The death toll from Saturday's magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya mayor who bit Olympian’s gold medal to take 100% pay cut for 3 months
Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura revealed on Aug. 16 his intention to take a 100% pay cut for three months following criticism for biting an Ol ... ( read original story ...)
Kyushu Residents Hope for End of Disaster as Japan Warns of Further Rain
Japan warned of more rain to come, especially in the southwest island of Kyushu, as rescue teams searched for people missing in landslides and residents grew weary of the continuing rain. Heavy rains ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Family of 14-year-old Chinese diving star turn down free property and $41,000 in cash rewards
The family of Quan Hongchan, the Chinese gold-medal-winning Olympic diver, are suddenly finding themselves refusing gifts and cash from across the country after the general public learned about the ... ( read original story ...)
Photos show Japanese rescue teams wading through waterlogged streets as heavy rain prompts evacuation orders for nearly 2 million people
Heavy rain battered Japan's west coast last weekend. Japanese people in seven prefectures were told to evacuate or take action to protect themselves. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Decentralised finance: Latest front in crypto’s hacking problem
For most of the 13-year life of cryptocurrencies, exchanges were the epicentre for cyberheists. Now, a bigger hacking risk in the growing sector has exploded into view: peer-to-peer crypto platforms. ( read original story ...)
Citi named top international IPO bank in APAC ex Japan
The bank said that it has raised over $30b from IPOs for its Asian clients. Citi has been named the top international IPO bank in the Asia Pacific excluding Japan, issuing almost $5.75b in the region ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares drop on economic worries, stronger yen
The Nikkei share average closed 1.62% lower at 27,523.19, marking its biggest drop since July 30. The broader Topix slid 1.61% to 1,924.98 in its sharpest drop since June 21. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei lags amid stronger Yen
Commodity currencies trade lower amid weaker US and CN data, AUD lags; RBA Aug Minutes due on Tuesday (Aug 17th). - Financials trade generally lower amid drop in 10-yr Treasury yields. - Nikkei has ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slumps despite Japanese GDP rebound
All of this has overshadowed preliminary Q2 Japanese GDP data released this morning, which showed a stronger than expected annualized gain of 1.3%. Robust private consumption helped the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 falls nearly 2%; China economic data disappoints
A slew of Chinese economic data, including industrial production and retail sales for July, was released on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s medal-munching mayor may soon see a bite taken out of his paycheck
Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura said Monday that he's ready to forfeit three months' pay totaling ¥1.5 million ($13,000) over the incident. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics opens wheelchair, limb repair centre in Games village
Tokyo Paralympics organisers opened a repair centre on Sunday for prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and other equipment in the athletes' village ahead of next week's start of the Games. ( read original story ...)
Tata Altroz for Indian Players Who Missed a Medal in Tokyo Olympics
Tata Motors will deliver the Tata Altroz to the Indian players who have narrowly missed the bronze medal in the recently held Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
IBM Partnering with University of Tokyo on Quantum Computer
IBM and the University of Tokyo have unveiled one of the “most powerful” quantum computers in Japan. IBM Quantum System One is part of the Japan-IBM Quantum Partnership between the University of Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Former brothel in Osaka set to be restored thanks to crowdfunding
OSAKA--A century-old brothel-turned-restaurant that looks as if it is on its last legs will dazzle once again. ( read original story ...)