Rahm Emanuel, nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Tokyo, vowed at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to prioritize the case of an American former Nissan Motor executive who is facing a ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s CPP Investments invests 110 billion yen in GLP’s new Japan fund
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has invested 110 billion yen (US$957 million) in a new Japanese logistics property fund launched by Singapore real estate investment firm GLP ... ( read original story ...)
Republic Capital Talks Strategy For Its New Crypto Seed Fund
Republic Capital, the private venture arm of crowd equity platform Republic, last week launched a $60 million seed fund. R/Crypto Fund I will focus on investing in the tokens of early-stage crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese investors flock to the “wild west in crypto”
While the most severe enforcement against cryptocurrencies came in September, China first banned crypto exchanges in 2017 and Chinese users have been gradually moving towards DeFi. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tops $66,000 on mainstream hopes for crypto craze
Launch of the first exchange-traded fund linked to bitcoin draws new investors hoping to bet on the digital asset ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tops $66,000, sets record as crypto goes mainstream
Bitcoin rallied to a record Wednesday, topping $66,000 for the first time, amid a wave of excitement about how the financial establishment is increasingly accepting the digital currency's rise. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Surges to All-Time High in Crypto’s ‘Validating Moment’
Bitcoin rallied to a record, topping $66,000 for the first time as optimism surged for greater mainstream acceptance in the wake of the successful launch of the first exchange-traded fund for U.S. ( read original story ...)
Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones says China is on a ‘slow boat to the South Pole’ after its crypto crackdown as digital assets are here to stay
Jones, the founder and chief investment officer of Tudor Investment Corporation, told CNBC he has crypto in single digits in his portfolio. ( read original story ...)
Meet Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster beating human investors
A rodent on the cryptocurrency scene, plus shaken sprinters go faster and why your earbuds might be out to get you, in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up ... ( read original story ...)
Paralympic champion Broom-Edwards gives youngsters morning to remember as part of Parasport’s Tokyo 2020 Games-time activation
Youngsters from South London experienced an unforgettable morning in Croydon as high jump ace Jonathan Broom-Edwards attended a Paralympic inclusion event at Minster School. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020 Champion Neeraj Chopra Returns to Training After Historic Feat | SEE PICS
Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics in August has triggered a javelin surge at the grassroots. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mount Aso spews giant column of ash
Mount Aso volcano spews a giant column of ash thousands of metres into the sky, after the late-morning eruption in southwest Japan. The active volcano ejected hot gas and ash as high as 3,500 metres ... ( read original story ...)
Japan envoy pick Emanuel: Chicago teen shooting weighs heavy
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he did nothing improper but still fell short in his handling of the fatal police shooting of a Black teenager in the city seven years ago, a dark ... ( read original story ...)
Volcano erupts in southern Japan with a massive column of smoke and ash
A volcano in southern Japan erupted Wednesday with a massive column of gray smoke billowing into the sky. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the warning level for Mount Aso to three on a scale of ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Confirm Rahm for Japan, notwithstanding the disconnect
Rahm Emanuel, the famously profane and blunt former mayor of knuckle-tough Chicago, charged with running U.S. diplomacy in the nation where politeness and decorum matters more than anywhere else in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo aims to lift COVID-19 curbs on restaurants as cases fall: Report
TOKYO: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is aiming to ease COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants next week as infections continue to decline, the Jiji news service said on Wednesday (Oct 20). ( read original story ...)