Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced that Tokyo, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic
At least 600,000 people worldwide have died from the novel coronavirus since the global pandemic began, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. There have been more than 14,400,000 confirmed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s sinking exports raise risks of prolonged economic downturn at home and overseas
Japan's exports plunged at a double-digit pace for the fourth month in a row in June, backing signs the coronavirus crisis has knocked the economy into its worst postwar recession and raising the ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi cops: Nagoya casino funded yakuza
Aichi Prefectural Police last week busted an illegal casino in Nagoya that is believed to have funded organized crime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan June exports slump 26.2% year/year – MOF
Japan’s exports plunged 26.2% in June from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Monday. The fall compared with a 24.9% decline expected by economists in a Reuters poll. It followed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Export Slump Drags on Even as Markets Reopen
The value of Japan’s overall shipments overseas slid 26.2% from a year earlier, the finance ministry reported Monday. Economists forecast a 24.7% fall. “Looking ahead, exports are likely to continue ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks To Watch: HDFC Bank, Muthoot Finance, M&M Financial, Yes Bank, ACC
Stock markets across Asia have begun the new trading week on a mixed note as earnings season continues to gather steam.Markets in Japan and South Korea have opened with a positive bias while those ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Y268.824 Billion Trade Deficit In June
Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 268.824 billion yen in June, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. That missed ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan exports sink again in June, dash hopes for quick economic rebound
Japan's exports suffered a double-digit decline for the fourth month in a row in June as the coronavirus pandemic took a heavy toll on global demand, reinforcing expectations that the economy has sunk ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares defensive; eyes on EU summit, U.S. stimulus talks
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat at 541.49, with Australian shares down 0.3% and South Korea's KOSPI just a shade higher. Japan's Nikkei was up 0.1%. E-minis for the ... ( read original story ...)
First Arab space mission to Mars launches from Japan
The first Arab space mission to Mars blasted off Monday aboard a rocket from Japan, after weather delays set back the launch of the probe dubbed "Hope." A live feed of the launch showed the rocket ... ( read original story ...)
UAE’s historic first Mars mission launches from Japan
The United Arab Emirates' launched the Arab world's historic first interplanetary mission to Mars from Japan on Sunday evening. ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to invite TSMC to build joint chip plant: Yomiuri
Japan is aiming to invite Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd or other global chipmakers to build an advanced chip manufacturing plant jointly with domestic chip equipment suppliers, the Yomiuri ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rocket carrying UAE Mars probe ready for Monday launch
IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the launch pad for Monday's scheduled liftoff for the Arab world’s first ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Holds Sumo Tournament After Praying For Success Amid Coronavirus Risk
Only 2,500 fans will be allowed into Tokto's Ryogoku Kokugikan Hall, an indoor sports arena with a capacity of around 11,000, each day during the tournament. ( read original story ...)
Sumo returns after four-month coronavirus shutdown
Grand Sumo Tournament commenced in front of spectators in Tokyo on Sunday, the start of the sport's first top-level meet since March's Spr ... ( read original story ...)