Tokyo stocks end mixed Friday, with the benchmark Nikkei sagging while the broader Topix hit a 30-year high, following the Bank of Japan's decision to confine purchases to only Topix-linked ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Minister Aso asks ‘how long’ he has to wear masks as pandemic lingers
TOKYO -- Finance Minister Taro Aso took aim at face ... by Aso concerning prolonged coronavirus countermeasures. Regarding Japan's plans to lift the state of emergency in place for four ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s malls and restaurants brace for Olympics without foreigners
Shopping malls and restaurants in Japan will miss out on a business boom, as Tokyo expects to hold the Olympics without overseas spectators, dealing another blow to industries already on the ropes ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gov’t orders noncompliant eateries to close early days before emergency end
TOKYO -- In the first move of its kind in Japan ... eateries in the Japanese capital to comply with shortened business hours requests. The metro government used powers laid down in Article ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s ‘Kill Bill’ restaurant cuts hours as fines levied over COVID curbs
The Tokyo operator of a restaurant famous for its cinematic links to the movie "Kill Bill: Volume I" has agreed to shorten its hours as the city government began enforcing fines for businesses failing ... ( read original story ...)
Despite easing of coronavirus measures, Tokyo restaurants don’t see a quick rebound
Restaurants and bars will continue to be asked to close early until the end of March, with the deadline pushed back by an hour to 9 p.m. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Drops Stock-Buying Target After Market’s Rise
The Bank of Japan dropped its annual target for stock purchases, a shift for the central bank after years of building a stock portfolio worth hundreds of billions of dollars. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Kookaburras golden ambitions driven by secret song
The modern-day Kookaburras, ranked second in the world and ready to ambush their rivals in a Tokyo raid this August ... which sits proudly in the memorabilia room of his Queensland property. “He was ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev Talks Crypto Growth in ‘Fireside’ Chat
Robinhood is working to expand the capabilities of its crypto trading platform and repair the reputational damage it suffered in the wake of the retail trading frenzy over GameStop, the online ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Declines
The Japanese stock market is declining on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 staying just below the 30,000 mark, following the negative cues overnight from Wall Street on another spike in treasury yields. ( read original story ...)
All aboard the Rei Ayanami Line! Nagoya train line gets makeover to celebrate final EVA film
After 13 years since its initial announcement, the last Neon Genesis Evangelion film remake has finally been released. To commemorate its arrival in movie theaters, the Aonami Line –which runs within ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto marketplace OpenSea raises $23 million to be the ‘Amazon of NFTs’
Subscribe to The Ledger for expert weekly analysis on fintech’s big stories, delivered free to your inbox. When CryptoKitties roared onto the scene in 2017, most people regarded the collectible ... ( read original story ...)
Takung Art, Sino-Global Higher on Crypto-Related Reports
Takung Art jumped amid talk the Chinese-based online art trading platform will dive into the crypto art game. Sino-Global is launching an NFT exchange. ( read original story ...)
Game on: Blank-check firm, advised by athletes, seeks $250 mln in U.S. IPO
March 18 (Reuters) - A blank-check firm that counts athletes Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka, and Robert Lewandowski among its advisers is looking to raise $250 million through a U.S. initial public ... ( read original story ...)
A Court Ruled Japan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban ‘Unconstitutional.’ Here’s What’s Next for LGBTQ Rights
The Sapporo District Court said Japan’s definition of marriage, which excludes same-sex couples, violates the constitution’s guarantee of equality. However, judges dismissed a request from the ... ( read original story ...)
Ratchaburi, Pohang join JDT in Group G
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have confirmed that Pohang Steelers of South Korea and Thailand’s Ratchaburi will join reigning Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) and Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)