The 29-year-old founder of a defunct Florida cryptocurrency firm will spend eight years behind bars for duping investors out of more than $36 million with the help of celebrities including boxer Floyd ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Extends Virus Emergency for Tokyo Region By Two Weeks
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga extended by two weeks a virus state of emergency for the Tokyo region that had been set to expire Sunday, trying to maintain a declining trend in infections as ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 contact-tracing service in east Japan has sent no alerts since May 2020 launch
YOKOHAMA -- A COVID-19 contact-tracing service launched by the east Japan prefecture of Kanagawa in May 2020 has sent no alerts to subscribers, according to the prefectural government. The prefectural ... ( read original story ...)
SPONSORED: Yokohama, frontier of SDGs future city, shares its values with Scotland
In 2018, the Scottish Government and the City of Yokohama shared the philosophy of “growing together” in a joint declaration on interchange and collaboration. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 chief vows to revive public passion for Games
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto promised on Friday to revive the Japanese people's passion for the Summer Olympics and "turn their concerns into excitement." Hashimoto, who took charge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan In The New Decade
Japan The Silver Lining In A Greying Society. Japan is not only a country with a long life expectancy, but it is also a country with a large number of healthy elderly people, who ... ( read original story ...)
New Tokyo Olympic President Tries to Assure Japan on Safety
The new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has begun holding weekly news conferences hoping to win over a doubting Japanese public. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s housing market gaining momentum
However there is now a heightened risk of a double-dip recession with the recent surge in coronavirus cases, which compelled the government to declare a one-month state of emergency in 11 of Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sees fourfold jump in vaccine procurement in April from March
The minister overseeing Japan's vaccination programme, Taro Kono, said on Friday shipments to Japan of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech will likely make a nearly fourfold jump in ... ( read original story ...)
The towering sea wall legacy of Japan’s 2011 tsunami
The Japanese town of Taro had sea walls that were supposed to be able to survive almost anything the ocean could offer up, but the 2011 tsunami still brought utter destruction. ( read original story ...)
JR West tests transporting fresh products on shinkansen from Kagoshima to Osaka in 4 hrs
West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has started tests to transport fresh products from Kagoshima Prefecture to Osaka Prefecture, about 900 kilom･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda seeks govt approval for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co 4502.T asked regulators on Friday to approve use of the COVID-19 vaccine of Moderna Inc MRNA.O, which would allow it to become the third vaccine to figure in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese investors dump record amount of foreign bonds after surprise market rout
Japanese investors sold a record amount of foreign bonds late last month, with banks seen dumping U.S. bonds, although market participants expect buying to resume when the new financial year starts ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto enthusiasts burn and digitize Banksy artwork
A blockchain company bought a $95,000 Banksy artwork, burned it and broadcast it live on Twitter -- all part of a process of turning the work into a virtual asset called a non-fungible token, or NFT. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase founder rides crypto boom to Nasdaq listing
Trades between private investors have valued Coinbase at about $100bn. At those prices, the company’s direct listing on the Nasdaq exchange could convert Armstrong’s shares into a $14.8bn stake as ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Shares End Their Puzzling Rally, Dropping by Limit
The Bank of Japan’s head-scratching surge this week came to a halt on Friday, as the stock erased earlier gains to fall by its limit.The shares traded at 44,000 yen as of 10:50 a.m. in Tokyo, dropping ... ( read original story ...)