Yuzo Kano, chief executive of major Japanese exchange bitFlyer is trying to build a global cryptocurrency powerhouse, one former financier at a time. The Goldman Sachs Group alumnus who made bitFlyer Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange has doubled his staff ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest bank makes PH its global services operations hub
Japan’s top bank has established its Global Services Operations Center in Manila. MUFG Bank, a member of global financial group MUFG of Japan opened a facility in the capital to further improve the productivity of its operations in overseas units and to ... ( read original story ...)
Current card for NJPW Dominion on June 9 in Osaka, Names set for Best of the Super Juniors
Wrestleview.com is your source for everything pro wrestling since 1997. Daily updates with WWE News, TNA News, Indy News and the latest Wrestling Results for WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, TNA Impact Wrestling and more. Live coverage of WWE PPV and TNA PPV events. ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.3 quake has struck near Namie in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 130 km ESE of Namie, Japan (81 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 142.3841° East, 37.0864° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 08:55:29 / 8:55 am (local time epicenter). ( read original story ...)
Book about Japanese tsunami wins Rathbones Folio Prize
A book exploring the tragedy of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 2011 has won the Rathbones Folio Prize. Richard Lloyd Parry’s non-fiction work, Ghosts Of The Tsunami, is labelled the definitive book on the quake which killed more than 15,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes strike Afghanistan, Pakistan
May 9 (UPI) --A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan and a 5.1-magnitude ... its platforms related to the upcoming abortion referendum in Ireland. China, Japan, South Korea agree on 'complete denuclearization' 3 hours ago ago May 9 (UPI ... ( read original story ...)
Rare Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Louisiana Near New Orleans
A rare magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Gulf of Mexico about 160 miles ... lt;img class="styles-A54tP4F3__noscript__12c_l" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/whale-japan.jpg?v=at&w=320&h=180&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap Flights to Japan Force a JAL Course Change
Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Note: Data series only dates back to March 2011. That month may have been unusually weak due to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. ANA, however, has been busy consolidating — buying AirAsia ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China, South Korea agree to co-operate on North Korea
bringing together Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. "The three countries will take leadership to achieve peace and prosperity in the Northeast Asia," Abe told a joint news conference in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Gold Announces Updated Website
Japan Gold (TSXV:JG) (“Japan Gold” or the “Company ... accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s key objectives in 2018 and, as ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama marks the debut of the World Paratriathlon Series in 2018
For the second year running, the best paratriathletes from around the world will compete in the ITU World Paratriathlon Series this weekend, with the first event of the revamped calendar taking place on Saturday in the Japanese city of Yokohama. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks up as Wall Street rallies
Tokyo. Tokyo stocks rose on Tuesday with investors encouraged by Wall Street rallies and Japan’s Takeda surging on reports that the drugmaker would make a formal offer to buy Ireland’s Shire. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.18 per cent or 41.53 ... ( read original story ...)
It’s been 76 years since the World War II battle that set the stage for Japan’s defeat — and changed naval warfare forever
The first few months of 1942 saw Japan take control of islands throughout the Central and South Pacific, including the Philippines and Guam, as part of its plan to form a defensive perimeter to protect its empire and blunt Allied counterattacks. ( read original story ...)
Kinoshita to Rescue Tokyo FILMeX Festival
Japanese property to entertainment group, Kinoshita has come to the rescue of the annual Tokyo FILMeX film festival. The festival recently lost its principal supporter following the restructuring of Office Kitano. Kinoshita, which owns nursing homes and ... ( read original story ...)
Forbes Emergent 25: The Women Making Their Mark In Asia’s Enterprises
Since its IPO the stock has more than doubled ... who studied to become a chef and worked at two Italian restaurants before opening her own in Osaka, joined the century-old firm founded by her great-grandfather in 2012, taking the top job in 2015. ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs-backed Renew Power files for IPO
The IPO will see the company raise Rs2,600 ... Canadian pension fund Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Japan’s Jera Inc. and Global Environment Fund among its investors. These investors, over several tranches, have invested a total of Rs6,696.5 ... ( read original story ...)