committee to provide vaccines for participants" in the postponed Tokyo Games and next year's Beijing Winter Games
Japan will not take part in China's offer accepted by the International Olympic Co...
- March 13, 2021
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Japanese Tech Giant Rakuten To Raise $2.2 Billion By Issuing New Shares To Walmart, Tencent And Japan Post
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CNBC
Key PointsRakuten said it will issue 211,656,500 shares at 1,145 Japanese yen ($10.5) per share.Founded in 1997, Rakuten has over 70 businesses and 1.4 billion members worldwide.Its e-commerce site is one of the most popular in Japan but the company’s market value is a fraction of Amazon’s...
Key PointsRakuten said it will issue 211,656,500 shares at 1,145 Japanese yen ($10.5) per share.Founded in 1997, Rakuten has over 70 businesses and 1.4 billion members worldwide.Its e-commerce site is one of the most popular in Japan but the company’s market value is a fraction of Amazon’s...
- March 13, 2021
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Digital Technology Veteran Yoshiyuki Ueda Joins ON24 as Country Manager of Japan
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YAHOO NEWS
Ueda brings more than 20 years of digital experience to ON24 to help accelerate customers' digital transformation initiatives
ON24 (NYSE: ONTF) today announced that Yoshiyuki Ueda has joined the company as country manager of Japan. He is responsible for developing strategic customer ...
Ueda brings more than 20 years of digital experience to ON24 to help accelerate customers' digital transformation initiatives
ON24 (NYSE: ONTF) today announced that Yoshiyuki Ueda has joined the company as country manager of Japan. He is responsible for developing strategic customer ...
- March 11, 2021
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Japan's 'Solidarity' Quake Tax May Be Model To Foot Pandemic Bill
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan is paying for the huge cost of rebuilding areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami with a special "solidarity" tax that could become a model to shoulder the much bigger spending needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Households are bearing the brunt of the bill, ...
Japan is paying for the huge cost of rebuilding areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami with a special "solidarity" tax that could become a model to shoulder the much bigger spending needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Households are bearing the brunt of the bill, ...
- March 11, 2021
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Previously leaked Sony Xperia Compact may be Japan-only ‘Xperia Ace 2’
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GSM ARENA
Reports began surfacing last year regarding a compact Sony Xperia smartphone. An Xperia smartphone’s renders leaked with a 5.5-inch screen and dual cameras. While many were excited about the possibility of the return of Sony’s popular Compact series, it seemed that the leaked render d...
Reports began surfacing last year regarding a compact Sony Xperia smartphone. An Xperia smartphone’s renders leaked with a 5.5-inch screen and dual cameras. While many were excited about the possibility of the return of Sony’s popular Compact series, it seemed that the leaked render d...
- March 9, 2021
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