Coinbase’s Nasdaq debut made various Silicon Valley execs and VCs — along with investor Kevin Durant — very happy. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei closes nearly unchanged as tech shares cap gains
Japanese shares closed slightly higher on Thursday, led by cyclical firms that would benefit from a global economic rebound and banks which tracked their U.S. peers, while a fall in technology stocks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan scrutinizes Tencent stake in Rakuten over national security
Chinese tech companies’ overseas investment activity, including the 3.4% stake Tencent bought from Rakuten, is facing increasing scrutiny. ( read original story ...)
Bond Demand Revives as Japan Buyers Pile Back Into Overseas Debt
Global bond demand appears to be reviving with the latest sign being a splurge by Japanese investors at the start of their fiscal year. Funds based in the Asian nation snapped up 1.7 trillion yen ($15 ... ( read original story ...)
China-Linked Japan Shares Shunned Ahead of PM Suga’s U.S. Visit
Japanese firms with strong Chinese ties are seeing their shares fall ahead of a meeting of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden, as investors fear pressure to align Japan more ... ( read original story ...)
‘Detective Conan Station’ sign featuring Japanese anime debuts at Konan Station in Japan
Konan Station in central Japan's Aichi Prefecture was transformed into "Detective Conan Station" on April 13 as part of the promotional campaign for the latest movie installment of popular anime ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games: Officials say cancelation, no fans still option
Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went as far to suggest they still could be canceled, and ... ( read original story ...)
Cancelling Tokyo Olympics ‘remains an option’ says top Japanese politician
Toshihiro Nikai’s comments are at odds with the united front presented by the Japanese government ... ( read original story ...)
Biden, Suga to send signal to assertive China at U.S.-Japan summit
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden will highlight Tokyo's central role in Washington's strategy to counter the challenge of an increasingly assertive China at a summit ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo based food-tech venture Next Meats debuts in alternative protein hotspot Singapore in 10 months after establishment
Next Meats, the Tokyo based alternative meat brand and purveyor of the world’s first plant-based yakiniku meats, made its debut in the alternative protein hotspot Singapore this week, just 10 months ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigns as buyout offer stirs turmoil
Nobuaki Kurumatani's resignation is the latest development in years of upheaval at the firm, which only won back its spot on the first section of the Tokyo stock exchange earlier this year after ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro Government assisting Southeast Asian cities with water and sewage development
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is working on water and sewage development projects and the deployment of technology and know-how i ... ( read original story ...)
Three Bath athletes who could achieve glory at Tokyo 2020
Top-level athletes who train in Bath could achieve glory at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, which kicks off in just 99 days. Despite a tough year for sport, three women at the University of Bath ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama develops world’s first technology for producing butadiene from biomass
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has developed the world’s first technology capable of efficiently producing butadiene from a biomass. The breakthrough was achieved by the “Bio-monomer ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Schools Asked to Suspend Club Activities
The Osaka prefectural government decided Wednesday to ask elementary, junior high and high schools, and universities in the western Japan prefecture to suspend club activities in principle from ... ( read original story ...)
Will Japan Confront China? A Visit to Washington May Offer a Clue.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is the first foreign leader to be invited to the Biden White House, where he is likely to be pressed to more fully address Beijing’s threat to stability in the region. ( read original story ...)