MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor tweeted Monday that after a weekend meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and “leading Bitcoin miners in North America,” the group has agreed to form a Bitcoin Mining ... ( read original story ...)
Japan remains world’s biggest creditor in 2020 for 30th straight yr
Japan remained the world's largest creditor at the end of 2020 for the 30th straight year, although the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar cut the value of its foreign assets, the government ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Electric’s Nagoya Works and Industrial Mechatronics Systems Works Acquire IEC 62443-4-1 Certification
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that its Nagoya Works and Industrial Mechatronics Systems Works, both engaged in the development and manufacture of industrial automation ... ( read original story ...)
AXA IM Alts Acquires ¥4.2bn (€34m) Residential Portfolio in Northern Japan
AXA IM Alts has acquired two residential towers in Sendai City, Northern Japan, for ¥4.2bn (€34m). Totalling 10,000 sqm, the portfolio is located in Sendai city, the regional capital of Tohoku, ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s trading action lately is wild even by crypto’s standards and the drama is not over yet
Strategists said heightened regulatory pressure as well as its technical picture are pointing to more wild trading ahead. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka partners with Nike on new collection for 2021 French Open
Sometimes I feel like [Nike] is a playground for designers,” tennis champion Naomi Osaka said in a press release about her new apparel collection with Nike. Tennis titan Naomi Osaka is premiering a ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Advises Against Travel to Japan Ahead of Tokyo Olympics Due to COVID: ‘Even Fully Vaccinated Travelers’
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new travel advisory for travelers planning trips to Japan ahead of the Olympics this summer. The Tokyo Olympic Games are set to ... ( read original story ...)
How Tokyo’s department stores got their big start
The first modern department store in Japan was Mitsukoshi, which was founded in 1904. But in common with most of the country's most venerable department stores, Mitsukoshi 三越 has its roots in the Edo ... ( read original story ...)
As Tokyo Olympics near, US citizens warned not to travel to Japan
The State Department advised U.S. citizens against traveling to Japan because of a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. ( read original story ...)
Yakult To Consider Business Tie-Up With Pokka Sapporo
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. has announced that it has signed an agreement with Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd. and its parent company Sapporo Holdings Ltd., to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan added to ‘do not travel’ list amid COVID-19 surge: What we know about Tokyo Olympics
The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics is less than two months away, but plenty of questions remain regarding COVID-19 and the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
Olympics Doubts Grow as Us Warns Against Travel to Japan Over COVID Spike
Two months before the Tokyo Olympics are set to take place, the U.S. State Department issued a "Do Not Travel" warning for Japan as infections continue to climb in the country's fourth COVID-19 wave. ( read original story ...)
U.S. State Dept., CDC warn against travel to Japan ahead of Summer Olympics
The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory on Monday warning against travel to Japan amid rising Covid-19 infection rates, which comes roughly two months before the country hosts the Summer ... ( read original story ...)
US Warns Against Travel To Japan as COVID Cases Continue to Spike
Two months before the Tokyo Olympics are set to take place, the U.S. State Department issued a "Do Not Travel" warning for Japan as infections continue to climb in the country's fourth COVID-19 wave. ( read original story ...)
US adds Japan to ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory list as Olympics approach
The U.S. State Department on Monday issued the highest travel advisory for Japan due to “very high” levels of COVID-19 in the country. “Travelers should avoid all travel to Japan," according to the ... ( read original story ...)
US citizens warned not to travel to Japan as Tokyo Olympics near
The latest troubling sign for the Tokyo Olympic Games came Monday when the State Department advised US citizens against traveling to Japan because of a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases. ( read original story ...)