What Japanese companies operating in China are most worried about is not a potential default of debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group but a supply shortage that could be triggered by ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic joins Sony on asset-light bandwagon
Panasonic is one of a number of electronics companies, including compatriot Sony Group, pursuing a more asset-light strategy. The 770 billion yen Blue Yonder deal is indicative of this shift. The ... ( read original story ...)
6 apps to get you started on crypto
The truth is that anyone can get involved with cryptocurrencies, but if you're new to them, it can seem like a daunting field, full of indecipherable jargon and security risks. Still, this is nothing ... ( read original story ...)
A nurse made his entire day’s wages trading crypto on his lunch break, so he quit his day job and now makes 7 figures
Since quitting, 31-year-old Josh Dorgan now spends more time with his newborn, Bloomberg Businessweek reported. ( read original story ...)
Facebook rolls out ‘Novi’ crypto wallet to test in U.S., Guatemala
Facebook launched its digital wallet for cryptocurrencies, called Novi, in most of the United States and one Central American nation on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka honored by the Women’s Sports Foundation for raising awareness on social justice and mental health
The tennis world has watched Naomi Osaka blossom into the woman she is today. The past couple of years she has grown into a fearless individual who isn't afraid to speak up and be the voice of change ... ( read original story ...)
What Simone Biles learned from Tokyo Olympics: ‘How courageous, how brave I am’
Simone Biles withdrew from team competition, most individual events in Tokyo after anxiety manifested itself in the twisties, a loss of air awareness. ( read original story ...)
New PM, new dawn for investing in Japan? – Professional Investor – Schroders
Fumio Kishida inherits a much brighter situation than his predecessor as the state of emergency is lifted. We look at what this means for investing in Japanese equities. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin futures ETF started trading today, but one crypto expert says its ‘not something for retail investors to buy’
The first bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund began trading on Tuesday.After months of applications filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by various ETF providers, the ProShares ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook scales back its crypto ambitions once again
Facebook is launching a small pilot of its cryptocurrency wallet named Novi. A limited number of people in the U.S. and Guatemala can sign up to Novi and start using it. Instead of issuing its own ... ( read original story ...)
Galaxy Digital Affiliate Raises $325m For Latest Crypto Venture Fund
Galaxy Interactive announced it raised an additional $325 million from more than 70 limited-partners for its venture fund focusing on interactive gaming and NFTs. Sam Englebardt and Richard Kim, who ... ( read original story ...)
Variant debuts a new $110M fund for crypto startups, announces Li Jin has joined as a general partner
While investors continue to question whether crypto will swallow up more traditional VC opportunities down the road, it certainly appears that today the blockchain space is eating up the attention of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei gains 0.65%
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 190.06 points, or 0.65%, to 29,215.52. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange advanced 7.34 points, or ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Edge to open Osaka data center in January 2022
Digital Edge (Singapore), a data center platform backed by Stonepeak, has announced the ready-for-service date for the initial launch of its first self-build data center in Osaka Japan. The new data ... ( read original story ...)
Britain sells part of Tokyo embassy compound near imperial palace for luxury flat development
The UK is selling a portion of its embassy in Japan to real estate developer Mitsubishi. Proceeds will go to upgrading UK missions in the Indo-Pacific. ( read original story ...)
Asia should beware siren call to war of Washington and Tokyo: China Daily editorial
Speaking at a public debate on Monday with leaders of eight other political parties ahead of Japan's lower house election on Oct 31, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for increases in the ... ( read original story ...)