A shallow magnitude 4.8 earthquake was reported early evening near Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Monday 25 January 2021 at 6 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy to recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, Bank of Japan’s Kuroda says
Kuroda also said a combination of expansionary fiscal and monetary policies have successfully stabilized Japan’s economy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants to Throw COVID-19 Patients in Jail If They Refuse to Go to the Hospital
Japan, once considered a poster child for COVID-19 containment, is introducing a draconian law as cases spike and the government panics. ( read original story ...)
Buffett Investments in Japan Struggle to Keep Up With the Market
Holdings in fossil-fuel businesses pressure companies that Berkshire Hathaway took a 5% stake in. ( read original story ...)
2020 Brought a 311% Increase in Crypto Ransomware Attacks: Chainalysis
A new report from blockchain research firm Chainalysis showed that last year, illicit activity made up 0.34% of all cryptocurrency transaction volume. In 2019, illicit activities made up roughly 2% of ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic-era central banking is creating bubbles everywhere
In 2020, cheap money, gushing in from the world’s major central banks, inflated assets and reshaped how we save, invest and spend. ( read original story ...)
Japan Still Has Mountain to Climb in Order to Lift Emergency
Japan is halfway through its second state of emergency, with officials set to examine the effectiveness of the measure this week. ( read original story ...)
Significant magnitude 5.0 quake hits 114 km southwest of Ishigaki, Japan in the afternoon
Just 13 minutes ago, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Monday 25 January 2021 at 4:25 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 ... ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake hits 106 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan — USGS
(Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 106 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan at 07:25:35 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff have been leaders during coronavirus pandemic, says Pam Shriver
Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff have been "able to communicate really effectively" in a period which has seen protests against racial injustice take place in the middle of a global pandemic, says tennis ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: ‘I really admire Serena Williams’
Home; Tennis News; Serena Williams; Like many other players, the 23-year-old Naomi Osaka didn't play much tennis in 2020. The Japanese entered only four tournaments and saved the ... ( read original story ...)
Daiwa House sets up property development arm in China’s Jiangsu
Daiwa House Industry Co. has set up a subsidiary in Changzhou to engage in a new real estate development project in the city in the eastern coastal province of Jiangsu. Daiwa House has been in the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at 30-yr high on optimism of domestic earnings
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei closing at a 30-year high, amid continued hopes for robust earnings at Japanese f ... ( read original story ...)
Hayashi Telempu Makes Capital Participation in Adler Pelzer of Germany
Hayashi Telempu Corporation (hereinafter HTC, headquartered in Nagoya, Japan), the parent company of Hayashi Telempu Thailand, and the controlling shareholder of Adler Pelzer Group (hereinafter APG, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan likely to hit COVID-19 herd immunity in October, months after Olympics: researcher
Japan is likely to achieve herd immunity to COVID-19 through mass inoculations only months after the planned Tokyo Olympics, even though it has locked in the biggest quantity of vaccines in Asia, ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba Up 16% on Plan to Join Tokyo Exchange’s Top Section
Toshiba Corp.’s shares surged the most in three years after the company said it will return to the first section of the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges following an extended absence. ( read original story ...)