Law firms including Allen & Overy, Simmons & Simmons and Linklaters are among the collapsed finance company's creditor list. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister says he ‘never put Olympics first’ as country struggles to contain surge in Covid cases
International Olympic officials, Tokyo planners and Suga himself have insisted the Games will go on in "a safe and secure" way. ( read original story ...)
About 300 eateries in Osaka Pref. found serving alcohol despite COVID-19 restrictions
As many as 296 among some 48,700 eateries in Osaka Prefecture had been found serving alcohol as of May 4 in defiance of a national government ... ( read original story ...)
As cryptocurrencies boom, Japan looks to finally move on from scandals
A hacking attack that hit Coincheck in 2018 put a wet blanket on a growing cryptocurrency frenzy, but local players feel the industry has now turned a corner. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Time for Japanese companies to rethink their significance amid pandemic
The business performance of companies in Japan is becoming polarized due to the spread of the coronavirus. While digitalization and stay-at-home deman ... ( read original story ...)
TodayIR: Many Chinese Students Attend the University of Tokyo, Where the ‘GCSi’ was Developed
Many Chinese Students Attend the University of Tokyo, Where the 'GCSi' was Developed EQS-News / 09/05/2021 / 22:42 EST/EDT Many Chinese Students Attend the University of Tokyo, Where the ... ( read original story ...)
M&G takes stake in $870m ESR Ichikawa logistics facility in Tokyo
M&G Real Estate Asia has formed a joint venture with ESR to own the US$870m (€725m) ESR Ichikawa Distribution Centre logistics facility in Tokyo. M&G has acquired a partial interest in the 201,100sqm ... ( read original story ...)
High-density seismic network detected inland earthquake precursors
Publishing in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from Kyoto University's Graduate School of Science, the Japan Meteorological Agency ... ( read original story ...)
hGears AG sets price range for its IPO
Wochen vor dem Termin, in welcher Form die Konferenzen stattfinden.“ - Price range for the offering is EUR 23 to EUR 31 per share, corresponding to a market capitalization post-IPO of EUR 239 million ... ( read original story ...)
Star Formation Triggered by Cloud-Cloud Collisions
Examples of typical colliding molecular clouds (represented by the blue color and yellow contours) forming star clusters discovered by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo won’t be business as usual: IOC member
Seated inside Tokyo's new $1.4 billion National Stadium, Sebastian Coe again tried to reassure athletes and skeptical residents of Japan that the postponed Olympics will be safe when they open in just ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: poll shows 60% of Japanese people want Games cancelled
Preparations for Tokyo Olympics have suffered another setback after a poll found that nearly 60% of people in Japan want them to be cancelled ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: poll shows 60 per cent of Japanese public remains opposed
Nearly 60 per cent of people in Japan want the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled, an opinion poll showed on Monday, less than three months before the Games are due to begin. ( read original story ...)
Justin Gatlin among 420 athletes at Olympics test event in Tokyo
American sprinter Justin Gatlin was among 420 athletes to participate in a Tokyo test event with pandemic precautions in place Sunday ahead of this summer's delayed Olympic Games.The big picture: In ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first-quarter GDP likely slipped back into decline as new COVID curbs hit: Reuters poll
Japan's economy likely shrank in the first quarter as the hit to consumption from coronavirus curbs offset the boost from robust global demand, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the country's slow ... ( read original story ...)
Infinity Ventures, e.ventures, rebranded to Headline
Asia-focused Infinity Ventures, US- and Europe-focused e.ventures, and Brazil-based Redpoint e.ventures, announced its integrated rebranding to ... ( read original story ...)