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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Resigns for Health Reasons

28 Aug 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation's longest serving prime minister, has announced his resignation for health reasons, saying that he did not want his illness to get in the way of decision making. The 65 year-old has suffered since his te...

Japanese Economy Suffers Record 27.8% Slump

18 Aug 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

The Japanese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) suffered a 7.8% drop in the second quarter of 2020, marking a record 27.8% drop on an annualized basis as the nation combats the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this year, Japan slipped into economic r...

Japanese Ship Leaking Oil off Mauritius Splits Apart

16 Aug 2020 1 minute read 3 comments AverageVancouverite

On July 25th, 2020, the Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio struck a coral reef southeast of Mauritius, where it began leaking some 1,000 tonnes of fuel starting on August 6th, 2020. A crew of 20 were onboard at the time of the crash, and none were inj...

United Arab Emirates Launches First Mission to Mars

20 Jul 2020 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite

The United Arab Emirates successfully launched its first mission to Mars after a Mitsubishi H2-A rocket took off from Japan's Tanegashima spaceport, carrying the Al-Amal (Hope) space probe. The Hope probe is now on a 500,000,000 kilometre (About 310,...

TWICE Gears Up To Release Third Best Japanese Album

16 Jul 2020 2 minute read 5 comments doesalexx

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Episode 107: VeChain is Officially a ‘5G Partner’ of Japan’s Largest Telecoms Company

13 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments NewCreationCapital

Video: Audio: Join The New Creation Cronies Telegram Group In Episode 107:  This is an old story, but a good one. VeChain partnered with Japan's largest 5G company NTT Docomo.  This is the story of the day. Story Related Links: VeChain is offici...

How Ripple conquered Japan

11 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments lioha369

Today I am going to tell you how the battle for Ripple is going on in Japan. In Japan, there is a financial giant called Mizuho which has shares in big companies and owns private banks in Japan and is holding assets worth more than $1,8 trillion. Let...

Sharing Every Photo - Why I Don't Do It?

11 Jul 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Epic Taste

Hi all I'm an Australian Photographer, I generally do photo shoots with Models like the below however I tend to always get questions or even question myself "Why don't I upload this photo?". I've come to a very simple answer to this question. It doe...

New Director of Japanese Financial Services Agency Compatible with Cryptocurrencies

9 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments PassionCryptodotcom

Jiji Press reported on July 7 that the Japanese government had decided to appoint Ryozo Himino to the next commissioner of the Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA). The official announcement will be made this month. Cointelegraph has contacted the F...

Japan Plans to Start Digital Yen Trials

4 Jul 2020 1 minute read 1 comment DHEagle

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has announced it will begin testing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to technically check its feasibility. It is still unclear if the Bank of Japan wants to digitize the money, but it will still catch China, which has al...