Since its inception in 1950, the Sapporo Snow Festival has been one of Japan’s most anticipated winter celebrations. However, due to the continuing spread of COVID-19, this year’s iteration will ... ( read original story ...)
GLOBALink | A visit to Chinatown in Japan’s Yokohama ahead of Chinese New Year
The Chinatown in Japan's Yokohama is gearing up for the upcoming Chinese New Year. Yokohama Chinatown is a vibrant and bustling neighborhood and a popular tourist destination. It's especially busy ... ( read original story ...)
Serena, Osaka Make Flying Starts As Covid-delayed Open Begins
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka wasted little time in breezing into the second round as the Australian Open began on Monday, three weeks later than originally scheduled because of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Open 2021: Katie Boulter exits as Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams cruise through first round
Katie Boulter was upset with her performance in a first-round loss to Daria Kasatkina at the Australian Open. Boulter came into the tournament with confidence high after a strong week last week, ... ( read original story ...)
Mystery surrounds DODEA substitute teacher’s disappearance from US air base in Tokyo
A civilian Defense Department computer programmer in Japan is asking for help with the search for her husband, who was reported missing on Feb. 1. ( read original story ...)
Profit at Japan’s SoftBank zooms on lucrative investments
Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. is reporting a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as its investments rose in ... ( read original story ...)
Consumption in Japan remains ‘very weak,’ says professor
Sayuri Shirai of Keio University says Japan's exporters are counting on China's continued growth at the moment. ( read original story ...)
Crypto ban: CBN rule does not criminalize cryptocurrencies – Moghalu
Mr Moghalu has stated that CBN's ruling does not criminalize the use and trade of cryptocurrencies in Nigeria. ( read original story ...)
Why Nigerian Crypto community is angry with CBN
The Nigerian crypto community recently received a shocker when CBN released a circular warning financial institutions to desist from dealing or facilitating payments for cryptocurrency exchanges. Many ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei index breaches 29,000-mark on strong corporate earnings
Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average climbed above 29,000 to its highest point in more than 30 years Monday morning, as investors welcomed positive earnings reports and progress around U.S. stimulus ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi unit Eneco to supply wind power to Amazon in Europe: Nikkei
Japanese trading company Mitsubishi Corp will enter an agreement to provide Amazon.com Inc's European facilities with renewable energy through its Dutch unit, Eneco, the Nikkei business daily reported ... ( read original story ...)
Enjoy the Cold and Snow! Top 10 Things to Do in Sapporo in Winter
Sapporo's first snowfall is in November, and the snow begins to accumulate in December, with the city remaining blanketed through mid-March. Chilly days are the norm from December to February, with ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Open 2021 day one: Thiem leads men’s seeds’ charge, Osaka and Serena Williams into second round – live!
Dominic Thiem and Alex Zverev booked their tickets into round two while Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka both eased through in front of restricted crowds at Melbourne Park. Join Emma Kemp for updates ... ( read original story ...)
Japan 2020 travel surplus down 79% as pandemic hits inbound tourism
Japan's travel surplus in 2020 shrank to nearly one-fifth of the previous year, the first drop since the balance turned into the blac ... ( read original story ...)
Tangoing in Tokyo
Asian markets have started the week on a positive note, as a disappointing US Non-Farm Payrolls on Friday couldn't damp the stimulus infused enthusiasm of Wall Street. The news front was relatively ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank looks to raise about US$550mil via two more SPACs
TOKYO: Two blank-cheque firms backed by SoftBank Group Corp are aiming to raise a total of about US$550mil in their initial public offerings (IPOs), regulatory filings showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)