An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred in the afternoon on Tuesday 22 June 2021 at 5:10 pm local time near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Re ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Artistic swimmers Kate Shortman & Izzy Thorpe selected for Olympics
British artistic swimming duo Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe are selected to represent Great Britain at Tokyo 2020. ( read original story ...)
As The Bitcoin Price Holds, These Smaller Tokens Are Still Crashing—Erasing $100 Billion Of Crypto Value
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been sent into a tailspin during the last few days as a fresh China cryptocurrency crackdown sparks fear among ... ( read original story ...)
Nvidia Hedges Against Crypto Hangover With Chips Just for Miners
Nvidia Corp. has an unlikely message for some of its most voracious customers: please don’t buy our latest high-end computer-graphics chip. ( read original story ...)
Medlive Technology Advances Plans for Hong Kong IPO
By Ben Otto Medlive Technology Co., an online medical information and marketing platform, is advancing plans for an initial public offering in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Husband-And-Wife Duo Become Billionaires On Bubble Tea Chain’s IPO
The married couple behind bubble tea chain Nayuki look set to become billionaires as the company prepares to go public in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 3% as Asia-Pacific stocks bounce back
Japanese stocks led gains among major Asia-Pacific markets on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 jumping more than 3% on the day. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei bounces 3.1%
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surged 873.20 points, or 3.12%, to 28,884.13. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange spurted 60.08 points, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 3.12%
Japan Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 3.12%. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese gov’t releases ‘tell-all’ file on tampering scandal to wife of late bureaucrat
The Japanese government on June 22 disclosed a document file that a Finance Ministry bureaucrat compiled detailing the background to the tamp ... ( read original story ...)
Govt. reveals land sale file by regional official
The Japanese government has disclosed a file left by a regional Finance Ministry bureau official who committed suicide. The disclosure was in response to his widow's request. ( read original story ...)
Government discloses Abe-linked ‘Akagi file’ scandal documents
The documents appear to show a local finance bureau's resistance to instructions from the Finance Ministry to alter public records on the sale of a state-owned land plot. ( read original story ...)
Japan to offer financial aid for Asian decarbonisation projects
Japan’s government has pledged to offer $10bn in financial aid for decarbonisation projects in Asia to support the continent’s energy transition. Reuters reported that the aid will be provided to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan starts minting redesigned ¥500 coin
The government has started minting a newly designed ¥500 coin for circulation beginning in November. It is the third generation of the country’s ¥500 coin that was first issued in 1982. It was last ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s public safety commission head to run for Yokohama mayor
TOKYO, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The chairman of Japan's National Public Safety Commission Hachiro Okonogi on Tuesday announced he will run in the election for mayor of Yokohama in August. While opting not ... ( read original story ...)
Public safety commission chief Hachiro Okonogi to run for Yokohama mayor
The election bid will see the 56-year-old resign from his Cabinet post, though he did not specify when he plans to do so when asked at a news conference. ( read original story ...)