Army Staff Sgt. Naomi Graham’s jab is the boxing equivalent of a Hellfire missile launched from attack helicopter at a distant opponent. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo says Taiwan security directly connected to Japan — Bloomberg
Image of Nobuo Kishi via Cabinet Secretariat of Japan /CC BY 4.0/Wikimedia Commons The security of Taiwan is directly linked with that of Japan, Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said in an ... ( read original story ...)
Ousting Toshiba Chairman, Foreign Investors Score Breakthrough in Japan
While Japan’s corporations have long resisted the entreaties of activist shareholders, Toshiba had come under intense pressure after a series of scandals. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten to use Cisco routing tech for 5G, IoT services
Rakuten Mobile (4755.T) said on Friday that it plans to use new routing technologies from network gear maker Cisco (CSCO.O) to expand its capacity to support business customers with 5G and so-called ... ( read original story ...)
ON-Skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics
Focus on skateboarding at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut in Tokyo. * Athletes will compete in two dis ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Firms Fight for Top Talent With Hundreds of Openings
Booming cryptocurrency firms say they’re struggling to find the right candidates to fill hundreds of positions as a frenzy of interest in digital currencies and other assets pits them against some of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks track Wall Street’s solid finish to close week higher
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed up 0.66 percent at 29,066.18 on Friday, while the broader Topix gained 0.80 percent at 1,962.65. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average closes up 0.66 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed up 0.66 percent at 29,066.18 on Friday, while the broader Topix gained 0.80 percent at 1,962.65. ( read original story ...)
Japan Banking Act Changes Highlight Profitability Challenges
Fitch Ratings-Paris/Tokyo/Hong Kong-25 June 2021: A recent amendment to the Japanese Banking Act seeks to provide banks with more flexibility to operate domestically and overseas, but the changes are ... ( read original story ...)
Muscat set to replace Postecoglou at Yokohama F. Marinos
Kevin Muscat is reportedly set to replace fellow Australian Ange Postecoglou as coach of J-League side Yokohama F. Marinos. ( read original story ...)
Malone closes in on Tokyo ticket at U.S Olympic trials
Brody Malone backed up his win at the U.S. National Championships by taking the lead after Day 1 of the United States Olympic gymnastics trials on Thursday, as the Tokyo men's team began to come into ... ( read original story ...)
Is Japan’s remarkable vaccine drive in time for Olympics?
After months of frustration and delay, Japan has hit the remarkable benchmark of 1 million vaccines a day. But with the Olympics set to start in less than a month, and only a small portion of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toshiba wins approval for board, despite controversy
Battered Japanese nuclear and electronics giant Toshiba Corp. faced off with shareholders Friday, seeking to shake off serious questions about governance at the once revered brand. After a meeting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to give 1 million doses of vaccine each to Taiwan, Vietnam
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Friday that Japan will give 1 million additional doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine each to Taiwan and Vietnam. He added that arrangements were ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory output likely fell in May, underscoring patchy recovery
Japan's factory output likely fell in May while retail sales rose for a third straight month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, highlighting the uneven recovery in the world's third largest economy ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Young, Promising Asset Class: Amber Group CEO
Michael Wu, co-founder and chief executive officer at Amber Group, discusses his latest round of fundraising, crypto regulation in China and his outlook for institutional adoption. He speaks on ... ( read original story ...)