Hokkaido and Fukuoka prefectures are prime candidates for joining the list of areas with access to stronger countermeasures to combat the virus. ( read original story ...)
Japan raises issue of ‘comfort women’ with South Korea
Japan urged South Korea to deliver an "appropriate" response amid unresolved issues over compensation claims from former Korean "comfort women." ... ( read original story ...)
How to ‘Travel’ to Japan This Summer
We can’t attend the Olympic Games in Tokyo, but with these book, food and film recommendations from locals, we can immerse ourselves in the culture. Plus: an ‘intensely embarrassing’ reality dating ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan, South Korea diplomats review North Korea strategy
The United States, Japan and South Korea are plowing ahead with efforts to push North Korea back to nuclear negotiations despite the North's rejection of ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Dogecoin? Here’s the crypto with the largest gain this year—and it isn’t even close
Since January, the price of Bitcoin has surged 89%. But another major cryptocurrency has posted even larger returns. ( read original story ...)
Investors poured the most money into crypto last week since February, pushing ether holdings to a record high
Strong inflows lifted ether holdings to record highs. Bitcoin further boosted weekly overall investment into cryptocurrencies to a three month high. ( read original story ...)
How this Brevan Howard-backed asset manager is trying to tackle crypto’s carbon emission problem with help from ex-SEC chairman Clayton
One River thinks investors will flock to its "green" crypto fund, which buys carbon offsets against its mining-related emissions. ( read original story ...)
Novogratz’s Galaxy Buys Crypto Custodian BitGo for $1.2 Billion
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Holdings agreed to buy crypto custodian BitGo Inc. in a cash and stock transaction valued at about $1.2 billion. ( read original story ...)
Helen Glover training for Tokyo with ‘new perspective’ after having children
Glover, who won gold at London 2012 and in Rio four years later alongside Heather Stanning, has returned to rowing after having three children, and the 34-year-old admits motherhood has given her ... ( read original story ...)
Japan backs ADB with $15 million for universal health coverage in Asia
Promoting universal health coverage will help reinforce health systems to prevent future pandemics, says Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo earnings: here’s what Wall Street expects
Sapporo will be reporting earnings Q1.Analysts on Wall Street predict Sapporo will release losses per share of ¥71.920.Go here to track ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live: Tokyo Olympics ‘to go ahead’ after test event; Kenya detects Indian variant
Seb Coe says Games in July will be ‘extremely good’ even without spectators; Kenya finds variant in the country days after Uganda also reported it ... ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin rally is a ‘middle finger’ to the financial system, says crypto bull Mike Novogratz
"When you think about the whole spirit of what this crypto revolution is, there's something pure in what dogecoin has done," crypto bull Mike Novogratz told CNBC. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin is coming to hundreds of U.S. banks this year, says crypto custody firm NYDIG
Until now, bitcoin adopters have relied on apps from a new generation of fintech players like Robinhood, PayPal and Square, or Coinbase. ( read original story ...)
With backers like Tiger Global, LatAm crypto exchange Bisto raises $250M at a $2.2B valuation
Bitso, a regulated crypto exchange in Latin America, announced today it has raised $250 million in a Series C round of funding that values the company at $2.2 billion. Tiger Global and Coatue co-led ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Coe says Tokyo organisers delivered on COVID-19 protocols
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe on Wednesday gave Tokyo Olympic organisers high marks for a marathon test event they staged in Sapporo, saying they were able to deliver both on the operation of ... ( read original story ...)