IPOs. Apart from some landmark unicorns, LIC may well be the largest Indian IPO this year. D2C brands are focusing on consumer feedback, R&D, etc., to launch international quality products. And, it ... ( read original story ...)
Sea lion’s New Year calligraphy skills wow visitors to Yokohama marine park
New Year's calligraphy event featuring brushwork by a South American sea lion has become popular with families visiting Yokoham ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo prefectures to request state of emergency
Osaka and two other prefectures decided Friday to jointly request the central government to expand the state of emergency to their areas as coronavirus infections continue to rise. Kyoto and Hyogo ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka and Kyoto call for COVID-19 state of emergency
The governors of the greater Osaka area will urge Japan's national government to expand its coronavirus state of emergency to include their prefectures, as the localities set daily records for the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, Simona Halep and Others Join the Likes of Serena and Barty Before Australian Open 2021
Australian Open Naomi Osaka to headline the list of players for the events to be played prior to the first major of the year. ( read original story ...)
Brett Haber: “Opponents have difficulty with Naomi Osaka”
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, as we can remember through the victory of the last Us Open 2020, arrived in the final against Victoria Azarenka. At the end of the match Naomi said: "I could have ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s strategies on winning will keep her opponents guessing this season
Having the techniques and knowing how to unleash them on opponents for victories is what Naomi Osaka has clearly fine-tuned. ( read original story ...)
IOC member says ‘it’s far too early to panic’ about Tokyo Olympics amid coronavirus upsurge
Dick Pound, a senior committee member, had told the Associated Press earlier Friday that he “can’t be certain” the Olympics would go on as planned in July. ( read original story ...)
Japan machinery orders to fall in Nov as coronavirus crisis weighs: Reuters poll
Japan's core machinery orders likely dropped in November after the previous month's jump, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, and a renewed state of emergency in the Tokyo area could dampen firms' ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Court Orders Japan to Pay Compensation for Wartime Sexual Slavery
The ruling, which the Japanese government rejected, is likely to aggravate already chilly relations between the two key allies of the United States. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin advocates revolt against the Trump administration’s frantic crypto regulations
Contributor Share on Twitter Bitcoin fans across the country are rallying against a common enemy, the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, ... ( read original story ...)
GLP Reaches $5.4B in Cash with Second Closing of Japan Income Fund
Logistics developer and fund manager GLP reached a second closing at $5.4 billion for its GLP Japan Income Fund (GLP JIF). ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes near Mizunami, Mizunami-shi, Gifu, Japan
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Mizunami, Mizunami-shi, Gifu, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the ... ( read original story ...)
Kirin ranks top in beer sales in 2020 for 1st time in 11 years
Kirin Holdings Co. is estimated to have ranked top in sales of beer and beer-like drinks last year, overtaking Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. for the first time in 11 years, sales data released by major ... ( read original story ...)
Nanosheet-based electronics could be one drop away
Scientists at Japan's Nagoya University and the National Institute for Materials Science have found that a simple one-drop approach is cheaper and faster for tiling functional nanosheets together in a ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Court Rules Japan Should Pay Women for World War II Sexual Slavery
A South Korean court ruled that Japan should compensate a dozen Korean women who were forced to provide sex for Japanese soldiers during World War II, exacerbating already strained ties between the ... ( read original story ...)