It’s a long-anticipated IPO for the popular crowdfunding operator, the biggest such business in Japan. Ieiri, 42, is one of a growing number of chief executive officers who fell off the typical path ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Some GB Olympic athletes ‘don’t want vaccine’ – BOA chief Andy Anson
The head of the British Olympic Association (BOA) says some members of Team GB refuse to have the Covid-19 vaccine ... ( read original story ...)
TCI JAPAN Launched its Breakthrough, SCIENCE OF PROBIOTICS, Demonstrating How to Keep Probiotics Alive without Refrigeration for over 1 year
To keep enough probiotics alive in products, sellers and consumers must meet the storage conditions, especially storage temperature. Since most live probiotics can only survive in a low-temperature ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo June core CPI unchanged from previous year
Core consumer prices in Tokyo were unchanged in June from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. The core consumer price index for Japan’s capital, which includes oil products but excludes ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Inflation Halts 10-Month Drop Amid Virus Restrictions
Tokyo consumer prices were flat in June, halting a 10-month slide even as business restrictions remained in place to contain the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Alert: JPMorgan Issues Serious Bitcoin Warning As Ethereum, Binance’s BNB, Cardano, XRP And Dogecoin Lose Billions
After correctly calling the latest bitcoin and crypto sell-off, analysts at Wall Street giant JPMorgan have predicted the bitcoin price is likely to move lower over the medium ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic sold its entire stake in Tesla last fiscal year – Nikkei
Japan's Panasonic Corp sold all of its stake in Tesla Inc last fiscal year which helped it earn billions of dollars in proceeds to fund new ... ( read original story ...)
Ryan Lochte Speaks Out After Not Qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics: ‘I’m Not Retiring’
Ryan Lochte isn't going anywhere. On Thursday, swimmer, 36, shared a video on Instagram promising fans that, despite failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, he isn't planning to back away from the ... ( read original story ...)
Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant, Portland’s Damian Lillard headline Tokyo men’s basketball roster
Only Durant, Kevin Love and Draymond Green have previous Olympic experience but they are joined by some of the NBA's top players. ( read original story ...)
Japan insurers struggle to pinpoint climate change cost estimates
As the world tries to price the cost of climate change, Japan's second largest non-life insurer MS&AD (8725.T) foresees the potential rise in claim payments in 2050 to be anywhere between 5% to 50% ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Investor Buys 43-45 West 55th Street for $12.25M
Daiko Nagato, co-founder of Japanese music company Being Inc., under the entity Dreamaps Estate NY, purchased the Midtown building. ( read original story ...)
Top crypto exchanges are about to launch a marketing blitz in a race to win over mainstream consumers
Coinbase, eToro, Blockfolio and others are planning big ad campaigns as they try to become the 'Kleenex of crypto.' ... ( read original story ...)
A crypto and fintech expert explains why polkadot could surge by 521% within the next 3 years — and says it may become ethereum’s main competitor
Keith Bliss explains the problems that polkadot's blockchain solves, why it competes with ethereum, and his price prediction for its crypto DOT. ( read original story ...)
A contest to control crypto is under way
Sometimes institutions or leaders control social groups in hierarchical ways, just as church towers overshadowed medieval European cities. At other times, horizontal networks shape events, operating ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Motivated to Win Olympic Gold to Inspire Younger Generation in Japan
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka hopes to inspire younger generations and make her home country proud by winning an Olympic gold medal. Going for gold: The 23-year-old athlete, who will represent Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Screeches of sneakers, cheers from the couch: How NBC will cover Tokyo Olympics in a pandemic
When NBCUniversal airs the Tokyo Olympics next month, expect coverage from a new type of “venue” far from the action at the pool or court. It could be a living room, a bar, or Main Street back home. ( read original story ...)