The Tokyo Stock Exchange has set up a committee to investigate the cause of the outage last week that brought trade to a standstill for a full day, it said on Monday. The exchange said in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga Under Fire After Rejecting Scholars for Advisory Body
New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is under fire for rejecting six scholars for membership in a science advisory body set up after World War Two, a move critics say violates the constitution's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura to start new grads in call centre as sales change: sources
The brokerage arm of Japan's Nomura Holdings Inc will send new-graduate employees to work at its call centre for their first year to expose them to dealing with customers over the phone, two people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s mascot contest to end amid fierce rivalry among entrants
A cuddly fairy on a mission to “deliver happiness” to her disaster-hit hometown has been crowned Japan’s most popular mascot, but unseemly rivalry among competitors has forced organisers to announce ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher on Trump health
TOKYO - Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday as investors responded positively to US President Donald Trump signalling that his health is improving after contracting the coronavirus. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto News Recap: Bitcoin Users In Egypt Rise Despite The Currency Unstable Status
The whole crypto sphere was shaken by the news which embarked on a huge bitcoin selloff. The flagship coin dipped to $10,400 then recovered to $10,600 when the dust settled. Last month, Bitcoin miners ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptowisser: 75 Crypto Exchanges Dead in 2020 – More Will Follow
Cryptowisser, announces its Crypto exchange graveyard. The detailed page lists and explains the many crypto exchanges (largely centralized exchanges) that have disappeared, expired or collapsed this ... ( read original story ...)
Kikitrade, a licensed crypto social trading platform accelerating the mass adoption of cryptocurrency, is launched
Cryptocurrency has become one of the most prominent asset classes of the 21st century. Yet its complexity, volatility and steep learning curve has deterred many everyday people from enjoying its ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Meltdown: A Piece Of Hardware Took Down $6 Trillion Stock Market
A data device critical to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's trading system had malfunctioned, and the automatic backup had failed to kick in, leading to a full-day shutdown. ( read original story ...)
3 abducted girls located in separate cases in Aichi, Shizuoka and Chiba
Law enforcement divisions in three prefectures have located three girls after they were allegedly abducted in separate incidents ... ( read original story ...)
NBA Unlikely To Pause For 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Adam Silver Says
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league is unlikely to suspend the season just to give way for players participating in the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei gets the week off to a strong start as stocks in Asia rally early Monday
Stocks rallied in Asia early Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng indexes leading the way. Australian stocks were also strong. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Nikkei bounces back, railways rebound as Covid-19 cases hit three digit again
Japanese shares bounced back on Monday, led by gains in value shares including railway companies, after doctors said U.S. President Donald Trump's health was improving following treatment for Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby denies climate change sabotage claim
As some observers question whether Japan can meet its next set of climate change goals by 2030, one organisation charged with hindering the country’s efforts has come out to defend its record. In ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s September service sector activity shrinks at slowest pace since pandemic’s start
Activity in Japan's services sector contracted for the eight straight month in September but at the slowest pace since the coronavirus pandemic started wreaking havoc on the economy, a private ... ( read original story ...)
Bet on Japan’s new prime minister and regional banks turns sour
A bet by investors that , Japan’s new prime minister, was poised to precipitate a wave of consolidation across the country’s “shattered” regional banking sec ... ( read original story ...)