Japan expanded a state of emergency in the Tokyo area to seven more prefectures on Wednesday amid a steady rise in COVID-19 cases as a survey by public broadcaster NHK showed most people want to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Team GB and ParalympicsGB shooters revealed
Para-shooting world record holder Matt Skelhon as well as world shooting champions Seonaid McIntosh and Matthew Coward-Holley are selected for Tokyo 2020. ( read original story ...)
Japan to expand state of emergency, public cools to Olympics
The Japanese government said on Wednesday it would expand a state of emergency it declared for the Tokyo area last week to seven more prefectures, as the public's hopes for the Summer Olympics fade ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin And Crypto Price Volatility Opens The Door For Further Stablecoin Adoption
Stablecoins increasingly look like the future of crypto, with good reason, and will continue to open the door to new and exciting applications moving forward. ( read original story ...)
Lindsay Lohan Records Video Predicting $100,000 Bitcoin And $10,000 Ethereum—Is 2017’s Celebrity Crypto Mania Back?
Actress Lindsay Lohan has recorded a video via the personalized celebrity video website Cameo predicting bitcoin and ethereum, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, will continue to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expands Covid-19 emergency beyond Tokyo to cover Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka
TOKYO - Japan has expanded its Covid-19 state of emergency to seven more prefectures, covering the major cities of Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe and Fukuoka, in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Suntory CEO not certain Japan can hold Olympics, should know by end-March
The head of Japanese beverage group Suntory Holdings, who is also a government adviser, said he was uncertain whether Japan can host the Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, and that the decision ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic president tries to reassure doubting country
Disclaimer | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net TOKYO (AP) — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee tried on Tuesday to reassure the Japanese public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Itochu to exit thermal coal business, sell stakes in mines by March 2024
Japanese trading house Itochu Corp said on Wednesday it plans to exit the thermal coal business, selling its stakes in mines in Columbia and Australia by March 2024 as it aims to promote ... ( read original story ...)
Japan widens virus emergency for 7 more areas as cases surge
Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency for seven more prefectures Wednesday, affecting more than half the population amid a surge in infections across ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Extends Weekly Drop as Doubts Swirl Over Crypto Boom
Bitcoin resumed declines Wednesday as the digital coin heads for its worst week since March last year, a drop that’s raised questions about the outlook for the cryptocurrency boom. ( read original story ...)
Sequoia-Backed Cloud Tech Firm Weighs $500 Million IPO
Chinese cloud communications company Beijing Ronglian Yitong Information Technology Co., also known as Yuntongxun, is weighing an initial public offering that could raise as much as $500 million, ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-Backed Auto1 Plans to Raise $1.2 Billion in Germany IPO
German online car dealer Auto1 Group GmbH plans to raise about 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) with a stock market listing in the first quarter of this year, a move that paves the way for its backer, ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Megvii kick-starts IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market after Trump added facial recognition giant to entity list
Facial-recognition developer Megvii abandoned its original Hong Kong IPO plan after the Trump administration placed it on a trade blacklist; it is now looking to list on Shanghai’s Star Market. ( read original story ...)
Japan to halt business travel from 11 countries/regions – Nikkei
Japan's government will halt entry by business travellers from 11 countries and regions including China and South Korea that are currently still permitted to enter the country, the Nikkei reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at 30-year high
Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average inched up to close at a fresh three-decade high on Tuesday, as drug makers led the charge on a report that Chugai Pharmaceutical's drug was effective in treating ... ( read original story ...)