Optimism about digital assets stoked by Bitcoin’s run to a record high has helped push the overall value of cryptocurrencies to an all-time peak of more than $2.7 trillion. ( read original story ...)
URGENT: Shinsei Bank rejects SBI’s tender offer, set for hostile takeover
Shinsei Bank on Thursday decided to reject a tender offer from major online financial group SBI Holdings Inc., opening the door to a rare hostile takeover bid in the Japanese financial sector. The ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ: Japan’s financial system stable despite the pandemic risks on the economy
In its Financial System Report published on Thursday, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said that Japan's financial system is stable as a whole though pandemic is having a big impact on the economy and finance. ( read original story ...)
Cheap Flights from Nagoya (NGO) to Laredo (LRD) from
Find cheap flights from Nagoya (NGO) to Laredo (LRD) from only. With COVID-19 situation, few airlines are offering waiving change fees for new flight bookings. 🤩 Book flights now to enjoy up to 53% ... ( read original story ...)
High-class Tokyo hotel launches ‘futuristic’ lantern dining to beat coronavirus
A high-end resort hotel in Tokyo has come up with a unique way to enable diners to enjoy meals while offering protection against the coronavi ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks drop on weak tech shares, concerns over crude oil rise
Tokyo stocks ended sharply lower Thursday on weak tech shares and concerns about the impact on corporate profits of a continued rise ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo has a new Covid-inspired art installation made of flyers from cancelled events
The work at the National Art Center, Tokyo transforms paper waste into a record of the pandemic – and it’s free ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2021: COVID and Less Fun at the Games
Whenever the world’s best athletes meet to participate in the Olympics after four years, they do much more than competing in their various sports. ( read original story ...)
Japan princess overcomes money scandal, PTSD to marry college sweetheart
Japan's Princess Mako will marry a commoner in a subdued ritual on Tuesday after a three-year engagement plagued by scandal and media speculation, which has left the 29-year-old niece of the emperor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Princess Mako’s long road to marriage nears its end
Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, will be married next week after years of criticism over her fiance that led to their marriage being postponed for three years and resulted in her being ... ( read original story ...)
Kerevi out of Australia’s lineup to face Japan in rugby test
Samu Kerevi has been ruled out of Australia's rugby test against Japan in Oita on Saturday and will be replaced by Hunter Paisami in one of four changes to the Wallabies' starting XV. Kerevi was ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: A court battle raises the question – how far will Japan swallow poison pills?
The fate of future hostile takeover bids in Japan could rest on an upcoming court ruling that will decide whether the country's top maker of newspaper printing presses can move forward with a poison ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Weak yen morphs into new threat to Japan with surging energy costs
A weak yen typically serves as a boon to the export-driven Japanese economy. But when combined with surging crude oil and raw material prices, it leaves the economy facing a double-whammy that is set ... ( read original story ...)
Australia should change laws to accommodate crypto, its Senate committee says
Australia needs to introduce new regulations for digital asset miners, such as tax discounts and a licensing regime for crypto exchanges, a Senate report said. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin hits record high after crypto investment fund debut
Bitcoin has climbed to its latest high atop a tide of pandemic-era liquidity, speculative bets and expectations of wider adoption by institutional investors. ( read original story ...)
Republican SEC commissioner criticizes agency’s approach to crypto
A Republican member of the Securities and Exchange Commission criticized the agency’s approach to regulating the cryptocurrency industry, which Chairman Gary Gensler, a Democrat, has likened to the ... ( read original story ...)