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 ...)
Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racism
To many Japanese, racism towards black people has long been considered something that happens in the US or Europe, not at home. But when the death of George Floyd in the US sparked a wave of protests ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to reportedly sell LCD factory to Sharp
Japan Display is reportedly finalizing a plan to sell its primary LCD production facility to Sharp in an attempt to ease its debts to Apple. ( read original story ...)
Messi Agrees To Terms With Manchester City, But Bartomeu Would Resign If He Stays At Barça, Reports Claim
FC Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu is prepared to resign if that’s what it takes for Lionel Messi not to leave the club, a report has claimed. ( read original story ...)