To keep you entertained, we have some recommendations for things you can do at home this week, along with a few events happening online and around the city. More InfoMore InfoMore InfoMore InfoMore ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden Sees Japan’s Yoshihide Suga as New ‘Ally in Chief’ as China Tensions Rise
Japanese Prime Minister Suga was the first foreign leader to visit the Biden White House. Their shared concern: the challenge of containing an increasingly restive Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Growth rings confirm Inuyama Castle keep the oldest in Japan
It may sound trite, but the keep of Inuyama Castle here really was built for keeps. A tree-ring analysis showed that the three-tiered, four-storied donjon was built between 1585 and 1590, making it ... ( read original story ...)
Serious Crypto ‘Washout’ Warning As Massive $300 Billion Price Flash Crash Suddenly Tanks Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple’s XRP And Cardano
Ahead of the cryptocurrency flash crash, wiping $300 billion from the combined bitcoin, XRP, cardano and broader $2 trillion crypto market, bitcoin bull and CEO of Galaxy Digital Mike Novogratz warned ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Hangover Rattles Crypto Assets With Bitcoin Falling
The mania that drove crypto assets to records as Coinbase Global Inc. went public last week turned on itself on the weekend, sending Bitcoin tumbling the most since February. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Market Plummets Following Week of Coinbase-fueled Hype
After cryptocurrency prices soared this week amid hype leading up to Coinbase’s direct listing, the market took a nosedive over the weekend. Bitcoin prices tanked by roughly 14% in 24 hours, from $61, ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin suffers flash crash following week of crypto hype
After a hype-filled week for cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin experienced a flash crash over the weekend, plunging nearly 14% in less than an hour, from about $59,000 to $51,000, on Saturday night before ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports post largest monthly gain since late 2017
Japan's exports posted their strongest growth in more than three years in March, led by a surge in China-bound shipments, in a sign the economy continued to recover from last year's deep coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Exports Jump by Double-Digits for First Time Since 2018
Japanese exports posted a double-digit increase for the first time in more than three years in March as the recovery picked up in key markets abroad.The value of overseas shipments gained 16.1% from a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March exports rise 16.1% year/year
TOKYO: Japan's exports jumped 16.1% in March from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Monday, as demand for goods recovered from low, pandemic-hit levels last year. ( read original story ...)
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Follow horse racing with Alex Hammond on Sky Sports - get live racing results, racecards, news, videos, photos, stats (horses & jockeys), plus daily tips. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo eyeing new virus state of emergency as cases rise
The governor said on Sunday that she has instructed metropolitan government officials to respond to a renewed rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo with a sense of speed and with an eye to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms brace for further COVID hit amid fears of new wave of infections – Reuters poll
Japanese companies think the country will suffer a fourth round of coronavirus infections, with many bracing for a further blow to business, a Reuters monthly poll showed. Japan has so far seen far ... ( read original story ...)
Matsuyama’s golf triumph is also Japan’s
Last Monday, a rumour swirled among Tokyo bankers that CVC’s $20bn private equity buyout proposal to Toshiba had been quietly cooked-up on a golf course. If true — and, while plausible, there is no ... ( read original story ...)
Fears for foreign athletes as fourth Covid wave surges in Japan
Plans to host training camps for foreign athletes before the Olympics are being abandoned as cases surge across Japan.Municipalities around the country are reviewing plans to host foreign athletes’ ... ( read original story ...)
50th anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy marked in Japan
An international symposium has been held in the Japanese city of Nagoya to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Ping-Pong Diplomacy, with participants looking forward to promoting the sound ... ( read original story ...)