Eight years after Japan's Democratic Party was ousted and began unravelling, opposition groups are once again unifying for a general election that could come soon, but they face an uphill battle to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga in Pole Position for PM as Debate Kicks Off
Yoshihide Suga is on course for a landslide victory in the race to become Japan's next prime minister, an Asahi newspaper tally showed, as debate kicks off later Wednesday among the three candidates ... ( read original story ...)
US Open Day 9: Jennifer Brady dominates, Naomi Osaka honors George Floyd
Jennifer Brady, seeded 28th, continued her impressive streak at this year’s US Open and reached her first Grand Slam semifinal. She defeated No. 23 seed Yulia Putintseva in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, in ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank share slide 5% on U.S. tech rout
SoftBank Group Corp shares fell 5% in early trading on Wednesday as investors worried about the Japanese conglomerate's exposure to U.S. tech stocks, which slid for the third straight session. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics have to be held ‘at any cost,’ Japan’s Olympic minister says
Seiko Hashimoto said the rescheduled Games should be held because of the hard work of athletes and others involved. ( read original story ...)
Huawei says Japan ‘extremely important’ after 50% rise in procurement
Huawei Technologies revealed in late August that procurement from Japanese suppliers grew by more than 50 per cent last year while the US tightened trade restrictions on the Chinese telecom equipment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s worst postwar economic downturn could force new leader to boost stimulus
Japan's economy sank deeper into its worst postwar contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus jolted businesses more than initially thought, underscoring the daunting task the new prime ... ( read original story ...)
Op-Ed: Abe’s resignation could leave Japan less secure — and destabilize its U.S. alliance
The exit of Shinzo Abe, the only G-7 leader with a consistently positive relationship with Trump, could damage Japan's security and its U.S. alliance. ( read original story ...)
Apple details new CryptoKit, Swift Crypto capabilities for developers
In 2020, Apple is introducing some new encryption key features and announced the open-source Swift Crypto framework that debuted in February. The Swift Crypto functionality allows for portability ... ( read original story ...)
Banks Are Toast but Crypto Has Lost Its Soul
In becoming a high-risk, high-yield playground for dollar investors, the cryptocurrency world sold its soul, says our columnist. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Investors Have Ignored Three Straight 51% Attacks on ETC
Though down a bit for the past month, its persistence may indicate that security is not a top priority for investors rushing to join a bull run in the crypto market. However, some warn that unless it ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank wants to burn money
TOKYO -- In its most extreme form ... company and one of the Vision Fund's largest bets, remains below its IPO price of last year. Son was still reeling from his damaged reputation when COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Women Need Not Apply as Japan’s Most Powerful Job Comes Open
Almost eight years after Shinzo Abe pledged to use the powers of the prime minister’s office to help Japanese women “shine,” he’s leaving without a single female candidate to replace him.The three con ... ( read original story ...)
Vintage Murray in full display
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines announced it has partnered with a subsidiary of Globe Telecom Inc. to plant 20,000 seedlings within the Ipo watershed before this year ends as part ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Funds Buy Record Amount of Italian Debt After EU Stimulus
Japanese investors bought an unprecedented amount of Italian sovereign bonds in July just as the European Union clinched a massive stimulus package to help the bloc overcome the economic impact of the ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya sushi restaurant gets creative amid pandemic
AS businesses take a hit during the Covid-19 pandemic, a sushi chef and bodybuilder in central Japan has come up with an innovative way to drive business. ( read original story ...)