The Biden administration hopes to disrupt the digital finance infrastructure that facilitates ransomware cyber attacks, a national security threat traced to Russia. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Tokyo marathon postponed to March 2022
The Tokyo Marathon 2021 will be postponed to Sunday, March 6, 2022,” the Tokyo Marathon Foundation said in a statement, citing “the difficulty to forecast the trend of Covid-19”. The race, originally ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Market Report 2021 Featuring Paidy, Splitit, Sakuro Kanko, Air Trip, VIP Liner, J-Trip, Adyen
The "Japan Buy Now Pay Later Business and Investment Opportunities (2019-2028) Databook - 75+ KPIs on Buy Now Pay Later Trends by End-Use Sectors, Operational KPIs, Retail Product Dynamics, and ... ( read original story ...)
Morgan Stickney won big in Tokyo. She’s already looking toward her next dream.
Sports News Morgan Stickney won big in Tokyo. She’s already looking toward her next dream. “Things can knock us down, but we’re stronger than that and we can always get back ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Exchange to launch CME petroleum index futures on Sept 21
The Osaka Exchange (OSE), a unit of the Japan Exchange Group Inc (JPX), will list the CME Group Petroleum Index Futures on Tuesday to provide retail investors the opportunity to diversify their ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo posts 782 new cases, continuing its fall from week earlier
Tokyo announced 782 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with the daily total falling week-on-week for the 26th day in a row. The figure was down by 460 from a week earlier, but 25 new deaths were also ... ( read original story ...)
Zelensky awards title of Hero of Ukraine to five-time Paralympic champion in Tokyo Maksym Kripak
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, during a meeting with the champions and prize-winners of the 16th Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo, which took place in Kyiv on Friday, awarded the title of ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks finish higher with high-tech firms lifting market sentiment
Tokyo stocks finished higher Friday as market sentiment was lifted after high-tech issues attracted buy orders due to overnight gains on the technology-heavy Nasdaq index and a weaker yen against ... ( read original story ...)
Money Heist season 5: Has Tokyo foreshadowed heartbreak for The Professor?
MONEY HEIST season 5 part 2 will be arriving in December and fans are worried another major character may die. Has Tokyo already foreshadowed Raquel's death? ( read original story ...)
‘It’s Surreal’: Money Heist’s ‘Tokyo’ Ursula Corbero Reacts to Artworks By Desi Artists
Ursula Corbero, who plays the character on the show, had collaborated with Netflix to give her reactions to the fantastic art pieces dedicated to her and the show. ( read original story ...)
Japan governing party begins race to pick Suga successor
Official campaigning has begun for the new head of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party, who typically becomes the national leader because of the party’s control over parliament ... ( read original story ...)
Japan focussed private equity AUM reaches $68bn
Japan's private equity (PE) industry is just beginning to grow, with Japan focussed PE assets under management (AUM) at $68bn as of December 2020, said a study. According to the Preqin report, ... ( read original story ...)
Top Online Broker Takes On Japan Megabanks With Surprise Bid
A billion-dollar unsolicited bid for an underperforming lender is Yoshitaka Kitao’s boldest move yet to build a fourth megabank in Japan.The aggressive offer by SBI Holdings Inc.’s maverick chief ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to carefully analyze China’s readiness to join TPP after bid
The Japanese government said Friday it will carefully analyze whether China is ready to meet the requirements for joining the trans-P ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka prefecture now has its very first Pokémon manhole covers
Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Cafés in Japan have closed indefinitely due to Covid-19, but fans can still get their Pokémon fix by visiting Pokéfuta locations around the country. The five new manhole ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 782 coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 782 new coronavirus cases, down 49 from Thursday and 460 down from last Friday. It is the 26th straight day that the daily figure has been lower ... ( read original story ...)