Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has forecast a "fourth crypto cycle" could be on the horizon—potentially sending the bitcoin price sharply ... ( read original story ...)
Hedge Fund That Timed Big Short, Crypto Rally Eyes Venezuela
Venezuela’s bond market has been rocked over the past few years by defaults, sanctions and a collapse in crude oil prices. Yet the disastrous cocktail is attracting hedge funds including London’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to hold emergency meeting Friday to decide on new loan scheme
The Bank of Japan said it will hold an emergency policy meeting on Friday to sign off on a new lending programme to help firms combat the fallout from the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economic Conditions Likely to Stay Tough in Current Quarter, Finance Minister Says
Economic conditions in Japan will likely stay tough in the current quarter, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday, also promising that the government would ensure support for employment and help ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya’s Legoland Japan to partially reopen from Friday
Legoland Japan Resort, a theme park in Nagoya, will partially reopen from Friday, after intermittent closures since late February due to the COVID-19 pande ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics protest parody of logo that depicts COVID-19
Tokyo Olympics officials are incensed that their games emblem has been used in the cover design of a local magazine that combines the logo with the novel coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Susannah Townsend: Rio gold medallist postpones retirement to chase Tokyo place
I feel like this delay has almost given me a chance to be a better player." Townsend, who won her first international cap in 2008, helped Great Britain claim an historic gold medal at Rio 2016, but ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may free more regions from emergency as new virus cases drop: Asahi
Japan may lift its state of emergency in more regions this week as new coronavirus infections drop, the Asahi newspaper said on Tuesday, moving to resume sorely needed activity in the world's ... ( read original story ...)
It Took a Pandemic, but 7-Eleven in Japan Is Letting Stores Take a Break
The chain, so omnipresent it is considered part of the national infrastructure, has begun making exceptions to a store hours policy that it has long enforced. ( read original story ...)
NTT Solmare: The Newest Title from the “Moe! Ninja Girls” Series: “Moe! Ninja Girls RPG” Is Finally Here!
NTT Solmare Co., Ltd. (HQ: Osaka City, Chuo-ku, CEO: Akira Tomana. Hereafter referred to as NTT Solmare) has begun service for the English version of ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks Back To Business In Japan Today
Starbucks Coffee Japan (SBUX) is reopening many of its stores in Japan today, including in Tokyo, reports Reuters.However, many of SBUX’s 1,550 Japan stores will only offer take-out and drive-through ... ( read original story ...)
Amid rising talk of negative rates, policies in Japan, Europe get subtle tweaks
After years of applying plenty of stick to commercial lenders unhappy with negative interest rate policies, central bankers in the euro zone and Japan are experimenting with some carrot, too. With the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Japan postpones budget request deadlines for fiscal 2021
Japan's fiscal year begins on April 1. 9:30 ... 11:20 a.m. China's new home prices rose at a slightly faster pace in April, the latest data shows, adding to signs the country's property market is ... ( read original story ...)
At the movies: ‘Ben Hur’ and ‘Wizard of Oz’ as Japan reopens
The chariots of 1959 epic "Ben Hur" and the yellow brick road of 1939 fantasy "The Wizard of Oz" are back on the big screen in Japan as cinemas begin reopening from the coronavirus crisis with a slate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan jumps 2%, with Asia stocks getting a boost as hopes of a coronavirus vaccine rise
Stocks in Asia jumped in Tuesday afternoon trade as hopes rise on a potential coronavirus vaccine after a positive development from a Moderna trial. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sharp reports 37% profit drop, gives no forecasts
Japan's Sharp Corp, an Apple Inc supplier, reported a 37% decline in annual operating profit and refrained from releasing an earnings outlook for the current year because of uncertainty over the novel ... ( read original story ...)