Bain Capital is expanding in Japan as competition intensifies among the world’s largest private-equity firms to win deals from businesses undertaking overhauls. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Asian Festival to Open With ‘Keep Rolling’ Ann Hui-Themed Documentary
Next month’s Osaka Asian Film Festival will open with a screening of documentary feature “Keep Rolling.” The festival, which runs in front of live audiences March 5-14, 2021, will close with ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei: Japanese Firms Suffer Blow after Tokyo’s Export Curbs
Japanese companies reportedly suffered a significant blow as South Korean firms strive to reduce their heavy reliance on Japan for key semiconductor and display materials ... ( read original story ...)
Raymond Blanc interview: ‘I was once served live eels in Japan’
Travel has always enriched my life. My food is French, but I’m forever incorporating other cultures — often Thai, Chinese and Indian — into my dishes. In my Oxfordshire hotel and restaurant, Le Manoir ... ( read original story ...)
60% of Japan companies post losses or profit falls for April-December
Sixty percent of companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange which released earnings reports through Thursday posted losses or reduced profits for the April-December period, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games Committee Calls Mori’s Remarks Inappropriate
The Tokyo Games organizing committee issued a statement Sunday saying that the controversial remarks about women made by its president, Yoshiro Mori, were "inappropriate" and also "contrary to the ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond Doge Coin: What Crypto’s Are Worth Buying, Besides Bitcoin?
Doge Coin. Good dog. getty. You probably never thought of Doge coin, or cared to invest in Doge coin until you read Elon Musk’s Tweet about it in the good ole days of the GameSt ... ( read original story ...)
Flash Loans Are Providing Instant Cash to Crypto Speculators
That’s what a fast growing array of financial products dubbed flash loans are promising the crypto faithful. The practice is the latest attempt by the digital-asset crowd to rewrite the rules of ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank presses Vision Fund companies to seize IPO chance
SoftBank Group has urged some of its high-profile portfolio companies to accelerate plans for stock market listings, telling them they should capitalize on strong investor appetite for the booming ... ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin’s price jumped as high as 35% after Elon Musk tweeted ‘Dogecoin to the Moooonn’ in a Twitter poll on the future of crypto
Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared to drive the price of Dogecoin by as much as 35% higher after he asked followers about the future of crypto ... ( read original story ...)
A $7 billion crypto joke
"A deal could value WeWork at $10 billion." That's still "a far cry from its peak valuation of $47 billion" in 2019, before investors rejected WeWork and "its visionary yet erratic leader, Adam ... ( read original story ...)
Inside a $US90m crypto fraud
A 24-year-old UNSW dropout is facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $US90 million from investors. ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Nearly 60% of Japanese think Mori unfit for role as Tokyo 2020 chief – poll
Nearly 60% of people in Japan think Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori is unfit for his role as head of the Olympics organising committee, according to a poll conducted by Kyodo News on Sunday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake tremors felt once again in Japan
Tokyo: A series of disasters that have been continuously growing for the past several days has become a cause of great trouble for everyone, everyday ..|News Track ... ( read original story ...)
“Wouldn’t Be Here Without My Sister”: Naomi Osaka Reveals Sister Mari’s Crucial Role in Her Career
Naomi Osaka has emerged as one of the biggest ambassadors of tennis in the last couple of years. Fans just love her and she has already won three Grand Slam titles at the age of just 23. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Retail Crypto Adoption Advances Amid Pandemic as Acceptance and Fungibility Broaden Value
While the rise in cryptocurrencies over the last year has been the source of excitement among advocates and consternation for its detractors, a look at ... ( read original story ...)