While there has been some improvement in controlling the third wave of COVID-19 infections in Japan, the state of emergency will be extended in 10 prefectures. ( read original story ...)
Musk Helps Crypto Market Value Climb to Record in Volatile Week
It seems there’s never a dull week in cryptocurrencies. In the most recent period, Elon Musk’s support for Bitcoin and a record runup in Ether helped take the market value of digital tokens to an ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto-Friendly Travel Firm Travala Becomes the First Merchant to Offer Binance Pay as a Payment Method
Crypto-friendly travel website Travala has announced the integration of a brand-new payment application, Binance Pay. With such a move, the travel booking company becomes the first merchant to ... ( read original story ...)
Kuaishou shares nearly triple in trading debut, as Hong Kong’s hottest stock offering blazes trail for other video-sharing apps
Retail investors have bet serious money on the world’s flashiest technology this year, putting in a combined HK$1.28 trillion (US$164.8 billion) to oversubscribe the IPO by 1,200 times, more than ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Car Reports Fuel Speculation of Kia or Japan Carmaker Deal
Speculation that Apple Inc. is seeking a partner to develop its own electric vehicle swept through South Korea and Japan, where shares of major car companies climbed on reports of discussions with the ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Out in the cold: how Japan’s electricity grid came close to blackouts
Japan's worst electricity crunch since the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis has exposed vulnerabilities in the country's recently liberalised power market, although some of the problems appear ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for allegedly selling modified Pokemon for Nintendo Switch in Japan
An unemployed man in this western Japan city was arrested on Feb. 4 on suspicion of illegally importing characters from the popular game ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams, Osaka drawn in same half at Australian Open
Serena Williams has been drawn into the same quarter at the Australian Open as No. 2-ranked Simona Halep and the same half as Naomi Osaka in her latest bid for ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Open: Osaka leads generation that puts Serena 24th slam hopes in peril
Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty will capture much of the focus at the Australian Open, where Serena Williams continues her pursuit of a 24th slam. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped nine-fold, antibody survey shows
The number of COVID-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped by nine-fold since last summer, coronavirus antibody tests showed, as Japan tries to rein in the country's third and most lethal wave of the ... ( read original story ...)
AstraZeneca applies for COVID-19 vaccine approval in Japan
AstraZeneca said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan for its COVID-19 vaccine, making it the second drug maker to do so after Pfizer Inc. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank third-quarter earnings recovery seen driven by IPO boom
SoftBank Group Corp is expected to extend earnings recovery when it reports third quarter results on Monday as frothy markets drive a rally in the value of its tech investment portfolio and offer ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares rally on upbeat earnings, U.S. stimulus hopes
Japanese shares ended more than 1% higher on Friday, following Wall Street's rally overnight, driven by upbeat earnings from domestic firms and expectations of a large U.S. stimulus package. ( read original story ...)
ICICI Bank signs MoU with Japan’s MUFG Bank
ICICI Bank and MUFG Bank will combine strengths to cater to banking requirements of Japanese corporates present in India.Japan is the fifth largest investor in India’s economy with cumulative FDI ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: ‘Not wholly confident but reasonable hope’ – Princess Anne
Asked if she was confident the Games would go ahead, Princess Anne told BBC Sport: "I don't think anybody is wholly confident. I think we work on the basis that you plan for it, because, at the moment ... ( read original story ...)
‘Speechless’: Anger Grows Over Tokyo 2020 Chief’s Sexist Comments
Criticism mounted Friday over sexist remarks made by Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori, who has refused to step down and justified his comments by explaining he doesn't "speak to women much." Mori, 83, ... ( read original story ...)