Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday that the number of coronavirus infections was rising in the Tokyo area due partly to growing numbers of the Delta variant. ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Hakuho, Terunofuji remain undefeated in Nagoya
Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Terunofuji remained the joint leaders after each picked up his fifth win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tourname ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will be held under a state of emergency as Japan mulls opening ceremony fan ban
The pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will take place under a coronavirus state of emergency, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshide Suga confirmed Thursday. ( read original story ...)
RWS Holdings Buys Horn & Uchida Patent Translation for $3.2 Mln — Deal Digest
TARGET: Horn & Uchida Patent Translation Ltd., an Osaka, Japan-based specialist in patent translation. PRICE: 349 million yen ($3.2 million) in cash. STATUS: Completed on Wednesday. RATIONALE: The ... ( read original story ...)
RWS acquires Japan translation firm Horn & Uchida
Technology-focussed language, content management and intellectual property service provider RWS has completed the acquisition of Horn & Uchida Patent Translation, it announced on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: HK$5 million cash carrot up for grabs for Hong Kong gold medal winners
Highest ever incentive scheme will reward individual gold medal winners at Tokyo 2020 Olympics with HK$5 million, while team success will bring HK$10 million. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Warning: Goldman Sachs Issues Surprise Future Of Bitcoin And Ethereum Prediction
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has predicted ethereum has the potential to eclipse bitcoin in the coming years—and warned the extreme crypto price volatility means it can't compete directly as a safe ... ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin Suddenly Crashes After Major Investor Backs A Radical New Crypto Coin—Sending Its Price 1,000% Higher
The dogecoin price is down almost 20% over the last week, dropping after YouTuber and dogecoin investor Matt Wallace announced he was buying a new Tiger King-branded ... ( read original story ...)
What Changed in Crypto Markets While You Were Sleeping — July 8
BeInCrypto presents our daily morning roundup of crypto news and market changes that you might have missed while you were asleep. ( read original story ...)
IPO update: 2 cos to hit the market this week; to raise Rs 2,500 cr
GR Infraprojects and Clean Science and Technology are hoping to cash in on an equity market, which is flocked with liquidity and a substantial rise in the number of new retail investors ... ( read original story ...)
Google to roll out fintech services in Japan
Google is making a foray into financial services in Japan by acquiring a cashless payment company for between 20 billion and 30 billion yen ($180 million to $270 million), Nikkei has learned. Google ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.88%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.88%. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga declares Tokyo state of emergency
"Given the situation, we will issue a state of emergency for Tokyo, and extend it (the current state of emergency) in Okinawa until August 22." The imposition of a new state of emergency in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Government Should Consider $273 Billion Extra Budget, Ruling Party Heavyweight Says
Japan's government should think about compiling an extra budget worth around 30 trillion yen ($273.30 billion), ruling party heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai was quoted as saying by broadcaster TBS on ... ( read original story ...)
Spectators at Tokyo Olympics May Be Barred Amid New Covid Emergency
Organizers announced in June that domestic fans would be allowed, despite concerns that the Games could be a superspreader event. A sudden spike in cases has upended those plans. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga Declares State of COVID-19 Emergency in Tokyo
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, June 17, 2021. ( read original story ...)