A Japanese mother and her three children died in a house fire in Australia over the weekend, local media reported Monday. The bodies of Kaoru Okano and her three daughters -- aged 3, 5 and 7 -- were ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto inflows slump after December record -report
Investment flows into cryptocurrency funds and products were just $29 million in the first week of January, down sharply from a record $1.09 billion in the week before Christmas, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Vast majority of Japanese say Tokyo Olympics should be delayed again, or canceled amid COVID surge
Overwhelming response to polling by Japanese news outlets is bad news for Tokyo organizers, who keep pushing for the delayed summer Games despite the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
80% of people in Japan say Tokyo Olympics should be called off or won’t happen
More than 80% of people in Japan who were surveyed in two polls in the last few days say the Tokyo Olympics should be canceled or postponed, or say they believe the Olympics will not take place. ( read original story ...)
DoorDash Signals It’s Planning to Deliver in Japan
S hares of food delivery company and recent IPO DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) are trading higher on Monday as investors react positively to last Friday's news about the company's intention to start operating ... ( read original story ...)
WORLD FAMOUS JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA TO DESIGN FIRST BRISBANE PROJECT WITH CROWN GROUP AND PLUS ARCHITECTURE
Leading Australian property developer Crown Group has engaged one of the world’s most renowned architects, Kengo Kuma, to design his first ever residential project in Brisbane, a $500 million ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GLP Japan Income Fund draws US$5.4 billion in two fundraising rounds
Singapore investment company GLP raised US$2.8 billion from more than 20 institutional investors globally at the second close of the GLP Japan Income Fund, bringing the total raised since the property ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto marketplace Bakkt to go public through Spac deal
Bakkt Holdings, a cryptocurrency platform majority owned by Intercontinental Exchange, has announced plans to go public through a combination with a blank-cheque company, bringing together two of the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto mining stocks plummet as Bitcoin unwinds from historic highs
Bitcoin's sell off after months of unprecedented gains has sent shares of public crypto miners lower on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Plunge Deepens Beyond 20%, Shaking Faith in Crypto Boom
A steep selloff in Bitcoin is fueling concern that the cryptocurrency bubble may be about to burst.Bitcoin slid as much as 26% over Sunday and Monday in the biggest two-day slide since March. After ... ( read original story ...)
Online Platform eToro Called in Leveraged Crypto Trades When Bitcoin Price Peaked
The popular online brokerage abruptly curbed trading in cryptocurrencies just as bitcoin hit a record high, catching investors in one of the hottest corners of the market off guard. ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido: Japan’s Northern Frontier
The northernmost of Japan's islands remains a mystery to many. Hokkaido is indeed an entirely different side of Japan, a dichotomy between new and old dominated by a natural landscape that is ... ( read original story ...)
Fifty-three-year-old Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura inks new deal with Yokohama FC
Kazuyoshi Miura may be 53, but he’s not ready to end his 35-year career as a professional soccer player just yet. On Monday, the Yokohama FC forward signed a new one-year deal with the club, which ... ( read original story ...)
80 percent of Japanese respondents say Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled
Conducted by two media outlets, the survey found about 80 percent of Japanese residents said the Tokyo Olympics should not go on in the summer of 2021. More than 80 percent of people living in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Sir Matthew Pinsent: Staging Tokyo Olympics this summer would be ludicrous
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent says the prospect of staging the delayed Tokyo Olympics this summer is “ludicrous” as opposition to the Games continues to grow in the host country ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO 2020 Olympics one year to go
President Thomas Bach speaks with Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo during the "One Year to Go" ceremony for Tokyo 2020 olympic games in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Photo by Keizo Mo ... ( read original story ...)