The Japanese government's advisory panel on coronavirus countermeasures on Thursday approved a plan to let the state of emergency expire in the Tokyo area as scheduled on March 21, Health Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to probe Line after reports it let Chinese engineers access user data
Japan's government said on Wedneseday it would investigate messaging app Line, owned by SoftBank Corp's Z Holdings Corp, after Japanese media reports that it let Chinese engineers at a Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
Aditya Birla board approves IPO of Birla Sun Life AMC
Sun Life has operations in various markets worldwide, including Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Japan. At present, HDFC AMC, UTI AMC, Nippon Life India AMC and Shriram ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sumitomo Is Said in Talks to Buy ABN Amro’s Commodity Loans
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is in talks to buy a portfolio of commodity loans from ABN Amro NV as the Dutch lender exits the industry, according to people familiar with the matter.A potential ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Bond Takes Away Investor Reward for Missing ESG Goals
So-called sustainability-linked bonds have been controversial because they often effectively reward investors when the issuer misses green or social performance goals. One Japanese firm is trying to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games creative head Sasaki resigns over derogatory remark – Kyodo report
Hiroshi Sasaki, the head creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies at this year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, has stepped down after making a derogatory comment about a woman, Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga hints at ending COVID-19 curbs as scheduled
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga suggested on Wednesday that he planned to let state of emergency curbs imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus expire on schedule on Sunday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s carmaking heavyweights could be facing an electric shock
Japan’s traditional carmaking giants need to raise their game in the race to develop pure, battery-driven electric vehicles or risk being left behind by Chinese, American and European producers, ... ( read original story ...)
Surging Crypto Interest from Individual Investors Spurs New Investment Funds
"Investor demand has never been higher, and every day we're seeing new entrants to what has surely become a bona fide asset class," Michael Sonnenshein, Grayscale's CEO, said in a statement. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: This Crypto Is Right on the ‘Dot’
What’s hot in crypto this week? Polkadot. It was created as a solution to Ethereum’s scalability obstacles -- mainly that the Ethereum network can’t handle as many transacti ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Push by Republic Platform Sparked by New Token
Republic has offered crypto-related investments since 2017, and Nguyen said it’s time to push digital currencies and blockchain projects beyond the enthusiasts they cater to today. “We aim to ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the US, valued at $68 billion ahead of direct listing
The increased valuation of the company has surged in lockstep with the rally in the price of bitcoin, which hit fresh records in March. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rises to fourth in global financial centre rankings on the back of strong IPO market, mainland stock links
Hong Kong rose two places in this year’s Global Financial Centres Index, but is yet to fully recover from the impact of the social unrest in 2019, study shows. ( read original story ...)
Japan exports fall as China, US demand weakens
The prospects for a US recovery may ease concerns about the outlook for Japan's economy, however, which is seen slowing in the current quarter due to new COVID curbs that have hit service-sector ... ( read original story ...)
Glamour named Naomi Osaka Gamechanger of the year
After her victory at the 2021 Australian Open, the Japanese was named Sports Gamechanger of the Year by Glamor UK. She is also the covergirl for the March issue of Gamechanger magazine ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top diplomat responds to South Korea after Fukushima anniversary
March 17 (UPI) --Japan's foreign ministry responded to a letter from South Korea sent on the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Seoul's foreign ministry said. South Korea said Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)