Japanese health experts said the government should consider pausing its domestic travel campaign in some regions amid a record surge in COVID-19 cases and as the nation heads into a holiday weekend. ( read original story ...)
China FM to visit Japan to discuss virus, regional concerns
Japan's foreign minister announced Friday that his Chinese counterpart will visit Tokyo next week to discuss ways to revive their pandemic-hit economies as well as regional ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aims to expand CPTPP trade pact as UK, China eye membership
Japan aims to expand a major regional free trade pact called the CPTPP, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday, potentially catering for China's and Britain's interest in joining the deal. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Banking Giant MUFG Plans to Launch Blockchain Payment Network in 2021
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the largest banking institutions in Japan, is set to launch its high-speed blockchain payment network with the U.S.-based tech firm Akamai in 2021. MUFG ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches first ship of new frigate class
The frigate will also be equipped with anti-mine and anti-submarine sonars, and have a hangar for operating license-produced Seahawk helicopters. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Sumitomo Mitsui to buy majority stake in property manager Kenedix – Nikkei
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co will buy a majority stake in Japanese property investor Kenedix Inc through a pubic tender offer in a deal worth about 100 billion yen ($960 million), the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Sumitomo Mitsui to buy majority stake in property manager Kenedix – Nikkei
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co SUMFL.UL will buy a majority stake in Japanese property investor Kenedix Inc 4321.T through a pubic tender offer in a deal worth about 100 billion yen ($960 ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Sumitomo Mitsui leasing unit to buy property manager Kenedix for $1.3 bln
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co has agreed to buy a majority stake in Japanese property investor Kenedix Inc for 132 billion yen ($1.3 billion) to expand its property business, the companies ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Crypto Mogul Emerges After Probe That Forced OKEx Halt
The founder of one of the world’s largest Bitcoin exchanges broke a month-long silence to proclaim his innocence Friday, making his first comments since a Chinese police probe forced OKEx to briefly ... ( read original story ...)
Global Crypto Industry Wants Regulators To Scale Up Engagement With Sector
This week, the V20 Summit convened crypto industry leaders and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and industry regulators, in a three-day virtual conference to share views and feedback on the ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Touches $18K, Crypto Asset Looks to Smash All-Time High, ETH Price Could Spike 20x
This morning, bitcoin (BTC) had surpassed the $18k price zone, as the crypto asset has climbed a whopping 54% during the last 30 days. ( read original story ...)
Arm unit Treasure Data to seek buyer or IPO before Nvidia sale
TOKYO -- Treasure Data ... "Private equity, venture capital, growth capital, IPO, strategic acquisitions ... it could be SoftBank as well." Tibrewal, a former consultant at McKinsey, replaced ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Cases Hit Record as Tokyo Plans to Raise Virus Alert
Covid-19 cases rose to a record of more than 2,000, according to local media tallies, as the nation that had previously shown success in containing the virus now faces a rapid spread of the pathogen. ( read original story ...)
7-Eleven parent eyes net-zero emissions by 2050 in Japan and US
Seven & i Holdings aims to cut by 2050 its greenhouse gas emissions essentially to zero at its retail outlets in Japan and the U.S., including those of its Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ, FSA start debate on enhancing coordination over bank inspections
The Bank of Japan and the country's financial regulator Financial Services Agency held a first round of talks on ways to enhance cooperation over their banking sector inspections, the central bank ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido mom gets nine years for starving daughter, 2, to death
The presiding judge criticized the defendant's act as "extremely irresponsible and malicious" as she went out for hours and left her daughter alone without feeding her. ( read original story ...)