The newly built Tokyo Aquatics Centre was unveiled during an event on Saturday morning, marking the completion of all venues built for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Construction on the ¥56.7 ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group IPO pricing “history’s largest”, says Alibaba’s Jack Ma
The mammoth dual listing for Chinese fintech giant Ant Group will be the world's biggest, according to a pricing determined on Friday night, ... ( read original story ...)
X-trackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:JPN) Trading Down 0%
X-trackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:JPN) shares dropped 0% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $29.05 and last traded at $29.05. Approximately 204 shares were ... ( read original story ...)
17-year-old boy jumps to his death from Osaka mall, injuring pedestrian below
A 17-year-old boy jumped to his death from a shopping mall and entertainment complex in Osaka on Friday, and hit a 19-year-old girl walking below, seriously injuring her. According to police, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo finally opens Aquatics Centre with hopeful ceremony
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike finally inaugurated on Saturday the Aquatics Centre for next year’s rescheduled Olympics, seven months after it was supposed to open. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo opens 15,000-seat Olympic aquatics centre
Tokyo opened a 15,000-seat swimming venue for the Olympic Games next year on Saturday, with a swimming star diagnosed with leukaemia last year demonstrating freestyle at the ceremony. ( read original story ...)
Woman, 48, arrested after skeletal remains found in Yokohama residence
KANAGAWA (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested a 48-year-old woman after a corpse was found in her residence in Yokohama City on Friday, reports NHK (Oct. 24). At around 1:00 p.m., a social ... ( read original story ...)
Is Foresaken Caretaker Haunting His Former Little Tokyo Church?
Who threw an earring & disrupted an audition at the L.A. site? Get the spooky scoop in virtual ghost tour Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s handmade item C2C startup Creema files for IPO
Tokyo-based Creema, the Japanese startup behind C2C (consumer-to-consumer) marketplace for handmade items under the same name, that IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has been ... ( read original story ...)
Japan mulls $95.5 billion extra budget to counter coronavirus: media
Japan's government is considering compiling an extra budget worth around $95.5 billion to offset the economic drag caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Japan puts off decision to release treated Fukushima water into sea
Japan has put off a decision to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, government ... ( read original story ...)
We Are in An Entirely Different Environment for Crypto: Grayscale’s Sonnenshein
PayPal is exploring acquisitions of cryptocurrency companies including Bitcoin custodian BitGo Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would expand its embrace of digital coins ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ursine terror’: plea to improve habitat after spate of bear attacks in Japan
Experts warn of more encounters as animals forced into populated areas to find food ... ( read original story ...)
Everything you need to know about . . . Japanese tea ceremonies in Scotland
Cast your mind back to the beforetimes, when you could grab a cup of coffee on the way to the office. Your wait might be frustrated by another customer’s unnecessarily complicated order. You would ... ( read original story ...)
Bank Of Japan: Potential CBDC Rollout Hinges On Public Support
A high-level Bank of Japan official said the bank's move to roll out a cryptocurrency would hinge on public support. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange weighs rules to prevent another lengthy crash
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to establish ... The exchange could be slapped with a business improvement order depending on the findings of the probe. ( read original story ...)