The valuation of cryptocurrencies has increased dramatically in the past 12 months, as has their adoption by investors around the world — individuals as well as institutions. Until a few years ago, ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange Becomes Unicorn, Coin Surges 200% After Banking Giant Buys Stake
Bitkub Online Co. became Thailand’s latest startup to notch up a valuation of more than $1 billion after it sold a majority stake to the nation’s biggest bank by market value. Bitkub’s coin tripled in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s SFC Has Received Multiple Requests for Crypto ETFs
In recent months, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has received “a number” of requests from local companies that want to offer crypto-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to their ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to restart issuing business visas, says Nikkei
Japan is looking at restarting issuance of long-term business visas as part of a broader easing of Covid-era border controls, the Nikkei reported without citing how it obtained the information. ( read original story ...)
Olympic sport revamped after coach punched horse at Tokyo 2020
Horse riding is set to be dropped from the Olympics’ modern pentathlon programme and possibly replaced with cycling after an incident at the Tokyo Games in whic ... ( read original story ...)
With patrons missing, 20% of Tokyo restaurants keep shorter hours
Despite the lifting of pandemic-related business restrictions, nearly a fifth of restaurants in Tokyo have maintained shorter operating hours due to uncertainty over the return of customers. The ... ( read original story ...)
Complete Osaka Travel Guide: 9 Essentials to Know Before Traveling to ‘Japan’s Kitchen’
After Tokyo, the second most prominent city of Japan is Osaka. The Osakan neighborhoods of Dotonbori and Shinsekai have a bustling, exotic vibe rarely matched elsewhere, while the streets surrounding ... ( read original story ...)
Tech firms face record attrition; Delhivery files for IPO
With tech jobs seeing unprecedented demand owing to the pandemic and record fundraising by startups, attrition rates are at their highest in a decade. ( read original story ...)
Police hunting for loose monkey spotted in Tokyo
Police in Tokyo are trying to locate a loose monkey in the city after the primate was spotted near a religious shrine and a subway station. ( read original story ...)
Inspur Information and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Make Parking Smarter Using AI and Edge Computing
Inspur Information and the Tokyo Institute of Technology announced a collaboration to build a smart parking system using edge computing. The parking system uses Inspur Information’s EIS200 edge ... ( read original story ...)
Yasuharu Sasaki Named CCO at Dentsu Tokyo
Dentsu Inc. Tokyo has announced that the company has appointed Yasuharu Sasaki as its Chief Creative Officer. Sasaki will lead the 800-plus team of creatives in the company, as they aim to help client ... ( read original story ...)
Bridgestone exiting conveyor belt business in portfolio restructure
Bridgestone will withdraw completely from the conveyor belt business by the end of 2024. What does this mean for the company? ( read original story ...)
Japan Looks to Restart Issuing Business Visas, Nikkei Says
Japan is looking at restarting issuance of long-term business visas as part of a broader easing of Covid-era border controls, the Nikkei reported without citing how it obtained the information. ( read original story ...)
Chancellor: Japan tortoise will outpace U.S. hare
Japan might be said to have invented stakeholder capitalism. Its companies have long proclaimed an allegiance to the “five joys” – namely employees, customers, suppliers, society, and last of all, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to resume issuing long-term business visas
Japan will consider resuming issuance of long-term visas to foreign business travelers as coronavirus cases decline and other countries make progress on vaccinating their populations, Nikkei has ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Xi’s “common prosperity” goal may make Japan loath to invest in China
Chinese President Xi Jinping's push to achieve "common prosperity," aimed at reducing income gaps at home, has sparked concern among Japanese companies that the most populous country would become a le ... ( read original story ...)