Osaka raised its virus alert to the highest level after a rise in serious cases put strain on the Japanese prefecture’s medical system, while South Korea’s number of newly confirmed cases rose to the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka raises virus alert level to red
Facing a coronavirus resurgence, Osaka Prefecture has decided to raise its original virus alert level from "yellow" to "red," meaning "emergency" and a first since the system was implemented in May, ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Serves High-Fashion Realness With a New Strathberry Bag Collection
Naomi Osaka's latest serve doesn't involve a tennis ball or racquet, but it's definitely earned an ace in our eyes. The all-star athlete joined forces with Strathberry to create her own ... ( read original story ...)
Changpeng Zhao, Crypto’s Influence Miner
Zhao says he expects Binance to have profits of $800 million to $1 billion this year, up from about $570 million last year, as market uncertainty pushes traders into digital coins. ( read original story ...)
Japan to give more financial aid for hospitals fighting pandemic
Japan's new economic package will include increased subsidies for medical institutions to help them secure more beds for novel coronavirus patients, a government draft of the stimulus showed Thursday. ( read original story ...)
IPO Launch: Certara Seeks $500 Million U.S. IPO
Princeton, New Jersey-based Certara was founded to develop biosimulation software to assist biopharmaceutical companies in conducting virtual trials to predict how drugs might behave in patients. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Richest Person Sees Wealth Cross $41 Billion As Fashion Sales Rebound In Japan And China
Tadashi Yanai's fortune touched a peak of $41.6 billion this week, spurred by a shopping frenzy for Uniqlo’s pandemic-friendly clothes from masks to tracksuits. ( read original story ...)
Philippines a preferred site for Japanese manufacturers, trade chief says
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez seeks stronger ties between the Philippines and Japan to take advantage of the latter’s interest in manufacturing investments. ( read original story ...)
Facebook’s Diem, Visa, and PayPal are looking to capitalize on the crypto payments space
Visa, PayPal, and Facebook's Diem, formerly known as Libra, are looking to capitalize on the rapidly growing crypto payments industry. ( read original story ...)
S&P Dow Jones Indices to Launch Crypto Indexes in 2021
S&P Dow Jones Indices, a major financial data provider, said Thursday it will launch a customizable cryptocurrency indexing service in partnership with crypto tax service Lukka in 2021. The coming ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Plans Phase-Out of New Gasoline Cars by Mid-2030s
All new vehicles sold in Japan by the mid-2030s will be hybrid or electric as the government begins to unveil concrete steps for reaching its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, broadcaster NHK ... ( read original story ...)
Extra Paralympics funding for athletes ahead of Tokyo Games
The International Paralympic Committee pledged on Thursday to give members and athletes their biggest ever grants fund of 1.8 million euros ($2.2 million) next ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prosecution investigating Shinzo Abe dinners, reports say
Japanese prosecutors are investigating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in connection with unrecorded dinner expenditures. ( read original story ...)
LADWP replacing critical areas along its 7,000 miles of water pipeline with earthquake resilient ones
LADWP is replacing critical areas along its 7,000 miles of water pipeline with earthquake resilient ones ones to help keep the water flowing after a big one hits. ( read original story ...)
JD.com’s logistics unit is in talks with banks for what may be one of Hong Kong’s most anticipated initial public offers of 2021
JD Logistics was created in April 2017 as a separate business unit under JD.com, using the company’s widespread fulfilment network to provide integrated supply chain and logistics services to third ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei hits fresh 29-year high
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 8.39 points, or 0.03%, to 26,809.37, reaching another 29-year high. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock ... ( read original story ...)