Burry asked on Twitter about the mechanics of shorting digital coins, adding that he was only considering taking a position against them. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 takes centre-stage in Asia
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 jumped 410.65 points or 1.46 percent to 28,550.93. The Australian All Ordinaries garnered 48.30 points or 0.64 percent to 7,620.20. The Shanghai Composite in China and the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Wealth Distribution Measures May Come Out With Some Time Lag, New Economy Minister Says
He said he didn't see the need to change an accord between the Bank of Japan and the government under which they committed to aim for 2% inflation. The central bank's low-rate policy has helped the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Ministry declines to disclose info on document-tampering scandal
The Ministry of Finance has decided not to release material related to the document-tampering scandal concerning the heavily discounted state ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Economy Minister Says Abenomics Fell Short at Spreading Wealth
Japan’s economic strategy in recent years has fallen short at passing on rising corporate profits to workers and the nation’s new administration is determined to tackle those shortcomings, according ... ( read original story ...)
Dwight Ramos joins Toyama practice ahead of clash vs Parks, Nagoya
Dwight Ramos is finally set to join Toyama after his mandatory quarantine period in Japan to start his maiden Japan B.League season. The Gilas Pilipinas guard will make ... ( read original story ...)
Dwight Ramos joins Japan B. League team in practice after quarantine
Dwight Ramos has joined Toyama’s training camp after clearing his mandatory quarantine, paving the way for his anticipated Japan B. League debut against compatriot Ray Parks Jr. of Nagoya this weekend ... ( read original story ...)
City gov’t in Osaka didn’t share abuse suspicions before 3-year-old’s hot-water death
The Settsu Municipal Government did not share information about the possible abuse of a 3-year-old boy with a child consultation center befor ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 62 cases Thursday, below 100 for sixth day
Japan is continuing to see declining numbers of new infections even after the government lifted its COVID-19 state of emergency at the end of last month. ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks finish higher with high-tech issues attracting buying
Tokyo stocks finished higher on Thursday as high-tech shares attracted buying, although gains in the market were reduced by surging crude oil prices which might slow down recovery of the global ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records 62 coronavirus cases on Oct. 14, 6th day in row under 100
The Japanese capital recorded 62 COVID-19 cases on Oct. 14, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced, the sixth day in a row it has seen u ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic star Agnes Jebet Tirop’s husband a ‘suspect’ after world record runner was found stabbed to death at home
POLICE are treating the husband of late Kenyan Olympic star Agnes Tirop as a suspect after she was found dead. The 25-year-old, a two-time World Athletics Championships bronze medallist, was ... ( read original story ...)
Child suicides in Japan are at a record high
Suicides among Japanese schoolchildren hit a record high during the last school year, according to an education ministry report published Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Global cost surge squeezes Japan’s salaryman staples
Shizuo Mori can't remember a time when his coffee supplies cost so much.For fifty years, Mori has been running Heckeln, an old-school coffee shop in one of Tokyo's business districts, where a cup of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan dissolves parliament, setting stage for general election
Japan dissolved its parliament on Thursday, setting the stage for an election at the end of the month that will pit new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida against unpopular opposition in a battle over who ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new prime minister dissolves parliament ahead of first elections since the pandemic
At stake will be how Japan faces a potential coronavirus resurgence and revives its battered economy, and if or how Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ... ( read original story ...)