Major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Wednesday its retail and professional-focused platforms were hit by connection problems and network congestion, as bitcoin smashed through $20,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan loads up $6 b in ammunition to combat market turmoil
The Bank of Japan will tap $6 billion in cash from a government account in a rare arrangement to ensure it has enough ammunition to combat any market disruptions caused by a recent resurgence in ... ( read original story ...)
Steak dinner lands Japan’s Suga in hot water for flouting virus rules
The controversy fueled doubts about the performance of the prime minister, who is facing mounting criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Australian AI startup, HIVERY, partners with JR East Water Business to optimize vending machines in Japan
PRNewswire/ -- Retail AI pioneer, HIVERY [ ], (headquartered in Sydney, Australia) and JR East Water Business (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a subsidiary of East Japan Railway Company, have agreed ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Close Higher On Sound Business Survey
Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday after the Bank of Japan's key business confidence survey showed improvement for the second straight quarter. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.30 percent ... ( read original story ...)
American Express Dives Deeper Into Crypto With Trading Platform Investment
American Express Co.’s venture arm has invested in the FalconX cryptocurrency trading platform, another sign that large financial services providers are tiptoeing into the digital-asset sphere. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is a Low-Risk, High-Reward Career Move These Days
Betting your career on crypto is dangerous now we have billion dollar businesses and people like Paul Tudor Jones have endorsed Bitcoin. ( read original story ...)
Japanese retail investors give shares in toaster maker 88% pop
Japanese retail investors have placed a $270m valuation on the company behind the nation’s most elite toaster — a contraption that has made breakfast into an art form, took 20 years to perfect and ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan picks Japan, not Britain, to make Ariya electric car for EU
Nissan Motor has decided against manufacturing its newest electric vehicle in the U.K. for sale in the European Union, Nikkei has learned, over concerns that the automobile will face higher tariffs in ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-FIBA confident NBA’s best players will be at Tokyo Games
The NBA's best players will feature at next year's Tokyo Olympics even though the season could end just days before the Games get under way, FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Cash for cages? Japan probes alleged bribery from chicken industry
Probe launched into alleged donation to close ally of Japan PM after resistance to advice on use of cramped cages for egg-laying hens ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea, Tokyo see record highs in new COVID-19 cases
The government restored some restrictions over the past weeks, such as shutting down nightclubs, halting in-person school classes and requiring restaurants to provide only deliveries and takeouts ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark investments by JDW and Tokyo Industries, Oakman to double estate, London Cocktail Club acquired
In addition to updates on the sales of Welsh brewer and pub operator SA Brain, nightclub operator Deltic and London Cocktail Club, this week saw biggest ever investments from JDW and Tokyo Industries. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Slumping Exports Show Limits of Riding China’s Coattails
Japan’s exports unexpectedly extended declines in November for the first time in six months, the finance ministry said Wednesday. The value of shipments slid 4.2% from a year earlier, a disappointing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics can ‘bring world back together’ – Mills
Olympic sailing champion Hannah Mills says the re-arranged Tokyo Games will be "different but very special". The 32-year-old believes they could "bring the world back together" as the arrival of a ... ( read original story ...)
Honeymoon over for Japan’s new PM amid Covid third wave
Support for Yoshihide Suga plunges as his travel policy is blamed in part for rise in infections ... ( read original story ...)