TOKYO: Japanese shares jumped on Monday, snapping a three-day losing streak, as optimism on economic recovery from the pandemic prompted fresh buying in materials, travel-related and other cheap ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho, LINE Increase Investments In Bid To Launch ‘Smartphone Bank’
LINE Corp. and Mizuho Financial Group further cement their ties, increasing their investments in LINE subsidiary as part of creating a new bank in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Today In Digital-First Banking: Brex Seeks Bank Charter; MYBank Enrolls In Digital Yuan Test Drives
In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Brex, which produces financial management software, announced it has filed to open an industrial bank in Utah. ( read original story ...)
The Apple dilemma for Japan’s car industry
In late 2014, when Shinzo Abe, then prime minister, revealed in a speech that Apple was building its first technology centre in Japan, the high-profile foreign investment was touted as a success of ... ( read original story ...)
Passenger on ANOTHER Boeing 777 shares video from December flight when engine ripped apart over Japan in eerie foreshadowing of Denver incident
The footage captured by Naru Kurokawa, 40, in Japan, has resurfaced amid calls from Boeing to ground its entire global fleet of 777-200s which use Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. ( read original story ...)
Join the Most Awaited ICO of the Year and Get your Ticket to the Crypto world
STC is the core utility token of the Student Coin blockchain project - that makes possible the creation of personalized tokens. Read further. ( read original story ...)
India’s Crypto Ban May Extend to IPO Promoters
The extent of the anti-crypto sentiment in India seems to be deepening with initial public offerings (IPO) participants like promoters, investment banks, and lawyers likely to be barred from holding ... ( read original story ...)
First bitcoin ETF launches in Canada as investors pour into crypto
Purpose Investments is Canada's first bitcoin ETF. CEO Som Seif joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss how it differs from bitcoin trusts and the level of interest it has seen. ( read original story ...)
PNB hikes stake in leasing, finance unit
Listed Philippine National Bank infused an additional P515 million to raise its stake in a leasing and finance joint venture to 83.5 percent from the previous 75 percent. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Predicts a Stronger ’21 after Sales Decline in 2020
In Yokohama’s Tires segment, full-year sales revenue and business profit were down from the previous year, but sales of winter tires were robust in the fourth quarter. ( read original story ...)
Osaka back to No. 2; Medvedev No. 3; Karatsev jumps 72 spots
Naomi Osaka's Australian Open championship moved her up one spot to No. 2 in the WTA rankings Monday, while men's finalist Daniil Medvedev rose to a career-best No. 3 behind winner Novak Djokovic on ... ( read original story ...)
People Tried To Act Shocked That The Game Publicly Flirted With Tokyo Vanity And She Responded: “Stop Worrying About Who Attracted To Me”
Tokyo Vanity has a message for those who seem taken aback by the flirtatious comment rapper The Game left for her regarding her impressive weight loss: “Stop worrying about who attracted to ... ( read original story ...)
Hadaka Matsuri: Japan’s famed Naked Festival canceled for all but a select few
This time a year ago, thousands gathered for Japan's annual Hadaka Matsuri -- popularly known as the "Naked Festival"-- in Okayama prefecture. The photos and videos of last year's event are a surreal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan creates Minister of Loneliness to fight COVID-19 suicides
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga named Tetsushi Sakamoto, a cabinet member already trying to beef up the depressed country’s birthrate, to the post. ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan start computer-based Resilient Shield 2021 exercise
Resilient Shield 2021, a computer-based drill involving the United States and Japan, began on Monday, a week after Chinese ships trespassed in Japanese waters. ( read original story ...)
New SARS-CoV-2 Variant Discovered In Japan Nearly Identical To Dangerous Brazilian variant
Among the new variants discovered in recent weeks is the Japanese variant (B.1.1.248) identified both through spread in the community and in their Covid-19 isolation facility. This viral mutant is ... ( read original story ...)