Dayan Viciedo's seventh home run of the season, a 10th-inning solo shot, lifted the Chunichi Dragons to a 3-2 Central League victory ... ( read original story ...)
Global report: Tokyo hits Covid high as Australia limits arrivals
Japan reels from resurgence of virus while Australia restricts admissions to 4,000 a week ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shopkeepers brace for another slowdown as coronavirus flares
Two straight days of record novel coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital have dashed shopkeepers' hopes that business can get back to normal any time soon. Tokyo reported a record daily high ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Secret Service Shares How Crypto Is Viewed From A Law Enforcement Perspective
"How the crime was committed, via crypto or not, or what form of money was stolen, is often irrelevant to the prosecution and therefore not quantified for statistical purposes...more study is needed ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase IPO 2020: Crypto Exchange May Go Public Via Direct Listing This Year
Coinbase will become the first cryptocurrency exchange to get listed in the United States if the Securities and Exchange Commission approves it. ( read original story ...)
A Rare Glimpse Into How Crypto Is Really Used in Venezuela
AirTM’s data shows that few users chose to withdraw the crypto donations, opting instead to keep it inside the AirTM system. According to an AirTM user survey, only 57% of recipients engaged with ... ( read original story ...)
Akita Michinoku Capital Reports On The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Seeing Busy Day For IPOs, With Seven Companies Debuting
TOKYO--(Business Wire)--Analysts at Tokyo-based wealth management company Akita Michinoku Capital have reported that Hong Kong saw another busy day for IPO listings, with seven stocks debuting and one ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo experts warn of Olympics high health risk
With just over a year to go until the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, medical experts say the event could pose a grave health risk to the Japanese public and that there was a high chance of a disease ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball is back in Japan, and so are fans in the stadiums
Japan’s professional baseball league opened the delayed season three weeks ago. Now fans are back, too. After playing in empty stadiums to get started, Japan began allowing up to 5,000 fans into the ... ( read original story ...)
US Okays Possible Sale Of F-35 Fighters For Japan, Patriot Missile Upgrade For Taiwan
The deals will bolster Japan and Taiwan's defense capabilities, and send a strong message to China that the U.S. will stand by its allies in the face of Beijing's aggressive actions. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan may still build Aegis Ashore despite reports of cancellation, source says
Japan may still build Aegis Ashore missile defense systems to defend against attacks by North Korea and other regional rivals, including China, a source told Reuters just weeks after reports that the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to appoint Okamura as top financial diplomat – sources
Japan is set to appoint international policy veteran Kenji Okamura as its top financial diplomat representing the country at international forums such as G7/G20 meetings, five government sources with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display aims to bring some panel production back from China after coronavirus
Japan Display Inc aims to bring some automotive panel production back to Japan after the novel coronavirus outbreak disrupted its supply chain in China, a company executive said on Friday. Under the ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake numbers skewed to prioritize budgets over science
When manipulated figures on the likelihood of a Nankai Trough quake were released, internal disagreements were kept hidden. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games face skeptics, 1-day COVID-19 infection record
The spokesman for the Tokyo Olympics expects the postponed games to go ahead in 2021 despite a recent poll in Japan in which 77% of respondents said they did not believe the games could be held next ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan may still build Aegis Ashore despite reports of cancellation – source
Japan may still build Aegis Ashore missile defense systems to defend against attacks by North Korea and other regional rivals, including China, a source told Reuters just weeks after reports that the ... ( read original story ...)