Coronavirus infections in Japan are at a fraction of major western countries, yet the island nation is signaling increasing concern that its highly rated medical system faces impending collapse. ( read original story ...)
Japan Vaccine Czar Outshines Suga to Rise as Potential Successor
One of them is a seasoned public communicator, as comfortable debating his Davos counterparts in English as he is explaining the potential side-effects of coronavirus vaccines. The other is Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Promise of a Generational Stock Revamp Draws Skeptics
Japan’s Topix stock benchmark climbed to a three-decade high on Monday, drawing even more attention to its future amid plans for a sweeping market reform. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s $100 Billion Innovation Fund Risks Playing It Too Safe
A new $100 billion government endowment fund aimed at supporting and spurring daring Japanese innovation may have a risk-aversion problem of its own. ( read original story ...)
Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.5 just reported 76 km southeast of Yilan, Japan
A moderately shallow magnitude 5.5 earthquake was reported early morning near Yilan, Taiwan. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake hits 62 km west of Yonakuni, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 62 km west of Yonakuni, Japan at 16:56:31 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 62.98 km, was initially determined ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.0 just reported 84 km southeast of Yilan, Taiwan
A shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported early morning near Yilan, Taiwan. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CEIC), the quake hit on Tuesday 9 February 202 ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Comes to S&P 500 Via Tesla’s $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Bet
When Tesla Inc. joined the S&P 500, people balked. Wasn’t that a lot of volatility to embed in the world’s most important stock index? Turns out they had only part of the picture. ( read original story ...)
Here’s what 6 crypto experts said about Tesla’s $1.5 billion investment into bitcoin
Analysts say Elon Musk's disclosure may already be late to the booming crypto party, but believe this is one of many new investments he will make. ( read original story ...)
Apple Should Launch Own Crypto Exchange, RBC Analyst Says
Apple should follow Square into the cryptocurrency exchange and payments space, and maybe buy bitcoin, an RBC Capital Markets analyst argues. ( read original story ...)
What Tesla’s big move into crypto assets did to the price of Bitcoin
Bitcoin soared to a record high after Tesla said in a filing that it had invested $1.5 billion in the crypto asset. The $800 billion electric company also said it would start accepting bitcoin as a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Stocks Rally With Tesla Pushing Bitcoin Above $44,000
Cryptocurrency-exposed stocks soared on Monday along with Bitcoin, which extended a weekend rally after Tesla Inc. said it invested $1.5 billion in the currency and will start accepting it as a form ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Vision Fund posts record $8bn profit on IPO boom
SoftBank Group Corp reported a record profit in its Vision Fund as a surging stock market lifted the value of its portfolio companies, but founder Masayoshi Son wiped out a significant chunk of those ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Chiyoda clinches $10bn bid for LNG plants in Qatar
Japanese engineering group Chiyoda is poised to win an order to develop liquefied natural gas plants in Qatar, Nikkei has learned, including facilities capable of capturing and storing carbon dioxide ... ( read original story ...)
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Osaka gives thumbs up to electronic line judges
Naomi Osaka gave the Australian Open's electronic line judges her seal of approval after advancing to the second round with a machine-like 6-1 6-2 demolition of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Monday. ... ( read original story ...)