Twenty-four hours after winning her fourth-grand slam title at the Australian Open, Naomi Osaka already had the grass courts of Wimbledon and the clay courts of Roland Garros in mind.As the ... ( read original story ...)
Giving Pfizer a Shot: Virologist Gives His Take on the Jab in Japan
Hidekazu Nishimura, who heads the Virus Research Center at Sendai Medical Center, discusses his view on the vaccines, their rollout in Japan, the Olympics, and more. ( read original story ...)
12 Japan firms will kill business deals involving Uyghur forced labor
Twelve major Japanese companies have established a policy of ceasing business deals with Chinese companies found to benefit from the forced labor of the Muslim Uyghur minority in China's far-western ... ( read original story ...)
Even If Bitcoin Falls Again, Company Adoption Of Crypto Is Not Going Away
It's not easy to buy things with Bitcoin, but the tide has turned since Tesla says it will accept it as payment. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin $50k, XRP Whales, Binance Coin, ThinkMarkets Japan: Editor’s Pick
In a historic week for Bitcoin, let's take a look back at the biggest news stories from the worlds of forex, fintech, and crypto. ( read original story ...)
ThinkMarkets Acquires FX Firm Japan Affiliate, Opens Office in Tokyo
ThinkMarkets has acquired the Japanese FX firm, Japan Affiliate, in a move that allows the multi-regulated brokerage firm to offer its service in the Asian country. ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake – 7.3 Magnitude earthquake rattles Japan, no Tsunami alert so far
Japan earthquake has rattled the East Asian country yet again. A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded near the coast of Honshu ... ( read original story ...)
Japan agrees US$668 million loan to African Development Bank fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday said Japan had signed a 73.6 billion yen (US$668 million) loan agreement to help replenish the lender’s main development fund. ( read original story ...)
Osaka plots French Open, Wimbledon success after bossing hardcourts
Having already stamped her authority on hardcourts by winning both the Australian and U.S. Opens multiple times, Japan's Naomi Osaka feels she is now better equipped to succeed on other surfaces. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s KDDI and SoftBank Also Exploring Possible PH Broadband Ventures
Japan's KDDI Group and Softbank also expressed interest in investing in the Philippines to improve the country's internet. ( read original story ...)
Man stabbed girl in Nagoya after she wrote on Twitter, ‘Will you kill me?’
Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested a 31-year-old man who stabbed a girl in Nagoya last year after she requested he do so via social media ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for attempted murder of woman he claims wanted to commit suicide
Police in Nagoya have arrested a 31-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempting to kill a 19-year-old woman whom he had met on a social media site where she had expressed a desire to pay ... ( read original story ...)
Tesla Billionaire Elon Musk Made A Stark Bitcoin And Ethereum Price Warning As Crypto Market Nears $2 Trillion
Telsa billionaire Elon Musk, whose tweets about "joke" meme-based cryptocurrency dogecoin helped push it to a $10 billion valuation, has warned the price of bitcoin and ethereum. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 30,000 brings back memories of 1980s mania
Japan remains dented by a living memory of what true, nostril-flared investment mania looks like when it grips a country. Which is why the sight of the Nikkei 225 Average surging back above the 30,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Persona 5 Strikers guide: Who to take on the Ferris wheel
Wondering who to take on the Ferris wheel in Persona 5 Strikers? Wonder no more: all the consequences are here, so take a look. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Already a star, on court and off, Osaka eyes more
Naomi Osaka already is a star at age 23. She has the four Grand Slam titles, the record-breaking endorsement deals and the willingness to speak her mind to prove it. Now the question ... ( read original story ...)