The article Japanese micro-cap Medirom Healthcare Technologies lowers deal size by 36% ahead of $11 million US IPO originally appeared on IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital's web site ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka speaks out for athletes’ right to protest injustice
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka, writing in The New York Times on Monday, urged athletes to use their platforms to speak out on social issues and defy those telling them to stick to sports. En route ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin And Crypto Trading Tips From Poker World Champion Annie Duke
It is critical for anyone who is trading crypto to have the best research and information at their fingertips. However, that is not enough. You also need to be disciplined and thoughtful when it comes ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Japan’s MUFG bank business to make managing director Hanzawa CEO -Nikkei
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's banking unit will promote a managing director, Junichi Hanzawa, to the position of CEO in an effort to shake up its corporate culture, the Nikkei business newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Official price tag of Tokyo Olympics rises 22% to $15.4 billion
The official cost of the postponed Tokyo Olympics has increased by 22% to $15.4 billion, according to the local organizing committee. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga aims to meet with Biden as soon as possible
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday he wanted to meet with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden as soon as possible to discuss the U.S.-Japan security alliance, the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s TE Capital Joins Japan Buying Surge with $50M Tokyo Apartment Portfolio
Singapore's TE Capital, on behalf of TE Japan Income Partners I fund, purchased a set of three multi-family assets in Tokyo, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
WealthNavi gives Tokyo Stock Exchange one of its biggest IPOs of the year
Japanese robo-advisor WealthNavi Inc. debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday in one of the biggest initial public offerings on the bourse this year. The wealth management platform jumped about ... ( read original story ...)
Pros and cons of a Six Eyes with Japan and allies
Some people are arguing that Japan should join the Five Eyes, an intelligence alliance comprising five English-speaking Anglo-Saxon countries, including the U.S. and the U.K., that share confidential ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics to spend $900 million on coronavirus measures – budget
Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics will spend $900 million on measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus at next year's Games, they said on Tuesday, as they unveiled their latest budget for the ... ( read original story ...)
Concern as Japan’s fiscal discipline further loosened with record budgets
"It's a waste of money to take consumption-stimulating steps through extra budgets at a time when we have yet to contain the spread of the virus," one economist said. ( read original story ...)
Official costs of Tokyo Olympics up by 22% to 15.4 billion
The official cost of the postponed Tokyo Olympics has increased by 22%, the local organizing committee said Tuesday in unveiling its new budget. In an on-line news conference, organizers said the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo earmarks funds for aircraft acquisitions, F-X work
Tokyo has dedicated Y57.6 billion ($557 million) to its developmental F-X fighter in its next financial year starting 1 April 2021, as well as earmarking funds for a range of other aircraft. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 563 new COVID-19 cases, a record high for a Tuesday
Tokyo has confirmed 563 new COVID-19 cases ... Suga said the government may instead ask restaurants and bars to further shorten business hours in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. Slashes Winter Bonuses by 9% as Pandemic Takes Toll
Japanese companies cut year-end bonuses for their employees by 9%, the most since the global financial crisis, according to business lobby Keidanren. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s Gains Don’t Seem ‘So Wild’ Compared to Stocks Like Tesla, Crypto Strategist Says
Tesla’s shares have soared more than 676% so far in 2020. Meanwhile, bitcoin has risen about 220% as of midnight EST Tuesday, according to Coin Metrics. ( read original story ...)