Japan's 7-Eleven convenience stores chain plans to launch a super-fast delivery service in five years, stepping up competition with Amazon.com , the Nikkei financial daily reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Eurozone powers ahead but UK, Japan business slows
The following is a summary of top news stories Monday. COMPANIES. J Sainsbury could be the next UK grocer to be the object of bid interest from private equity, t ... ( read original story ...)
Source of the Northern Lights Is Also Depleting the Mesospheric Ozone Layer
Now, a group of scientists led by Prof. Yoshizumi Miyoshi from Nagoya University, Japan, has observed, analyzed, and provided greater insight into this phenomenon. The findings are published in Nature ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka city starts inoculating residents with AstraZeneca jabs
OSAKA--Osaka city has begun mass inoculations using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to speed up the pace of its rollout amid a shortage of Pfizer doses. ( read original story ...)
Sabalenka bumps Osaka to go second in WTA rankings
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka geared up for next week's US Open by climbing to second place in the WTA rankings published on Monday, nudging Naomi Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
ParalympicsGB battle Tokyo Covid scare as two pinged athletes given special dispensation to compete
Two pinged Paralympians have been given permission to train and compete after Great Britain’s closest brush with Covid in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Indian para athletes primed for unprecedented medal haul in Tokyo
India has won 12 medal in total in Paralympics since it first took part in 1972 and if the projected success materialises ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s coronavirus count dips on Monday as Okinawa Marines report 19 new cases
Eleven people affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving on the peninsula between Aug. 3 and Wednesday, according to a recent news release. ( read original story ...)
Now or never: Whiley on Tokyo goals, bad break ups and property advice
Great Britain's Jordanne Whiley talks about her dreams of winning gold as she prepares for her Paralympic swansong at Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Major APAC property markets show signs of sustaining recovery
Find out how Japan, Singapore, Australia, and other key markets fared in Q2. A recent Colliers report reveals that a sustained recovery in the Asia Pacific region’s key property markets was led mainly ... ( read original story ...)
Kenyans lead the world in peer to peer crypto trade
Chainalysis, Global Crypto adoption Index 2021 has ranked Kenya the top country in the world in terms of peer to peer exchange trade, well ahead of the other 154 countries surveyed. ( read original story ...)
Why Mike Novogratz, Charles Hoskinson, and the founder of Wall Street Bets think crypto would help Afghans avoid a cash crunch
"Bitcoin bros" seizing on the plight of people in Afghanistan to champion their favorite coins has angered the families of those who are suffering. ( read original story ...)
7-Eleven’s 20,000 Japan shops to add delivery services in 2026
Convenience store operator Seven & i Holdings will launch delivery services across Japan as early as 2026, Nikkei has learned. The operator expects to be able to deliver food and dairy products to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Reports ATM Glitch in Latest Tech Trouble
Mizuho Financial Group's main banking unit said its automated teller machines (ATMs) in some parts of Japan were hit by a system glitch on Monday. The problem follows a major glitch that left Mizho's ... ( read original story ...)
Loss by Suga ally in Yokohama election rattles the LDP
The prime minister's position has become even more precarious, with questions growing within the LDP over whether he should lead the party into an upcoming general election. ( read original story ...)
Japan asks Tokyo hospitals to accept more COVID-19 patients
The Japanese government and the Tokyo Metropolitan government appealed on Monday to hospitals in the capital to accept more COVID-19 patients as increasing infections has made it increasingly ... ( read original story ...)