U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration took its biggest step yet toward declaring victory over the pandemic -- announcing that fully vaccinated Americans can ditch their masks in most settings, ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-Japan Inc squeezed by surging costs and frugal consumer fears
At his factory in Tokyo, Shigeki Kato has a grim strategy to deal with rising costs that threaten profit margins: grin and bear it. Kato's Orion Industry Corp supplies precision steel sheets to ... ( read original story ...)
CEOs Criticize Japan’s Slow Vaccine Push, Saying Growth at Risk
Business executives in Japan are starting to voice concerns over what they see as an unacceptably slow vaccine rollout in one of the world’s richest countries, a rare chorus of warnings over ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc braced for fresh hostile bids
Hostile takeovers used to be so rare in Japan that most companies could comfortably assume they would never happen. A powerful taboo kept the vast majority of listed businesses untouched by these ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase revenue tripled from last quarter as crypto prices skyrocketed
Coinbase revenue and net income skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2021 as the cryptocurrency trading platform capitalized on a boom in crypto prices and corresponding interest from investors. Here’s ... ( read original story ...)
Cross-border deals need broad skills in time of trade war and pandemic
For global commercial lawyers, advising on cross-border deals between local investors and foreign capital raisers is difficult at the best of times. But when the deal involves US and Chinese interests ... ( read original story ...)
Vavic gets ready for Tokyo in water polo as dad awaits trial
Marko Vavic was in Mexico when it happened. He had just flown to Cabo San Lucas to spend spring break with a group of friends. When Vavic woke up, there were several text messages on his phone. ( read original story ...)
Dina Asher-Smith lays down Tokyo marker with 200m win
The British sprinter powered to victory in Savona, Italy, in her first 200m race since winning world championship gold in Doha in October 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s gaming giants report big financial earnings
Video game publishers Capcom and SquareEnix did very well last year, according to newly released financial reports.Why it matters: Gaming companies in Japan are no longer as dominant in the global ... ( read original story ...)
Macromill Opens Life Science Business
Tokyo-based online specialist Macromill has launched a Life Science Business, which will conduct research and acquire biochemical data relating to healthcare, and use panels for human clinical trials ... ( read original story ...)
Cardano Surges During $300 Billion Crypto Crash As Musk Eyes Sustainable Bitcoin Alternatives
Cardano's ada, the world's fourth-largest cryptocurrency, is the most valuable token that analysts are homing in on after the eccentric billionaire's big bitcoin pivot. ( read original story ...)
At Okonomiyaki Columbus in Yokohama, diners do the cooking
If you find yourself wandering around the Yokohama area near Chinatown and have never tried Japanese savory pancakes, check out Okonomiyaki Columbus. ( read original story ...)
Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka prediction, preview, team news and more J. League 2021
Vissel Kobe will welcome Cerezo Osaka to the Noevir Stadium Kobe for their matchday 14 fixture in the J. League. The hosts come into this clash on the back of a 2-0 defeat away to Yokohama F.Marinos. ( read original story ...)
‘We’re all training like it’s definitely happening’: Katie Ledecky on Tokyo Olympics
Mackenzie Salmon connected with Team USA's Katie Ledecky to see what her and the swimming team's mindset is heading into the Tokyo Olympics this summer. ( read original story ...)
Yusaku Maezawa: Japan’s Billionaire Spaceman With A Taste For Art
Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who will travel to the International Space Station as a tourist in December aboard a Russian spacecraft, is a former wannabe rock star worth $1.9 billion with a penchant ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar will free Japanese journalist as gesture to Tokyo
A Japanese freelance journalist in Myanmar who was jailed and charged with spreading false news or information that could cause public unrest will be freed by the country's ruling junta as a gesture ... ( read original story ...)