A piece of art sold for $69 million last week, but you won’t be able to see it in a museum any time soon. The piece, sold by Christie’s auction house, wasn’t a painting or a sculpture — it was a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.01 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average .N225 opened up 0.01 percent at 29,770.39 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix .TOPX shed 0.06 percent at 1,967.62. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho eyes delay of banking arm’s leadership change after glitches
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to delay replacing the head of its banking arm following a series of system failures, a source with ... ( read original story ...)
Insight – Sobering strategy: Japan brewers bank on alcohol-free beer boom
HIS social life severely curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic, Tadasu Masuda found himself embracing the opportunity to take what in Japan are known as “liver rest days” and try out a range of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese brewers bank on alcohol-free beer’s popularity amid pandemic
Japans Asahi Group Holdings forecasts a 20 percent increase in revenue for its non and low alcoholic beer this year while main rival Kirin Holdings expects its sales volumes in the segment to surge 23 ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Some CDC guidance under Trump short of standards
U.S. health officials say some of the guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the Trump administration fell short of the agency’s standards. A review ordered by ... ( read original story ...)
‘My sister was a ball of fire’: Osaka woman recalls US WWII firebombing of Osaka
OSAKA -- "My little sister was transformed into a ball of fire, and died. And the sadness I feel over her death has not changed to this day." When Megumi Ishida, 86, closes her eyes, the memories come ... ( read original story ...)
Rhapsody in pink: five places to see the full splendour of Tokyo’s sakura season
The Japanese capital’s thousands of cherry trees are about to burst into bloom — and despite Covid restrictions on the social side of viewing them, it’s still not to be missed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hit with magnitude 5.0 earthquake
Watch "Japan hit with magnitude 5.0 earthquake", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original CBS News reporting. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Healthcare Innovation Goes Hand-In-Hand With Quality Of Life
Faced with the most elderly population in the world, Japan is applying its technological know-how to coping with the problems that arise from this social phenomenon, particularly in the area of ... ( read original story ...)
Institutional Investor Publishes 2021 Japan Research Rankings
Daiwa Securities Group achieves first place in the leaders’ table as this year’s top research provider for JapanNEW YORK, March 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Japan Research survey determines the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may decide Thursday whether to end Tokyo’s COVID-19 emergency
The Japanese government could decide Thursday whether to stick to its plan to end the COVID-19 state of emergency covering the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
People are reporting that thousands of dollars’ worth of crypto art was stolen on an NFT marketplace
Multiple people reported that their accounts on Nifty Gateway had been compromised on Sunday, leading to the loss of their crypto art and unauthorized purchases using their credit cards. A Nifty ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan Slid Into Recession, These Research Firms Stepped Up
Daiwa Securities Group leads the 28th annual All-Japan Research Team. 2020 had an inauspicious, if not unexpected, start for the world’s third-largest economy. For the first time since 2015 — and as ... ( read original story ...)
Working Capital Loan Market Next Big Thing : Major Giants Banco Santander, Barclays Bank, Deutsche Bank
The market Study is segmented by key regions that is accelerating the marketization. The study is a perfect mix of qualitative and quantitative Market data collected and validated majorly through ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo, no tsunami warning -NHK
An earthquake of preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck in central Japan's Ibaraki prefecture north of Tokyo at 4:56 a.m. local time (1956 GMT), according to public broadcaster NHK, briefly shaking ... ( read original story ...)