Shares of crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) have been an outlier, losing less than bitcoin. CoinDesk data show bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has lost over 39% of its value since ... ( read original story ...)
Costa Rica hydro plant gets new lease on life from crypto mining
A small river in the middle of coffee plantations, sugar cane fields and a forest provides energy to a hydroelectric power plant in Costa Rica that feeds hundreds of computers wired up to the ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Makes $146M Bet on AI Firm Qraft
One of the largest tech investors globally, SoftBank, is investing $146 million in the South Korean AI company Qraft Technologies to help it expand into the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Daily Markets: Investors Once Again Take Advantage of Latest Dip
While the market open looks positive, investors will want to take note of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony in front of the Senate Banking Committee at 10 AM ET this morning. While Powell's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, others invest $47 mn in DMI Finance
SuMi joins existing investors New Investment Solutions and NXC Corporation in the equity round, taking DMI Finance’s total equity base to $500 million (approximately ₹3,700 crore) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Mobile Battery Market to Reach $1.43 Billion by 2030: Allied Market Research
Rise in demand for smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices drives the growth of the Japan mobile battery market. However, the offline segment held the largest share in 2020, accounting for ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 962 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 962 new cases of coronavirus infection in the capital on Tuesday. The daily tally in Tokyo was up more than six-fold from a week before. Meanwhile, three ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ito-Yokado supermarket takes on pricing trial in bid to cut waste
Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado will undertake a government-backed trial to offer variable discounts on more than a dozen products including bread and desserts as their expiry dates approach in ... ( read original story ...)
Where Japan’s Most Famous Cosplayer Keeps Her Costumes
Enako, Japan’s most famous and successful cosplayer, has a whole bunch of costumes. How many? An entire storage room full of them. Cosplay has become big business in Japan—and Enako has been, no doubt ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aluminium stocks in November down 6.4% m/m -Marubeni
Aluminium stocks at three major Japanese ports were down 6.4% to 268,600 tonnes at ... Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and international news to professionals via Thomson ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japanese companies must heed risks of not decarbonizing
Decarbonization and digitization have become major trends of the world economy. Will Japanese companies be able to handle this tide?Waves of electrifi･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nov. economic index up for 2nd month in row, pace quickens
A key index reflecting the state of the Japanese economy in November rose at the second quickest pace since comparable data became available in January 1985 due to a recovery in automobile production, ... ( read original story ...)
RI-Japan intensify cooperation in automotive, digital industry sectors
Indonesia and Japan seek to intensify comprehensive economic cooperation, especially in the automotive and digital industry sectors. The synergy was ... ( read original story ...)
‘King Kazu’ reign goes on as 54-year-old Miura joins Suzuka
Kazuyoshi Miura will continue his professional career into his 55th year this season after the former Japan international striker joined fourth tier Suzuka Point Getters on loan from Yokohama FC on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bourse to keep most firms on new ‘prime’ market
Nearly 85% of the companies listed on the top section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange will be permitted on its new "prime" market in an April rebranding, the bourse said on Tuesday, potentially diluting ... ( read original story ...)
Olympus Plaza Tokyo will change its name to “OM System Plaza”.
OM System Japan announced that the Olympus Plaza Tokyo will change its name to “OM System Plaza”. The change will occur on February 3rd. **This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated ... ( read original story ...)