The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.73 percent, or 166.74 points, to 22,884.22 while the broader Topix index was up 0.36 percent, or 5.71 points, at 1,582.74. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Insurance Market to See Huge Growth by 2026 | Allstate, State Farm, Liberty Mutual
The latest 94+ page survey report on Global Earthquake Insurance Market is released by HTF MI covering various players of the industry selected from global geographies like North America, Europe, ... ( read original story ...)
Virus brings wave of bankruptcies and consolidation to Japan’s travel and retail sectors
If stay-home measures intensify again, hitting profitability, that could trigger the acceleration of mergers and acquisitions targeting distressed companies. ( read original story ...)
Osaka governor says pref. hit by 2nd coronavirus wave, seeks youngsters’ cooperation
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura on July 20 expressed recognition that his western Japan prefecture is "experiencing a second wave, in terms of numbers" of novel coronavirus infections,. The number of ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi planning IPO as Tesla rival Xpeng raises $500M
Chinese ride-hailing giant and Uber Technologies Inc. rival Didi Chuxing Technology Co. is planning an initial public offering while emerging Tesla Inc. rival Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology Co. ( read original story ...)
Olympics: A year to go, rearranged Tokyo Games still shrouded in uncertainty
Tokyo 2020 organisers will host celebrations marking the one-year countdown to the Olympics on Thursday but with the postponed Games still shrouded in uncertainty they are sure to be more muted than ... ( read original story ...)
Japan keeps fiscal tap wide open on budget spending requests to fight pandemic
Japan's budget for next fiscal year won't set a spending cap on requests aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the finance minister said, suggesting the heavily indebted government would ramp up ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: ‘Violence and abuse are too often a part of the child athlete’s experience’ — report
Hitting children with bats and sticks, slapping them across the face, and holding their heads underwater to simulate drowning are some of the abusive coaching techniques allegedly used in Japan as ... ( read original story ...)
The Scourge Of Deflation Returns To Japan
The Bank of Japan continues to unleash its firepower against the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
The Japanese-American Sculptor Who, Despite Persecution, Made Her Mark
Seven years after her death, Ruth Asawa is finally being recognized as an American master. What can we learn from this overdue reappraisal? ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Go To Travel plan spurs fears of ‘man-made’ COVID disaster
Masaki Hirano, a hotelier in Japan's historic city of Nikko, is facing a wave of cancellations from guests in Tokyo. Due to begin on Wednesday, a government plan offering 1.3 trillion yen ($12.6 ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin And Other ‘Crypto-Assets” Excluded From Central Bank Experiments
The future of money could in part be determined by a series of newly revealed experiments being conducted by the Banque de France with help from eight blockchain leaders. ( read original story ...)
KBS delays plant, but still keen on IPO
SET-listed Khonburi Sugar (KBS) is delaying the commercial operation of its new biomass-fired power plant in Nakhon Ratchasima because of the impact of the pandemic, but plans to launch a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Bond Market Braces for Test of Demand With 20-Year Auction
(Bloomberg) -- Japan plans to sell 1.2 trillion yen ($11.2 billion) of 20-year bonds at an auction Tuesday that is shaping up as another key test of demand for super-long debt.While buyer appetite at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core consumer prices flat, deflation risks remain
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices snapped two straight months of declines in June but risks remain for a prolonged economic slump from the coronavirus crisis, which has depressed ... ( read original story ...)
‘Violence and abuse are too often a part of the child athlete’s experience’ in Japan — report
Hitting children with bats and sticks, slapping them across the face, and holding their heads underwater to simulate drowning are some of the abusive coaching techniques allegedly used in Japan as ... ( read original story ...)