The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 5,185 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday. The daily count for the capital has jumped more than five-fold from a week ago. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM plans stronger COVID curbs for Tokyo, 12 other regions
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday he planned to impose a state of quasi-emergency, meaning stronger COVID-19 curbs on dining and gatherings, on 13 regions including Tokyo from Jan. ( read original story ...)
Japan steel industry says EU extension of anti-dumping measures inappropriate
The head of Japan's main steel industry lobby said on Tuesday the European Union's decision to extend anti-dumping measures on electrical steel from Japan was inappropriate and it would consider ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron, property woes rattle Chinese consumers
COVID-19 outbreaks and falling property prices are making Chinese consumers nervous, which will have knock-on effects for the broader economy. ( read original story ...)
Binance Partners With Thai Billionaire’s Energy Giant To Set Up Crypto Exchange
Binance described the collaboration with Sarath Ratanavadi’s Gulf Energy Development as the “first step” in exploring opportunities in Thailand. ( read original story ...)
Introducing iMe’s CryptoBoxes and Crypto Donations in Telegram. LIME burning algorithm
NICOSIA, CYPRUS / ACCESSWIRE / January 18 2022 / The Telegram-based messenger iMe is adding two new exciting features that will push the mass ... ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu Launches 8Mbit Quad SPI FRAM Capable of 54MB/s Data Writing
Fujitsu Semiconductor Memory Solution Limited announced the launch of 8Mbit FRAM MB85RQ8MLX with Quad SPI interface, which is the largest density in Fujitsu's SPI interface FRAM product family. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo university knife attacker carried liters of flammable liquid: police
A 17-year-old high school student recently arrested over a knife attack outside the University of Tokyo had at least four liters of flammable liquid with him, investigative sources said Tuesday. On ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka new virus cases expected to top 6,000; Tokyo reports 5,185 cases
Japan's western prefecture of Osaka is expected to report around 6,000 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, far outstripping its all-time daily high of 3,760 over the weekend, an official with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fund to sell Japan, S.Korea Burger King business in deal over $1bln – source
Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners is this week launching the sale of its Burger King fast-food businesses in South Korea and Japan, in a deal that could fetch more than $1 billion, a person ... ( read original story ...)
British Gas Bills, Japanese Inflation, Chinese Property: Eco Day
Europe. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help you start the day: ... ( read original story ...)
Oyo Hotel IPO Approaches, Likely Valuation Of $9 Billion
Oyo Hotels, the once hard-charging startup that struggled during the pandemic, is eyeing a valuation of about $9 billion in its IPO ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average closes down 0.27 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed down 0.27 percent at 28,257.25 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.42 percent at 1,978.32. TOKYO, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares give up gains on rising U.S. bond yields
Japanese shares reversed course to close lower on Tuesday, as a jump in U.S. bond yields made investors cautious, prompting a sell-off in market heavyweights. The Nikkei share average fell 0.27% to 28 ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota needs to build 1 million cars in March to reach annual target – Nikkei
Toyota Motor Corp will build 700,000 vehicles globally in February, up 10% on the year, but will still need to make a million more in March in order to reach an annual production target of 9 million, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares end lower on weak U.S. stock futures, Japan COVID jump
Tokyo shares erased earlier gains and ended lower Tuesday as investor sentiment was dented by a fall in U.S. stock futures and a recent spike in coronavirus infections in Japan. The 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)