Singapore investment company GLP has launched a private open-ended Japanese logistics real estate income fund with 280 billion yen (US$2.6 billion) of initial fundraising. The GLP Japan Income Fund ... ( read original story ...)
There’s (digital) gold in them thar hills: Crypto giant DCG is betting $100 million on mining Bitcoin in North America
In the early days of Bitcoin, people could mine the cryptocurrency in their homes using cell phones or laptops. Today, mining crypto is a lot like mining gold: It requires expensive equipment, lots of ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Method Review – Is it a Profitable Investment?
Everyone has been describing Crypto Method, it is a trading robot, but the development team has called it an advanced system that features a number of crypto trading tools and software, designed to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka joins walkout after Jacob Blake shooting, skipping semifinal at Western & Southern Open
Naomi Osaka, like countless other teams and athletes across the country, is walking out in protest of the Jacob Blake shooting. Osaka announced on Twitter on Wednesday night that she will not play in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe set to hold news conference amid health concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to hold a news conference on Friday afternoon in which he is expected to address growing concerns about his health after two recent hospital examinations ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to sell screen plant to Sharp for $390 million, repay debt to Apple
Japan Display said on Friday it has agreed to sell a smartphone screen plant to Sharp Corp for $390 million, raising funds to repay debt it owes Apple Inc for the plant construction ... ( read original story ...)
Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racism
To many Japanese, racism towards black people has long been considered something that happens in the US or Europe, not at home. But when the death of George Floyd in the US sparked a wave of protests ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to reportedly sell LCD factory to Sharp
Japan Display is reportedly finalizing a plan to sell its primary LCD production facility to Sharp in an attempt to ease its debts to Apple. ( read original story ...)
Messi Agrees To Terms With Manchester City, But Bartomeu Would Resign If He Stays At Barça, Reports Claim
FC Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu is prepared to resign if that’s what it takes for Lionel Messi not to leave the club, a report has claimed. ( read original story ...)
Flush with success: Tokyo’s transparent toilets
New public toilets recently installed in two Tokyo parks are spacious and pristine – a welcome sight for any passer-by in need of relief. The only catch: the walls are entirely made of transparent ... ( read original story ...)
Planetary ball-milling helps protect our planet from plastics pollution
Plastics are ubiquitous in modern life; unfortunately, once they lose function, they pollute the environment. Now, researchers at Osaka University have developed polymer materials that combine ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba’s former memory business, Kioxia, files for IPO in Japan
Kioxia, formerly known as Toshiba Memory Holdings, is setting its sights for an IPO as soon as October on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, according to Nikkei Asian Review. ( read original story ...)
Osaka to play in NY after calling attention to injustice
Naomi Osaka will play in the Western & Southern Open semifinals, after all. A day after saying she would withdraw from the hard-court event to protest the "continued ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka-Goff rematch could happen in US Open’s 3rd round
American teenager Coco Gauff and two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka could face each other at the U.S. Open again after Thursday’s draw for the Grand Slam tournament set up a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to pull out of rugby’s eight nations tournament unless Covid rules relax
Japan will be forced to pull out of the eight nations tournament that is being organised to replace the autumn internationals if their government do not relax Covid rules ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka drops out of tennis tourney in response to Jacob Blake shooting
Naomi Osaka hits the ball while playing Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the Western & Southern Open. The world's highest paid female athlete is dropping out of one of the first tennis tournaments in the ... ( read original story ...)