TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan's weather agency warned Wednesday of the risk of further flooding, swollen rivers and mudslides across wide areas of the country as heavy rain from last week could continue ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Adoption by Individuals Growing Fastest in Vietnam, India
Global crypto adoption among ordinary investors has surged in the past year, according to crypto-analysis firm Chainalysis. ( read original story ...)
Genpact to Expand Presence in Fukuoka, Japan
Genpact Japan K.K. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), the Japanese subsidiary of Genpact (NYSE: G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, today announced that it will ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: West Midlands boxers reflect on Olympic Games
The three boxers from the West Midlands have fond memories of their time in Tokyo and medal wins. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan’s first female Paralympian gave a desperate plea for help to escape the Taliban and make it to Tokyo
Zakia Khudadadi was one of two Afghan athletes due to fly out, but has been unable to leave following the disruption caused by the Taliban. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic streaming numbers double figures from Rio 2016: Akamai
Average peak traffic for the full event in Tokyo was 8.3 Tbps compared with 3 Tbps for the full event in Rio, Akamai found. ( read original story ...)
PM Suga urges business lobby to promote ‘telework’ trend
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday urged Japan Business Federation to switch to telework or work from home to reduce the number of commuters ... ( read original story ...)
Has Japan’s policy toward the Taiwan Strait changed?
Japanese leaders in 2021 have made an unusual series of high-profile statements and comments concerning Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait. These appeared to crescendo last month, when global headlines ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Binance hires former US Treasury criminal investigator
Binance said on Wednesday it had appointed a former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator as its global money laundering reporting officer, part of an attempt by one of the world's largest crypto ... ( read original story ...)
A Crypto Platform Lost $600 Million to a Hacker In the Biggest Heist Ever. Its Bizarre Response Is Actually Quite Brilliant
In a remarkable plot twist, the company's response might be the best-case scenario for restoring confidence.The story of how Poly Network lost--and then recovered most of--$600 million in the largest ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei National Geographic Releases a Photography Book, Happy Moments of Animals (Expanded Edition)
Nikkei National Geographic has released a new photography book, Happy Moments of Animals (Expanded Edition), full of heartwarming images of joyful animals. ( read original story ...)
Exploiting Osaka’s vulnerability isn’t a solution to media’s dwindling access
As CBC Sports Senior Contributor Morgan Campbell writes, with less access to athletes and more ways for them to tell their own stories, it is up to the sports media to identify a solution. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic fatigue complicates Japan’s COVID fight, risks recovery delay
Japan's state of emergency restrictions are not curbing movement as effectively as in the past, according to mobility data, hurting the government's fight to slow COVID-19 infections and raising the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan worries it could be left behind as U.S. pours billions into chip industry to fend off China
Japan worries that U.S. plans to pour billions of dollars into chip manufacturing to fend China could finish what's left of a Japanese semiconductor industry. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei snaps losing streak to end higher
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index snapped its four-day losing streak to close higher today, supported by gains in other Asian shares. The Nikkei 225 index gained 0.59 per cent, or 161.44 points, to end ... ( read original story ...)
PM Suga asks business lobby to reduce commuters amid virus resurgence
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked Japan's largest business lobby Wednesday to help reduce the number of commuters through telework ... ( read original story ...)