Trading volumes of cryptocurrency exchanges went up by $155 billion between July and September, from $175.7 billion to $330.6 billion. ( read original story ...)
India may pip Japan to become 3rd largest economy by 2050 after China, US
Huge declines in the number of workers were forecasted in China and India even as the latter was expected to still have the largest working-age population in the world by 2100. ( read original story ...)
Mateus’ stoppage-time winner lifts Grampus over Cerezo
Brazilian winger Mateus grabbed a late winner as fifth-placed Nagoya Grampus won 1-0 at home against third-placed Cerezo Osaka in the J. League's top f ... ( read original story ...)
Australia in Travel Talks With Japan, Korea as Coronavirus Cases Ease
Australia is in talks with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and South Pacific nations on reopening travel as coronavirus infections ease, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday. Australia shut its ... ( read original story ...)
French Open 2020: Naomi Osaka goes ‘Aaaaahhh’ as Iga Swiatek wins her first-ever Grand Slam title
Former world number one Kim Clijsters, US Open 2020 champion Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic, who will be playing the men's singles final against Rafael Nadal on Sunday, reacted to the sensatinal win ... ( read original story ...)
“My Girl”: Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic, and Others Congratulate Iga Swiatek After French Open 2020 Victory
Iga Swiatek won the 2020 French Open and created history along the way. Naturally, the tennis community poured in wishes for the Polish star! ( read original story ...)
‘LGBTQ landmark’: Tokyo opens Olympics Pride House
Tokyo on Sunday opened its first major community hub for LGBTQ people this month, part of a pre-Olympics project that campaigners hope will tackle stigma and raise awareness of discrimination. ( read original story ...)
Japan diver reflects on unsung workers exposed to radiation as Fukushima 10th anniv. looms
Have you ever heard of atomic divers? Hisashi Okazaki, 58, who has worked at nuclear power plants as a diver while being exposed to radiation, wants p ... ( read original story ...)
Moving to seize an opportunity in Nagoya
"I was born in the city of Konan in Aichi prefecture and worked at a company in Nagoya before founding Collabo Style in Tokyo in 2013. Because I wanted to contribute to the local economy, I had ... ( read original story ...)
JAPAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS AT THE UN
Nobutaka Machimura, Japan's minister of foreign affairs,speaks at the 60th General Assembly held at the United Nations on September 14, 2005 in New York City. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s chipmaker Kioxia postpones $3.2 bln IPO plan
Kioxia Holdings Corp, the world's second-largest flash memory chipmaker, said on Monday it would postpone plans for an initial public offering (IPO) amid uncertainty in the global chip market stemming ... ( read original story ...)
Regulatory Clean-Up Moves Are Good for Crypto, Fundstrat Says
Fundstrat cautioned that some areas within crypto might be vulnerable given the regulatory trajectory. “We do see select crypto market segments as more exposed to regulatory risks than others and are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to ease curbs on short-term business travel with Vietnam – Yomiuri
Japan and Vietnam will allow short-term business travel with each other as they aim to boost their economies following travel curbs to rein in the coronavirus, the Yomiuri daily said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Mateus’ stoppage-time winner lifts Grampus over Cerezo
Brazilian winger Mateus grabbed a late winner as fifth-placed Nagoya Grampus won 1-0 at home against third-placed Cerezo Osaka in th ... ( read original story ...)
A Famed Horror Director Mines Japan’s Real-Life Atrocities
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest movie, which recently won him the award for best director at the Venice Film Festival, is a thriller animated by the ghosts of Japan’s ghastly wartime experiments. ( read original story ...)
Keiki Yamada at Sapporo Daimaru
Starting with the Tsurumaru department store on the corner, there was a clothes shop, kimono store, musical instrument store, watch store, movie posters on the wall behind the old lady selling boiled ... ( read original story ...)