ATEO Finance, a leading provider of Post-Trade solutions for financial markets, has strengthened its Research & Development Department, creating a cryptocurrency lab to work on crypto exchange feeds ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 Up on Japan Election News, Upbeat Australian GDP Cheers Markets. Risk On?
The Nikkei 225 moved higher as Japanese media suggested an election may come in October while solid Australian GDP data lifted risk assets. More of the same ahead? ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Aurélie Rivard captures 2nd gold medal in Tokyo
Canada’s Aurélie Rivard has struck gold for a second time in Tokyo, swimming to first place in the women's S10 400-metre freestyle on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
‘A window opened’: Recalling Tokyo’s first Paralympics
Tokyo is the first city to host the Paralympics twice, and Hideo Kondo says taking part in the 1964 Games was a life-changing experience that inspired him to pioneer accessibility improvements. ( read original story ...)
First Filipino Olympic Medalist’s Family Receives Monthly Chicken Supply From Local Business
A Philippine-based roasted chicken outlet decided to honor the legacy of the country's first-ever Olympic medalist by giving a monthly supply of chicken to his family. ( read original story ...)
Japan Needs a Lot More Tech Workers. Can It Find a Place for Women?
The country is pushing to digitally modernize itself. Holding it back is one of the developed world’s starkest gender gaps. ( read original story ...)
Crypto platforms need regulation to survive, says SEC boss
The chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission is warning that cryptocurrency trading platforms are putting their own survival at risk unless they heed his call to work within the nation’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bukalapak logs 35% first half revenue jump in 1st post-IPO results
Bukalapak, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Indonesia, saw its revenue for the first six months of 2021 jump nearly 35% on the year, as pandemic-induced social restrictions continue to be a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises sharply on hopes Suga’s gambit will ease political worries
Japanese shares jumped on Wednesday, with the Nikkei hitting a 1-1/2-month high, as investors bet Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's manoeuvring might help restore political stability. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya to give free PCR tests to music festivalgoers after claims of lax COVID measures
The government of this central Japan city is set to conduct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for free on residents and commuters who ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics 2020 day eight: wheelchair basketball, road cycling, badminton begins and more – live!
The action continues in Tokyo as the badminton competition takes its Paralympics bow. Join our writers for updates ... ( read original story ...)
Paralympian Trenten Merrill Talks the ‘Fire Inside’ as He Competes in Tokyo (While Juggling a Modeling Career)
July, some seven weeks before the Southern California native returns for his second Summer Paralympics to compete in track and field, this time in Tokyo. Already he can't wait. "I want to go out there ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finds black particles in Moderna vaccine
Japan has put a batch of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on hold after a foreign substance was found in a vial.A pharmacist saw several black particles in one vial of the vaccine in Kanagawa Prefecture, ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s deputy governor warns against premature monetary tightening
The Bank of Japan must avoid reducing stimulus even if rising raw material costs push up inflation, deputy governor Masazumi Wakatabe said. ( read original story ...)
First meeting for UK’s CPTPP inclusion to be held in a month, Japan minister says
Member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) agreed to hold within a month a first meeting with Britain to discuss its inclusion in the trade ... ( read original story ...)
Man in his 60s with COVID-19 found dead at east Japan home
A rescue team found the man dead at the property. While his wife was home, she was reportedly in need of hospitalization. Saitama Prefectural Police believe the man died on Aug. 25. (Japanese ... ( read original story ...)