The site superimposes on a world map some 4,200 geotagged Japanese-language tweets posted within 24 hours of the 9.0-magnitude quake. ( read original story ...)
No Plan B: Japan’s sponsors shelve ads as mood sours over Olympics
Japan’s Olympic sponsors are scaling back advertising campaigns and delaying marketing events for this year’s Summer Games, concerned that public sentiment toward the event is souring amid a fresh ... ( read original story ...)
Retail Wave Spurs Sevenfold Surge in Dogecoin Into Crypto Top 10
Fresh from a blistering rally on Thursday, cryptocurrency Dogecoin is soaring again atop a wave of demand churned up in chat rooms and on social media. ( read original story ...)
Crypto in the Philippines: Necessity is the mother of adoption
The Philippines is a cash based society where 71% of adults don't even have a bank account — but there are growing signs it's going to leapfrog directly to the future of fintech through its embrace of ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork in talks to go public through SPAC deal
WeWork is in talks to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and is also exploring raising funds from private investors, a little over a year after its botched ... ( read original story ...)
SAP CFO sees Qualtrics IPO as cue to re-rate own valuation
SAP hailed the U.S. stock market listing of its Qualtrics unit, saying that investors should take it as a cue to reconsider whether its own share price fairly reflected the value of its cloud assets. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Can vaccines save the Games?
In between a surging pandemic and a global scramble for vaccines, the fate of this year's Olympic Games has become shrouded in uncertainty. ( read original story ...)
Okechukwu joins Japanese club Consadole
Super Eagles B team striker, Gabriel Okechukwu, has signed a deal with Japanese topflight division Consadole Sapporo FC, The PUNCH reports.Okechukwu, joins the J1 club on a three-year-deal ... ( read original story ...)
US-China tensions: Military flashpoints in Taiwan, Japan and South China Sea that could shape Biden’s entire China strategy
Any suggestion that the departure of former US President Donald Trump from Washington would provide a temporary pause in US-China tensions has been swiftly dispelled. ( read original story ...)
Japan December household spending seen down on rising COVID-19 cases: Reuters poll
Japanese household spending likely fell in December from a year earlier, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, the first such fall in three months and a worrying sign that a resurgence in coronavirus cases ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei erases early gains as profit-taking offsets upbeat earnings
Japanese shares slipped on Friday, giving up early gains, as a boost from technology companies reporting upbeat earnings was overshadowed by investors' profit-taking and rebalancing at the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disney shackled by COVID as leisure industry struggles
Deep losses for the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort illustrate how Japan's leisure and entertainment companies are reeling from capacity limits and other restrictions tied to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Florida official meets with Olympic committee to discuss moving Summer Games to US
The idea of Florida hosting the postponed Summer Olympics is increasingly possible after a state official met with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
‘Joke’ Crypto Dogecoin Surges Over 500% In 24 Hours In Reddit-Driven Boon
Redditors have hit the crypto market, surging the cryptocurrency Dogecoin—which was originally created as a joke —by over 500% in a 24-hour period where they were largely cut off from popular meme ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.44 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.44 percent at 28,320.72 on Friday, while the broader Topix gained 0.33 percent at 1,844.92. TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan December Factory Output Falls 1.6% Month-On-Month
Japan's factory output fell 1.6% in December, government data showed on Friday, compared with the median market forecast for a 1.5% contraction. Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, ... ( read original story ...)