Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has expressed gratitude to medical professionals and acknowledged the hardship caused by the coronavirus in a New Year’s Day message ... ( read original story ...)
The Nikkei Nears a High. Is That Good News or Bad News for Japan?
Warren Buffett and Jim Rogers have both been investing in Japan. And with its low Covid caseload and export-oriented, consumer-cyclical economy, Japan could take advantage of a postpandemic boom. But ... ( read original story ...)
From Ant Group to Bitcoin: the questions for Asian business in 2021
A new year does not mean the end of some of the issues that grabbed the attention of Asia's business leaders and entrepreneurs in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has not interrupted intense debates ... ( read original story ...)
Back to the future: Team GB gear up for delayed Tokyo Games
Bold predictions have been dampened by the pandemic but hopes for Team GB remain high as this Olympic year dawns, for a second time ... ( read original story ...)
Criticizing Tokyo Prosectors, U.N. Panel Says Carlos Ghosn’s Human Rights Were Violated
The U.N. panel says Ghosn's multiple arrests appear to be an abuse of the rule of law intended to ensure that he remained behind bars. ( read original story ...)
What did Silicon Valley’s crypto bubble create?
Three years after investors poured $20bn into initial coin offerings, start-ups are revealing what they did with the money ... ( read original story ...)
A crypto New Year’s resolution: Modernize security infrastructure
The most striking thing about the recent major hacking events is not that they were attempted — every market contains bad actors — but that they were entirely preventable. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s QD Laser, developer of retinal scanning displays, files for IPO
Japanese startup QD Laser, the developer of retinal scanning displays called the Retissa series, announced on Monday that IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has been approved. The ... ( read original story ...)
Reviewing 2020’s Central Bank Policies
Reviewing the major monetary policy changes from the world’s central banks this year, it’s clear that there is the need for an alternative. ( read original story ...)
Cristiano Ronaldo, Naomi Osaka, Kobe: 2020’s Best Stories At The Intersection Of Sports And Business
With games canceled by the pandemic this year, sports leagues and teams were forced to adapt—and adapt they did. Here are some of our favorite stories from a tumultuous year. ( read original story ...)
How Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan on New Year’s eve
It sounds like a far-fetched plot from a Hollywood film but, as he tells John Arlidge, former Nissan boss, Carlos Ghosn’s escape, just before new year’s eve two years ago from house arrest in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Tops 1,300 Daily Virus Cases; Warns Of Possible New Emergency
Tokyo reported over 1,300 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, a daily record, as officials warned that a state of emergency might be needed to tackle spiking cases. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake hits Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake on Wednesday hit Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture not far from Tokyo, the country’s meteorological agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was located in northern Ibaraki at ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Snow Festival to be canceled for 1st time since inception
The annual Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's biggest winter events held in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido around February, will be canceled for the first time since its inception in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s death toll from virus nearly double that of Tokyo
OSAKA—The number of deaths from COVID-19 in Osaka Prefecture in December more than tripled the toll in November and was nearly double the figure for Tokyo. Osaka Prefecture confirmed 9,413 new ... ( read original story ...)
As The Bitcoin Price Surges, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Issues ‘Worrying’ Bitcoin And Crypto Warning
After the U.S. Treasury department proposed new "onerous" new bitcoin and crypto regulations, the chief executive of one of the world's biggest exchanges, Coinbase, has warned they pose "a substantial ... ( read original story ...)