Singapore’s SC Capital Partners aims to raise around $550 million for a new fund targeting hard-hit Japanese hotels, its chairman told Reuters, betting tourism will come back strongly once the ... ( read original story ...)
Suga’s big moment: Japan mayoral race bellwether for re-election bid
Mayoral candidates in Japan do not usually receive endorsement from a sitting prime minister. But in the increasingly heated Yokohama mayoral race, Hachiro Okonogi, a former national public security ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops to 7-month low on Toyota output shock
Japan's Nikkei share average .N225 fell more than 1% on Thursday to its lowest since early January after Toyota Motor 7203.T shares tumbled on news that it will slash its output by 40% next month due ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase goes live in Japan in partnership with banking giant MUFG
Coinbase has launched in Japan with retail trading in five top assets with an eye on introducing advanced trading and institutional products in the future. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Launches Services in Japan with MUFG Partnership
Coinbase has launched services in Japan and will offer trading services with the top five cryptos, but has plans to add more assets and products ‘in the coming months'. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka felt ‘ungrateful’ for her attitude to tennis
The world number two sealed a comeback victory over Coco Gauff at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Wednesday, her first event outside the Olympics since withdrawing from the French Open in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: First Covid case detected at Paralympic village
The Paralympics are due to begin on 24 August A Covid case has been detected in the Tokyo Paralympics village, just days before the Games are due to start, organisers said on Thursday. The person who ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Terry Bywater looks to a ‘different’ seventh Games
GB wheelchair basketball player Terry Bywater says he didn't know if the pandemic would end his Paralympic career. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: A-Z guide to history of Games
From athletics to Zorn via classification and Kenny, an alphabetical look through the history of the Paralympic Games. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Japan reports record cases ahead of Paralympics, New Zealand cluster grows
Critical care beds are reaching capacity in Japan while Joe Biden says vaccine booster shot will be available to all Americans from 20 September ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sees record number of Covid cases days before Paralympics begin
Critical care beds are nearing capacity in Tokyo and prefectures outside the capital are also tackling worst ever outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns of ‘serious’ impact of South Korea court ruling on forced labour
Japan warned on Thursday of "serious" ramifications if a South Korean court ruling against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.T) over forced colonial labour is enforced. ( read original story ...)
Japan ditches Epstein associate as head of digital agency
Japan’s prime minister has been forced to make a U-turn just as his government was about to confirm the appointment of an associate of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to lead the country’s first ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto is now driving half of Robinhood’s revenue
In its first earnings report as a public company, the investing platform said crypto trading accounted for 52% of its main source of revenue— selling users’ orders for options, equities, and ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood Q2 earnings: Crypto makes up 52% of company’s revenue
Robinhood investors are loving crypto. In its first earnings report as a public company, the investing platform said crypto trading accounted for 52% of its main source of revenue—selling users’ ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Names Mitsubishi UFJ as Banking Partner in Exchange’s Japanese Expansion
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will provide Coinbase's Japanese customers access to the exchange via its MUFG Quick Deposit product. ( read original story ...)