In India and Southeast Asia, too, Sequoia has seen a bunch of bets like Indigo Paints, Stove Kraft locally and Appier (Taiwanese artificial intelligence platform for businesses which is listing in ... ( read original story ...)
The Olympic flame starts its final leg to Tokyo. Some suggest this day should never have come
It was meant to be a curtain-raiser for thousands of sports fans, a celebration of Japan's recovery from nuclear disaster 10 years ago that would showcase a country emerging strongly from years of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics torch relay to start in Fukushima’s shadow
The Olympic torch relay will start in Fukushima on Thursday, kicking off a four-month countdown to the summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the first ever organised during a global pandemic. ( read original story ...)
North Korea launches ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan
North Korea has launched a pair of missiles for the second time in a week. 5 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history Colorado lawmaker: Mass shootings ‘can happen anywhere’ How the Atlanta ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires unidentified projectiles into Sea of Japan, U.S. allies say
North Korea fired unidentified projectiles into the Sea of Japan, the militaries of South Korea and Japan said Wednesday evening. The string of tests comes as Pyongyang ignores invitations from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says North Korea may have fired ballistic missile; didn’t fall in territory
North Korea may have fired a ballistic missile, Japan's defense ministry said on Thursday, adding the projectile had not fallen within Japanese territory. ( read original story ...)
North Korea ‘fires another missile’ after Biden ‘laughed off’ previous test as ‘business as usual’
Japan's Coast Guard said on Wednesday that a ballistic missile was launched by North Korea, days after they launched cruise missiles in their first test of the Biden era. ( read original story ...)
Out in the World: Japanese court issues landmark same-sex ruling
Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; LARGE; MEDIUM; Change Font Size; A Japanese court ruled March 17 that denying same-sex couples ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Not Regulated in Turkey, and It’s Thriving
Central bank instability tends to attract people to cryptocurrency. As the lira dropped on Monday, internet searches about cryptocurrencies spiked. ( read original story ...)
Cboe Global Markets Agrees to Acquire Chi-X Asia Pacific, Expanding Global Footprint into Australia and Japan
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a market operator and global trading solutions provider, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Chi-X Asia Pacific Holdings, Ltd. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic torch relay by the numbers
The Tokyo Olympic torch relay kicks off Thursday, a year and a day after it was postponed along with the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. The nationwide celebration, a massive undertaking, ... ( read original story ...)
Academics in Japan say ‘apology’ was included in 2015 comfort women deal
Japanese scholars say Tokyo has not fulfilled its obligations under the 2015 Japan-South Korea "comfort women" agreement. ( read original story ...)
Japan vs. South Korea: Fierce derby between rivals is sparking more concern than excitement
It's the biggest football match in 10 years between two fierce rivals, but Japan's meeting with South Korea appears to be sparking more concern than excitement. Any sporting event between the two ... ( read original story ...)
Ikumi Nakamura launching her own studio
Former Ghostwire: Tokyo creative director Ikumi Nakamura is opening her ... voiceover her ambitions to open her own small studio to work on original intellectual property. The name of the studio was ... ( read original story ...)
Allied Universal Hires Brandt as CFO
Santa Ana-based Allied Universal, which is in the middle of buying a London based security firm that will make it the world's seventh largest company by employees, has hired Tim Brandt as global chief ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls 2% on rising COVID-19 cases
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 590.40 points, or 2.04%, to 28,405.52. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 42.90 points ... ( read original story ...)