Poly Network, the cryptocurrency platform which lost $610 million in a hack earlier this week, confirmed on Friday it had offered the hacker or hackers a $500,000 "bug bounty". In a statement it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.14%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.14%. The best ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes down on virus worries
TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed lower on Friday as worries over rising coronavirus cases in Japan weighed on the market. The Nikkei 225 index slid 0.14 percent, or 37.87 points, to end at ... ( read original story ...)
Austria Considers Masks, Tokyo Warns of Crisis: Virus Update
The spread of the virus in Tokyo is at disaster levels comparable with the heavy rains and flooding hitting Japan’s west and residents should stay at home and get vaccinated, Tokyo’s governor warned a ... ( read original story ...)
Bouncing back from losses, Japan’s refiners face pandemic stress again
Japan's major oil refiners have recovered from last year's steep losses with all reporting a profit for the April-June quarter, but they continue to face headwinds as COVID-19 cases spiral to record ... ( read original story ...)
‘White hat’ hacker returns most of $600 million crypto tokens taken -Poly Network
Hackers behind one of the biggest ever digital coin heists have now returned nearly all of the $610 million-plus they stole, Poly Network, the cryptocurrency platform targeted earlier this week by the ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-director seeks to stall $2 bln Paytm IPO, company calls it harassment
At the heart of the dispute is a one-page document signed between Mr. Saxena and Paytm’s billionaire CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, in 2001 ... ( read original story ...)
China Opposes Virus Probe; Tokyo Warns of Crisis: Virus Update
The spread of the coronavirus in Tokyo is at disaster levels comparable with the heavy rains and flooding hitting Japan’s west and residents should stay at home and get vaccinated, Tokyo’s governor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation seen weak despite export boom as COVID hits consumption: Reuters poll
Japan's export boom extended into in July but consumer prices likely fell, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the divergence between manufacturers benefiting from robust global demand and retailers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q3 growth forecast slashed on COVID-19 surge: Reuters poll
Japan's economy will grow this quarter at a much slower pace than previously expected as a resurgence in coronavirus infections is hurting the momentum for a recovery, a Reuters poll found. But ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber to add investment in new Indian plant
Yokohama Rubber Co. has said it will spend an additional $171 million on a plant under construction in India to boost its production capacity in anticipation of greater demand for industrial-use ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga’s Support Ratings Stagnate at 29%, Despite Tokyo Olympics
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's support ratings hit 29.0% in August, down 0.3 point from the previous month, a poll by Jiji news agency showed on Friday, a sign the Tokyo Olympic Games failed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation seen weak despite export boom as COVID hits consumption
Japan's export boom extended into in July but consumer prices likely fell, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the divergence between manufacturers benefiting from robust global demand and retailers ... ( read original story ...)
A Japanese softball player will get a replacement for her Olympic gold medal after her city mayor sank his teeth into the first one
Takashi Kawamura, the mayor of Nagoya, bit softball pitcher Miu Goto's gold medal during her hometown's August 4 victory ceremony. ( read original story ...)
Japanese gold medalist to have medal replaced because her hometown mayor bit it
An Olympic gold medalist will have her medal replaced less than a week after the end of the Tokyo Games. For a very unusual reason. Tokyo 2020 organizers announced Thursday that Miu Goto, a relief ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges
The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it's still vacation season in Japan, and many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)