There’s always a get-rich scheme in cryptocurrencies. Thousands of investors lost billions of dollars on Bitconnect, a pyramid scheme offering monthly returns of 40% or more that collapsed in 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Yokohama midfielder Keita Endo loaned out to Union Berlin
Yokohama F. Marinos will loan out Japan midfielder Keita Endo to Union Berlin in the Bundesliga until the end of next June, the J-Lea ... ( read original story ...)
With its vegan menu, Lonely Mouth has the seal of approval from Japan
It is easy to forget how much we are eating with Lonely Mouth's knowledgeable service, flavours, invention, mindful food design and preparation. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Grampus’ Kazuya Miyahara tests positive for coronavirus
Nagoya Grampus defender Kazuya Miyahara has become the first player to test positive for the novel coronavirus since Japan's professional soccer league ... ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping’s trillion-yuan baby, the Star Market, is poised for the next spurt of growth. Here’s why
Ji Xinhua is walking on clouds. Two months before his 41st birthday, his company UCloud Information Technology overcame the hurdle that had tripped up dozens of larger Chinese companies and driven ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nagoya Grampus player tests positive for coronavirus
Defender Kazuya Miyahara has become the third Nagoya Grampus player to test positive for the novel coronavirus, the J-League first d ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka governor spearheads national effort to enforce business shutdowns over coronavirus
As COVID-19 numbers surge amid murky data disclosure, Hirofumi Yoshimura is gaining support for legal power to inspect and punish entertainment firms. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan May Have a New Pattern for When It Buys Stocks
The Bank of Japan may have adopted a new standard in deciding when to support stocks, according to Seiichi Suzuki, a market analyst at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute Co. ( read original story ...)
Businesses downtown board up ahead of weekend protests
Since the pandemic hit in March, Osaka has not re-opened their dining area. "I'd say our business is at 60 percent or so of normal. that's kind of offset because we don't have to employ as many ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Britain to protect encryption keys in trade pact, Nikkei says
Japan and Britain have agreed not to force their companies to disclose algorithms or set up local data servers, as part of talks aimed at a bilateral trade deal, the Nikkei said on Saturday. A Japan-B ... ( read original story ...)
Facet Technologies Sues Asahi Polyslider for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Tortious Interference
The complaint alleges that Asahi, a medical device manufacturer headquartered in Osaka, Japan ... its operations in order to keep its business alive. Even so, Asahi’s violations of The Uniform ... ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping’s trillion-yuan baby, bigger than older growth markets in Asia, is poised for the next spurt of growth. Here’s why
Dozens of China’s biggest start-ups including the internet search engine Baidu and this newspaper’s owner Alibaba were driven to New York over the past two decades to seek funding. Now, amid the ... ( read original story ...)
This SPAC Wants to Build the ‘Entertainment Company of the Future’
Former RuneScape executives plan a series of acquisitions in video games and other parts of the “attention economy,” starting with Ascendant Digital Acquisition, a newly public special purpose ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei report says Japanese camera manufacturers are in for a ‘shake-up’ following Olympus sale
Olympus' sale of its imaging division could be the beginning of a major 'shake-up' in the Japanese camera industry, according to the latest report from Nikkei Asian Review Deputy Editor, Masamichi ... ( read original story ...)
Early earthquake alert system remains flawed but tolerated
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration. Inclusive Tokyo. Lets ... ( read original story ...)
Mary’s Place vacates shelter after Africatown demands Central Area property
Homeless shelter provider Mary's Place left a Seattle building after only about two months when a Black-led consortium demanded the owner of the Central District property transfer the lease to the ... ( read original story ...)