Tokyo's Shizenkan University and Spanish IESE Business School in Barcelona will team up to offer a program focusing on the future of capitalism amid the coronavirus. The two business schools will ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Bitfinex says it repaid $550 million Tether loan central to fraud probe
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Japan has extended its state of emergency from the Tokyo area to another seven prefectures covering the cities of Osaka, Kyoto ... range in further sign of hot IPO market Affirm, the consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Competition Currents February 2021: China and Japan
China’s central bank, issued the draft Regulations on Non-bank Payment Institutions for public comment (Draft Regulations). Th ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka pulls out of Australian Open warm-up with ‘niggle’
Naomi Osaka pulled out of her Gippsland Trophy semi-final on Saturday with "a niggling injury" but said she looked forward to competing at the Australian Open which starts on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Azarenka pull out of Australian Open warm-ups
Former Australian Open champions Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka withdrew from their warm-up tournaments for the year's first Grand Slam on Saturday, citing injuries. Osaka pulled out of her ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Azarenka out of Open warm-up events
World No.3 Naomi Osaka and No.13 Victoria Azarenka have both pulled out of their respective Australian Open warm-up events. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Azarenka withdraw from Australian Open tuneups
Former Australian Open champions Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka withdrawn from tuneup tournaments Saturday, two days before the year’s first tennis major begins at Melbourne Park. No. 3-ranked ... ( read original story ...)
After Health Board Grilling, Westfield Sushi Restaurant Passes Inspection
A Japanese restaurant called in front of the board of health to answer for repeat health code violations has since passed inspection. ( read original story ...)
‘I realised it was going to have to be me’: Osaka on her powerful US Open protest
Naomi Osaka has revealed why she wore masks with the names of police shooting victims during last year’s US Open – and talks about her hopes for the future under a new US president. ( read original story ...)
What’s shifting the interest in Bitcoin, according to a crypto expert
Meltem Demirors, Coinshares chief strategy officer, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the cryptocurrency interest in 2021 and growing regulation around the currency. ( read original story ...)
Blockchain Bites: The Weird and Wonderful in Crypto This Week
It follows several other digital asset companies that have received bank charters, including crypto exchange Kraken and Avanti, which both received state charters in Wyoming. Meanwhile, crypto ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ tops pension whale as Japan’s largest stockholder
The Bank of Japan has surpassed the country's Government Pension Investment Fund as the largest holder of Japanese equities for the first time. Japan's central bank held about 46.56 trillion yen ($442 ... ( read original story ...)
Kayabuki class and winter canoeing: a guide to sustainable travel in Japan
Japan’s pledge to go carbon neutral is backed up by myriad experiences for travellers looking to learn, live like locals, and leave a positive mark on the places they visit ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ainu simply means human’: director Takeshi Fukunaga on Japan’s indigenous Ainu culture
An introduction to the Ainu by filmmaker Takeshi Fukunaga, creator of what is said to be the first film about, and starring, this long overlooked population – plus how to experience Ainu culture ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka wins, Alexandrova upsets Halep in Gippsland Trophy quarterfinals
Naomi Osaka reached the Gippsland Trophy semifinals, as did No.9 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who surrendered just three games to take out No.1 seed Simona Halep. ( read original story ...)