Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida set a target of speeding booster vaccinations to a million shots a day by the end of the month, as two new polls showed his support falling. Kishida told ... ( read original story ...)
Japan considers allowing Shionogi’s COVID oral tablets this spring -Mainichi
TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japan is considering allowing Shionogi & Co Ltd (4507.T) to start selling its COVID-19 antiviral oral tablets as early as this spring after giving the pharmaceutical company ... ( read original story ...)
Korean micromobility startup Swing grabs $24M for growth, expands to Japan
Swing, a South Korean electric scooter and micromobility startup, announced today it has raised $24 million in a Series B round to spur its growth and expansion to Japan. The funding was led by White ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks poised for lower start; mainland China markets set to reopen after Lunar New Year holidays
Futures pointed to a lower open for Japanese stocks. Mainland China markets are set to return to trade on Monday after being closed last week for the Lunar New Year holidays. Investors will continue ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange boss tells Japan to embrace activist investors
TOKYO -- The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange urged companies to open a dialogue with activist investors instead of trying to shut them out, saying they can add urgency to decision-making that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan top medal standings at Judo Grand Slam in Paris
Japan ended the International Judo Federation (IJF) Paris Grand Slam on top of the standings with seven gold medals while France and Mongolia made up the podium with three and two golds, respectively. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Crash 2022: Top 10 Losers in January
In this article, we discuss the 10 cryptocurrencies that performed poorly during the crypto crash of 2022. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of the crypto market heading into 2022, go directly ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto derivatives data signals improving investor sentiment and a possible trend reversal
Money is trickling back into the crypto market and derivatives data suggests that investor confidence is improving as the market forms a bottom. This week the total crypto market capitalization ... ( read original story ...)
Tire prices likely to extend climb this year
Last week, Yokohama announced another price hike for consumer and commercial truck tires in the U.S. “in response to the continued rise in operational costs.” The company previously hiked prices Nov. ( read original story ...)
How Crypto Can Power the Future of Work for People of Color
As adoption among communities of color deepens, there will be greater demand for trusted crypto-specific solutions that could be linked to a stablecoin to offset concerns around price fluctuations of ... ( read original story ...)
Large vaccination site to open in Osaka on Monday
The Japanese Self-Defense Forces will start giving coronavirus booster shots from Monday at a large-scale inoculation center in Osaka. Another large vaccination site began operating at the end of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan, S. Korea to weigh N.Korea following recent missile launches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. special representative for North Korea will meet with Japanese and South Korean officials later this week, the U.S. State Department said on Sunday, following a series ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Ski jumping-Kobayashi ends 50-year normal hill drought for Japan
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi converted the form that has made him the dominant force in ski jumping this season into Olympic gold when he kept his nerve to deliver a solid ... ( read original story ...)
Maybe There’s a Use for Crypto After All
Credit...Beatrice Sala Supported by By Kevin Roose One of the most frequent questions asked by crypto skeptics is: What can you actually do with crypto, besides financial speculation and crimes? It’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.73%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Transport, Warehousing and Railway&Bus sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports record Sunday case tally
Tokyo confirmed more than 17,500 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday. The figure for the capital is about 10 percent higher than the number reported a week earlier, and is a record high for a ... ( read original story ...)