Japan announced Thursday it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 other areas until the end of September as health care systems remain under severe strain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan extends Covid-19 emergency restrictions in Tokyo, Osaka
TOKYO: Japan extended emergency Covid-19 restrictions on Thursday in Tokyo and other regions until the end of this month to curb infections and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed. Announcing the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan extends its coronavirus emergency through the end of September
Japan extends a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 other areas until the end of September, although new infections have slowed slightly. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Prediction: Bitcoin Could Hit $100,000 In 2021 But This Bank Sees Ethereum Soaring 10 Fold
U.K.-based banking giant Standard Chartered has issued a bitcoin and ethereum price prediction sees the bitcoin price rise three-fold from its current levels with ethereum potentially rising by a ... ( read original story ...)
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Japan’s SBI Holdings announces US$ 1.06 billion tender offer for Shinsei Bank
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PayPal acquires Japanese ‘buy now, pay later’ service Paidy
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JR East to deploy robotic baristas at Tokyo and Yokohama stations
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North Korea has been barred from participating in the Olympics until the end of 2022 over its no-show at the Tokyo Games
North Korea will be suspended until the end of 2022 and will no longer receive funding from the Olympic Committee. ( read original story ...)
Japan extends virus emergency until end of September
Japan announced Thursday it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 other areas until the end of September as health care systems remain under severe strain, although new ... ( read original story ...)
How Joseph Lubin became Wall Street’s crypto whisperer
In the summer of 2016, a group of central bankers from the American Federal Reserve left their Wall Street branch office, crossed the East River and headed to Bushwick. Their destination was a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls from 6-month peak on virus-led slowdown worries
Japan's Nikkei index retreated from a near six-month high to close lower on Thursday, in line with global markets as worries flared about slowing economic growth due to the fast-spreading Delta ... ( read original story ...)
Houlihan Lokey increases offer price to buy Japan’s GCA Corp
U.S. investment bank Houlihan Lokey Inc has raised its offer price to buy Japan M&A advisory firm GCA Corporation for about US$599.1 million (65.9 billion yen) in cash, the company said Thursday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to extend COVID-19 emergency curbs in Tokyo, other areas
Japan said on Thursday it will extend emergency COVID-19 restrictions in Tokyo and other regions until the end of this month to curb infections and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, saying it ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Japan to extend emergency restrictions; WHO urges booster moratorium until 2022
Japan will extend emergency restrictions in Tokyo and other regions until the end of September; WHO chief urges wealthy countries and vaccine makers to prioritise getting first jabs to people in poore ... ( read original story ...)