Local governments in Japan have been active in issuing so-called green bonds, proceeds from which are used for projects taking account of environmental concerns, amid growing moves to tackle climate ... ( read original story ...)
CCP turns 100, Phuket reopens and Didi IPO
Although Japan lifted its COVID-19 state of emergency ... will debut on the New York Stock Exchange after scaling back its IPO target to around $4 billion due to a lack of investor support for ... ( read original story ...)
Binance: UK financial watchdog bans crypto exchange
The Financial Conduct Authority, a regulatory body in the United Kingdom, has banned Binance, a popular cryptocurrency exchange platform, from offering certain services in the country. ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Binance ordered to cease activity in U.K.
Authorities in the U.K. and Japan took aim at affiliates of Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange network, in the ... ( read original story ...)
UK financial watchdog bans crypto exchange Binance
The Financial Conduct Authority, a regulatory body in the United Kingdom, has banned Binance, a popular cryptocurrency exchange platform, from offering certain services in the country. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka-backed salad chain sweetgreen confidentially files for U.S. IPO
Salad chain sweetgreen Inc said on Monday it had confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States, hopeful of strong investor interest as demand for plant-based food products ... ( read original story ...)
Sweetgreen salad chain files for IPO
Salad chain sweetgreen said on Monday it had confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the US, hopeful of strong investor interest as demand for plant-based food products ... ( read original story ...)
One in three Japanese say Olympic Games should be spectator-free
Just over half of the Japanese public supports holding the Olympic Games in Tokyo next month as long as hard limits are placed on the number of spectators, a Nikkei-TV Tokyo survey for the month of ... ( read original story ...)
An ultranationalist school, a suicide and a wife on a quest for the truth
The morning before he took his own life, he quietly said “thank you” to his wife as she left. “His face was full of despair,” she recalls. “I think he’d been crying.” Suicides by middle-aged men are ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. Financial Regulator Bars Crypto Exchange Binance
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority issued a consumer warning against Binance Markets Ltd., banning the cryptocurrency exchange from undertaking any regulated activity in the country. ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams Will Not Play At Tokyo Olympics, Refuses To Say Why
Serena Williams will not appear at the upcoming Tokyo Olympic games, but the four-time gold medal winner declined to state why. Speaking at her pre-Wimbledon press conference, Williams said: “I’m ... ( read original story ...)
The Minister of Finance and National Economy receives the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Bahrain
The Minister of Finance and National Economy, HE Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, today received the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Bahrain, HE Miyamoto Masayuki. HE the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Captures the Mideast Market
Blockchain-based currencies are making inroads in the Middle East with Dubai’s first-of its-kind crypto listing and the Bank of Israel’s trial of a digital shekel. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Update 1-Tokyo Governor Koike to extend rest for fatigue, government says
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will extend her convalescence for fatigue for a few more days on orders from her doctor, the city's government said on Sunday, just weeks before the Olympics are due to ... ( read original story ...)
The Global IPO Market Has Never Been Hotter Than It Is Right Now
Companies are racing to public markets like never before, cashing in on record-high stock prices.An all-time high of almost $350 billion has been raised in initial public offerings in the first six ... ( read original story ...)
Japan restaurant-booking startup looks to domestic market
The new online classes, along with cost-cutting measures, have helped make the startup profitable for the first time. For the fiscal year ended May, its sales rose 25% from the previous year. ( read original story ...)