Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso declined to comment on an independent probe concluding that the trade ministry had colluded with Toshiba ... ( read original story ...)
Fainting, pollution, and heat stroke: how the climate crisis threatens the Tokyo Olympics
The upcoming Tokyo Olympics may have avoided the worst one of one crisis by postponing during the height of Covid, but there’s no escaping another existential threat: global heating. The climate ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s PayPay surges ahead in Japan’s digital payments race
For six decades, shoppers at Mikawaya, a rice dealer in eastern Tokyo, paid in cash - until sales staff from payments app PayPay swept through the low-lying district, persuading the store to give ... ( read original story ...)
Japan minister says he never asked adviser to contact Toshiba shareholders
Japan trade and industry minister on Friday said he never directed an adviser to contact Toshiba Corp shareholders after a report alleging his ministry colluded with company executives to pressure ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan’s empty homes multiply, its laws are slowly catching up
But if current trends continue, more than 30% of Japan's housing stock -- 22 million units -- will be derelict by 2038, Nomura Research Institute predicts. In other words, Japan has a very large ... ( read original story ...)
Several crypto influencers claim to test positive for Covid-19 following the massive bitcoin conference in Miami
Over 12,000 people went to the Bitcoin 2021 Conference in Miami last weekend. Photos from the event show packed nightclubs and no one wearing masks. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin and crypto go mainstream with new 401(k) retirement offering
ForUsAll Inc., a 401(k) provider, will let workers in retirement plans it administers to invest up to 5% of their contributions in the leading cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Didi IPO prospectus sets stage for $65bn-plus listing
Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing company, unveiled filings for a public share offering in the US, setting out the financial damage the pandemic did to its business last year and the strength of ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi files for mega IPO in US
Didi Chuxing, China's largest ride-hailing company, filed Thursday to go public in the U.S. in what is expected to be one of the year's largest initial public offerings in tech. Didi, which filed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sapporo not ready for Olympics amid Covid-19 resurgence
Kenya's Lawrence Cherono crosses the finish line ahead of Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia during the 2019 Boston Marathon. He is one of the Kenyan athletes expected to compete in Sapporo Image: REUTERS •Two ... ( read original story ...)
Dina Asher-Smith boosts hopes of a Tokyo gold by breaking 22-year-old record
Dina Asher-Smith made it nine consecutive wins in 2021 with the third-fastest 200m of her career in the Diamond League in Florence last night.The British star, who is the world champion over the ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Japan mulling downgraded emergency state until Games start -paper
The Japanese government is considering ending a state of emergency in Tokyo and several other prefectures as scheduled on June 20, but keeping a downgraded "quasi-emergency" state until the Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Team GB athletes will not face strict medal targets for Tokyo Olympics
Team GB’s athletes will not face strict medal targets for the Tokyo Olympics after it was revealed there is not have enough data to make accurate forecasts due to the Covid pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Kraken rethinks IPO plans after Coinbase stock listing
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell says he's reconsidering how the cryptocurrency exchange will go public in light of Coinbase's choppy direct listing. ( read original story ...)
Ledger raises $380 million for its crypto hardware wallet
French startup Ledger has raised a $380 million Series C funding round led by 10T Holdings. Following today’s funding round, the company has reached a valuation of $1.5 billion. Other investors in the ... ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan says there’s weak bitcoin demand from big investors and a crypto bear market could be on the way
A bitcoin bear market could be on the way as the demand from big investors to support the cryptocurrency — a key narrative of the bulls — is just not there, according to JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos ... ( read original story ...)