Japan's core consumer prices fell for a second straight month in May, reinforcing deflation expectations and raising the challenge for policymakers battling to revive an economy reeling from the ... ( read original story ...)
Universal Studios reopens to Osaka-Kyoto-Nara travel bubble
OSAKA -- Summer is here at last, and Universal Studios Japan finally opened its doors again on Friday. But before you get too excited, make sure you live in or around the cities of Osaka and Kyoto. ( read original story ...)
Bureaucratic fight forcing some athletes to miss out on Tokyo Games
Canada's wheelchair basketball program will go into Tokyo with a different team than it qualified with due to new eligibility policies put in place by the sport's organizing bodies. ( read original story ...)
Gerardo Parra walks up to ‘Baby Shark,’ collects first hit in Japan debut
Baby Shark” blared from the speakers at the Tokyo Dome when Gerardo Parra stepped to the plate in the second inning on Friday, as Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball leagued opened its shortened ... ( read original story ...)
The Funded: Palantir hauls in another $500M ahead of expected Wall Street debut
Palantir Technologies @PalantirTech has raised another $500M in what is widely expected to be its final round of private funding before the #PaloAlto-based data mining #unicorn makes a run at ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-Osaka bullet train to resume near-full service in summer
NAGOYA -- Japan's most-traveled bullet train line, a travel artery connecting Tokyo and Osaka, will restore service to nearly year-earlier levels in July and August, its operator said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Welcome New Hotel Brand Zentis
The Zentis Osaka is scheduled to open its doors on the 15th of July. It will have a strong focus on design and has already become a member of the Design Hotels catalog of properti ... ( read original story ...)
Let’s Talk About Crypto’s Mustache
During last night’s EA Play, Apex Legends developer Respawn announced the game’s next collection event, Lost Treasures, alongside upcoming crossplay and a Switch version of the battle royale game. ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Crypto Podcasts of 2020
The following are 10 of the most recommended crypto podcasts today (in no particular order). An oldie but goodie, the first 3 episodes do a marvelous job in laying the groundwork for the technical and ... ( read original story ...)
Palantir raises $500M amid IPO filing reports
As part of their collaboration, Sompo and Palantir will introduce a data platform based on Palantir technology with an initial focus on the Japanese healthcare sector. The insurer also said in the ... ( read original story ...)
Palantir Notches $500M Ahead Of Potential IPO
Palantir is reportedly gearing up to privately file paperwork with regulators in the United States for shares to commence trading this autumn. However, those intentions are not set in stone. The tech ... ( read original story ...)
Cramer says support from the Fed makes it ‘very difficult for a stock to get crushed’
CNBC's Jim Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street" that support from the U.S. central bank was supporting stocks that might otherwise plunge. ( read original story ...)
Japan Lifts Coronavirus Travel Curbs
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan lifted a virus-related ban on domestic travel on Friday. He also said concerts and other events could be held with some restrictions. ( read original story ...)
The exhaust gas from a power plant can be recovered and used as a raw reaction material
A research group at Nagoya University has developed a new technology that can drastically conserve the energy used to capture carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the greenhouse gases, from facilities such as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
All games in Japan will be played without fans until at least July. The league has also revised the schedule to limit travel. ( read original story ...)
As MLB struggles to restart, Japan celebrates opening day
After a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the world's second-most famous baseball league opened a season Friday that will be shortened from its regular 143 games to 120. That's ... ( read original story ...)