Caitlin Long, Founder and CEO of Avanti Bank, says the prices are the least interesting aspect of Bitcoin. She speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on "". (Source: Bloomberg) ... ( read original story ...)
DeepTech hub launched in Okinawa, offering over $4M to startups from around the globe
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and Beyond Next Ventures announced today that they have reached a partnership aiming to strengthen investments in and building an innovation ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-BOJ’s Suda: Japanese central bank putting independence at risk with quasi-fiscal steps
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is at risk of losing its independence, as it heads towards the realm of fiscal policy amid an absence of conventional monetary policy tools, a former central bank board member, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Mulls Easing Information Firewall for Banking Industry
The Japanese government is stepping up discussions on whether to ease a firewall rule that bans the sharing of customer information across banking groups' commercial banking and investment banking ... ( read original story ...)
INTERVIEW-BOJ putting independence at risk with quasi-fiscal steps, says ex-c.bank policymaker
A dearth of conventional monetary tools is pushing the Bank of Japan closer to the realm of fiscal policy and could threaten its independence from political meddling, said former central bank board ... ( read original story ...)
New-age technologies driving innovation in banking compliance and risk management
Risk management is inescapable for any banking or financial institution. It has consistently been in the spotlight and every institution strives to practice innovative risk management strategies to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Producer Organization Calls for End to Cinema Closures
Without the ability to release films in major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, which account for 35% of theatrical revenues, distributors are finding it hard to turn a profit. Some have delayed ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Grampus vs Vegalta Sendai prediction, preview, team news and more | J1 League 2021
Nagoya Grampus and Vegalta Sendai will trade tackles at Toyota Stadium on Wednesday in a matchday 16 fixture in the J1 League. The hosts come into this game off the back of a goalless draw away to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka on French Open, Black Lives Matter & Met Gala
At the age of 23, Naomi Osaka already has two Australian Open and two US Open titles to her name. But now comes the really hard bit. Can she win on the clay of Roland Garros, and the grass of ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Univ. team finds COVID-19-supercharging antibodies
A team of scientists including those from Osaka University has discovered coronavirus antibodies that could induce severe COVID-19 symptoms, ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Puts Japan on ‘Do Not Travel’ List Over COVID-19 Spike Just 2 Months Before Olympics
U.S. health officials and the State Department on Monday warned Americans against travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, which is preparing to host the Olympics in ... ( read original story ...)
With Tokyo Olympics Weeks Away, U.S. Warns Americans Not to Travel to Japan
The move’s effects are likely to be minimal, as Japan’s borders are largely shut because of the pandemic and American athletes are expected to participate in the Games regardless. ( read original story ...)
US issues Japan travel warning weeks before Olympics
The US has issued a travel warning for Japan over the country's Covid-19 surge, amid heightened scrutiny just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics. But US Olympic officials have said they are confident ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Japan Sees No Impact on Olympics From U.S. Travel Advisory
REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) -Top Japanese officials said on Tuesday they did not expect a U.S. advisory against travel to Japan amid worries about the coronavirus to affect ... ( read original story ...)
US warns against all travel to Japan as Olympics loom
U.S. health officials and the State Department on Monday warned Americans against travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, which is preparing to host the Olympics in ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. warns against all travel to Japan due to surge in COVID-19 cases as Olympics loom
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department are warning Americans against all travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country as it prepares to host ... ( read original story ...)