SpaceX CEO Elon Musk previously said Starlink needs to increase its financial stability before it launches an IPO. The launch of a record number of satellites this month could be a step in the right ... ( read original story ...)
Biggest Japan Bank Joins Nomura in Bracing for Archegos Loss
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. joined a growing list of global financial firms to take a hit from the forced unwinding of bets by Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management in one of the biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Tue. 8:41 a.m.: Some medical experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games
In this March 17 file photo, people walk past the Olympic rings in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. ( read original story ...)
What Asia’s LGBTQ+ Movement Can Learn From Japan
Japan's LGBTQ+ movement offers a lesson into how queer activism can flourish in socially conservative East Asian societies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s biggest bank faces $300m hit from Archegos selloff
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial's warning of potential losses follows similar statements from Nomura and Credit Suisse ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s famous cherry blossoms see early bloom amid warming
Japan’s favorite flower, called “sakura," used to reach their peak bloom in April, just as the country celebrates the start of its new school and business year. Yet that date has been creeping earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Indonesia Pledge Tighter Military Cooperation
Japan has extensive business interests in Myanmar and provides it with official development assistance. Tokyo has condemned the killings but has so far refrained from meting out sanctions on the ... ( read original story ...)
Ways2H Shareholder Japan Blue Energy Launches Tokyo Renewable Hydrogen Production Facility
Renewable hydrogen systems manufacturer Ways2H Inc. and its shareholder and technical partner Japan Blue Energy Co. announced today the completion of a Tokyo facility that will convert sewage sludge ... ( read original story ...)
Miami Open 2021: Naomi Osaka vs Maria Sakkari preview, head-to-head & prediction
Naomi Osaka vs Maria Sakkari preview. Naomi Osaka is by far the most in-from player on the women's tour at the moment. The 23-year-old is currently on a nine-match winning streak, ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka extends winning streak to reach Miami quarters
Japanese second seed Naomi Osaka extended her winning streak to a 23rd match as she moved into the Miami Open quarter-finals for the first time. Osaka, whose unbeaten run includes claiming the US Open ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka and Barty advance in Miami
World number two Naomi Osaka and defending champion Ash Barty advanced to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open. Osaka reached the last eight at the WTA Premier event for the fir ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese star Osaka into last eight at Miami Open
Washington, March 30 (IANS) Second seed Naomi Osaka of Japan had a Miami Open breakthrough as she defeated 16th seed Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 to advance into the quarterfinals of the ... ( read original story ...)
Ash Barty and Naomi Osaka advance to Miami Open quarterfinals
The No. 1 seeded women’s tennis player in the world Ash Barty defeated Victoria Azarenka in three sets to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2021 Miami Open on Monday in Miami Gardens, Fla. No. 2 see ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games are sign of light at end of pandemic tunnel – IOC’s Bach
The summer Olympic Games in Tokyo show that there is light at the end of the tunnel of the coronavirus pandemic, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday. Bach was in ... ( read original story ...)
All the Sakura-themed eats in Singapore if you miss spring in Japan
It isn’t an understatement to say that many of us travel to Japan this time of the year to catch the sakura season in full bloom. Yet, given the dreary, drawn-out conditions of the pandemic, it ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: PayPal launches crypto checkout service
PayPal Holdings Inc will announce later on Tuesday that it has started allowing U.S. consumers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay at millions of its online merchants globally, a move that ... ( read original story ...)