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The Bank of Japan lowered its view on two of Japan's nine local economies and reiterated that many regions remain in a severe situation due to the impact ... ( read original story ...)

NBC Olympics prime-time host Mike Tirico tells TODAY that the Tokyo Olympics “will feel different” due to all the anticipation for the long-awaited event. He talks about about the COVID-19 precautions ... ( read original story ...)

Cancelling the Tokyo Olympics remains an option less than 100 days out from the rescheduled Games, according to a top official from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). After being postponed ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible to host them safely, a senior member of the Japanese government has said. Toshihiro Nikai, ... ( read original story ...)

Even the moderators of WallStreetBets can’t hold back the rising Bitcoin crypto wave any longer.The freewheeling web forum will start allowing discussion of Bitcoin, Ether and Dogecoin in a daily ... ( read original story ...)

After Coinbase Global Inc. hit a valuation above $100 billion Wednesday, the question for the broader crypto world is, Who’s next? ( read original story ...)

Coinbase’s Nasdaq debut made various Silicon Valley execs and VCs — along with investor Kevin Durant — very happy. ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares closed slightly higher on Thursday, led by cyclical firms that would benefit from a global economic rebound and banks which tracked their U.S. peers, while a fall in technology stocks ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese tech companies’ overseas investment activity, including the 3.4% stake Tencent bought from Rakuten, is facing increasing scrutiny. ( read original story ...)

Global bond demand appears to be reviving with the latest sign being a splurge by Japanese investors at the start of their fiscal year. Funds based in the Asian nation snapped up 1.7 trillion yen ($15 ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese firms with strong Chinese ties are seeing their shares fall ahead of a meeting of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden, as investors fear pressure to align Japan more ... ( read original story ...)

Liquidity-fueled IPO markets break records in Q1 2021 - Q1 2021 global IPO volumes rose 85% and proceeds rose 271% year-on-ye ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares inched higher on Thursday as investors picked up cyclical firms that would benefit from a global economic rebound, while financials trackedan overnight rise in Goldman Sachs and Wells ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares inched higher on Thursday as investors picked up cyclical firms that would benefit from a global economic rebound, while financials tracked an overnight rise in Goldman Sachs and Wells ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan's Haruhiko Kuroda says Japan core consumer prices likely to fall for time being, but turn positive and accelerate the pace of increase thereafter. He said that the pace of Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy was picking up but any recovery was likely to be modest due to lingering caution over the coronavirus pandemic, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda warned on Thursday. The world's ... ( read original story ...)