According to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, the past few months of Covid-19 coronavirus have been a ‘special summer’. It’s true that summer 2020 isn’t filled with the usual joys like traditional ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise in morning on recovery hopes, eyes on Abe
Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning on global economic rebound hopes boosted by expectations for longer-term easing from the U.S. Federa ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM To Address Health Concerns In Press Conference
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will address speculation over his health at a press conference later Friday, with reports suggesting he will say he is fit to stay in office. Questions about Abe's ... ( read original story ...)
Investor interests crimp Toshiba spinoff’s IPO ambitions
TOKYO -- Toshiba's former memory business received ... 2.13 trillion yen ($20 billion), which would make it Japan's largest IPO this year. The listing is a major milestone for the former Toshiba ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei gains, Fed’s new strategy boosts financials
Japanese shares gained on Friday, as a jump in U.S. long-term bond yields following the Federal Reserve's new long-term policy strategy to allow higher inflation boosted financials and other battered ... ( read original story ...)
Manga City Tokyo is the most comprehensive exhibition to date on Japanese manga and anime
Here are five things you should not miss at this National Art Centre exhibition, including a showcase of anime heroines ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka changes mind and agrees to play semi-final
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the match to protest against racial ... ( read original story ...)
They aren’t just protests: The sports world, with acts of defiance, is forcing the public to stop and take notice
The rash of cancellations across the sports landscape is sending a very loud message and advancing a crucial conversation. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Withdrew from a Tennis Match to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement
Osaka, and countless other athletes, are boycotting games to protest the police shooting of Wisconsin native Jacob Blake. ( read original story ...)
Lane Hirabayashi, scholar who refused to let Japanese American prison camps be forgotten, dies at 67
A UCLA professor and one of the nation's leading authorities on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, Hirabayashi spent decades keeping memories of the prison camps alive. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GLP unveils 280 billion yen Japan property fund
Singapore investment company GLP has launched a private open-ended Japanese logistics real estate income fund with 280 billion yen (US$2.6 billion) of initial fundraising. The GLP Japan Income Fund ... ( read original story ...)
There’s (digital) gold in them thar hills: Crypto giant DCG is betting $100 million on mining Bitcoin in North America
In the early days of Bitcoin, people could mine the cryptocurrency in their homes using cell phones or laptops. Today, mining crypto is a lot like mining gold: It requires expensive equipment, lots of ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Method Review – Is it a Profitable Investment?
Everyone has been describing Crypto Method, it is a trading robot, but the development team has called it an advanced system that features a number of crypto trading tools and software, designed to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka joins walkout after Jacob Blake shooting, skipping semifinal at Western & Southern Open
Naomi Osaka, like countless other teams and athletes across the country, is walking out in protest of the Jacob Blake shooting. Osaka announced on Twitter on Wednesday night that she will not play in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe set to hold news conference amid health concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to hold a news conference on Friday afternoon in which he is expected to address growing concerns about his health after two recent hospital examinations ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to sell screen plant to Sharp for $390 million, repay debt to Apple
Japan Display said on Friday it has agreed to sell a smartphone screen plant to Sharp Corp for $390 million, raising funds to repay debt it owes Apple Inc for the plant construction ... ( read original story ...)