Custody tech provider METACO and forex trading platform Cobalt have teamed up in a bid to rewire the financial system to handle crypto. ( read original story ...)
Should greater cooperation with Japan give investors confidence in China tech stocks?
New additions are coming to Japan and China’s ETF connectivity scheme in the spring, providing exposure to the nations’ tech sectors. ( read original story ...)
transcosmos donates to “The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Memorial Museum – A Corridor of Memories”
In an effort to promote SDGs, transcosmos assists the municipality in achieving its initiative by using a corporate version of the furusato nozei, Japan's hometown ... ( read original story ...)
First images of muon beams
A new technique has taken the first images of muon particle beams. Nagoya University scientists designed the imaging technique with colleagues in Osaka University and KEK, Japan and describe it in the ... ( read original story ...)
Gates claims staging of Tokyo 2020 dependent on COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Billionaire business magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates has claimed the successful staging of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this year is dependent ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Man stored bodily fluid in bento boxes before splashing on women
Osaka police have arrested a 27-year-old man who is suspected of splashing his bodily fluid on multiple women in Osaka City over several years ... ( read original story ...)
Market extends Budget rally; Sensex soars 1200 pts, Nifty over 14600
As per the provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, soared 1,197.11 points or 2.46% at 49,797.17. The Nifty 50 index surged 367.8 points or 2.58% at 14,649.80. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic organizers reiterate ‘we will hold the games’
The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee had a simple message Tuesday for fellow members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The games ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will take place ‘no matter how the COVID situation will be’
The Tokyo Olympics will take place this year "no matter how the COVID situation will be," organizers said Tuesday. "We will make sure the Games will be held no matter how the COVID situation will be," ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, Kaia Kanepi into last 16 of Gippsland Trophy
Naomi Osaka stepped up her preparations for the Australian Open by powering past Alize Cornet 6-2 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Gippsland Trophy war ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic-induced business failures in Japan reach 1,000
The restaurant industry saw the largest number of failures by sector, at 182, hit hard by shortened operating hours and customers refraining from going out. ( read original story ...)
Amid Renewed State of Emergency, January Sales in Japan are Mixed
Department stores continued to suffer from a lack of customers, including those from overseas, while low-priced stores fared better ... ( read original story ...)
Dubious petition signatures invalidate Aichi governor recall
NAGOYA--Prefectural election authorities said most of the hundreds of thousands of signatures collected in a petition drive to recall Aichi Governor Hidekai Omura will not count because they show ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Prepares $3.4 Million for Casino Resort
Yokohama prefecture announced budget for 2021, including JPY360 million (US$3.4 million) for the future casino resort. The process will be divided into two phases. ( read original story ...)
Japan extends emergency amid vaccine, Olympic uncertainty
Japan announced Tuesday that it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other areas through March 7. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s announcement of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to extend its state of emergency as Covid-19 cases rise
Japan plans to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)