Tokujin Yoshioka shares three-step template for emergency face shields www.dezeen.com

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created a quick and easy face shield for healthcare workers fighting Covid-19, which attaches to the wearer's glasses.
"I'd like to share my quick and simple fa…

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The Birthplace of Japanese Whisky. kotaku.com

Photo : Brian AshcraftThe Birthplace of Japanese Whisky.
Osaka, Japan.
By Brian Ashcraft.
JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting.
If you’re a photographer and have images yo…

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SoftBank Needs a New Strategy www.wsj.com

SoftBank’s record loss shows that throwing cash at startups isn’t much of a strategy.
With the money tree almost bare, it will soon have to come up with a new approach.
The Japanese technology conglo…

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Japan population drops at record pace in 2019 english.kyodonews.net

The number of people between the ages of 15 and 64 was 75.07 million and accounted for 59.5 percent of the total, the lowest percentage on record for the working-age population.
There were 35.89 mill…

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Untraceable cases in Japan raise fear outbreak spiraling out of control www.japantimes.co.jp

Day after day, the rising number of new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo and nationwide is making headlines.
When Tokyo reported a record 197 new coronavirus cases Saturday, 77 percent were cases in…

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SoftBank’s Troubles Deepen With Warning of $16.7 Billion Writedown www.nytimes.com

TOKYO — SoftBank warned investors on Monday that the value of its technology fund may have dropped by as much as $16.7 billion over the last fiscal year, as its investments have been hit hard by the …

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Fading Vision Fund to tip SoftBank into first loss in 15 years in.reuters.com

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank expects its $100 billion Vision Fund to book a loss of 1.8 trillion yen due to the worsening performance of its tech bets, which will tip the group as a whole into its firs…

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Legendary Tokyo arcade gets massive fan support in coronavirus-prompted crowdfunding campaign soranews24.com

So before it comes to that, he’s asking for Mikado’s loyal customers and game fans in general to help save the arcade with a campaign on Japanese crowdfunding website Campfire.
The campaign, which ki…

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Studio Ghibli releases free wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls soranews24.com

Wow your friends and colleagues by looking as if you’re inside the world of Ghibli.
Studio Ghibli is known for staunchly sticking to old-school ways of distribution and keeping their films and associ…

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Second-wave dotcom Uber-investor Softbank forecasts gargantuan losses as world economy faces slump theregister.co.uk

Its legendary $100bn Vision Fund, which has been behind major investments in Uber, WeWork and British chip designer Arm Holdings, says it expects to lose JPY 1.8 trillion ($16.7bn) in FY2019 [PDF].
I…

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