TOKYO -- When times are good, owning a baseball team can be a lucrative source of cash. Mobile game developer DeNA, owner of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, has seen that first hand. In the fiscal year ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Should Have a Serious Debate on Revising Its Constitution—But Not Now
Since the party’s inception in 1955, the LDP has been dead set on revising the constitution and adding certain elements to it. A major hurdle has been the need to obtain a two-thirds majority in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA net profit dives 75% as virus hits air travel
Japanese airline ANA Holdings said Tuesday its annual net profit dived 75 percent, hit by massive falls in demand and cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic. For the fiscal year to March ... ( read original story ...)
Matthews Japan Fund Picks Up 6 Stocks
The Matthews Japan Fund (Trades, Portfolio) released its first-quarter portfolio last week, listing six new holdings. Part of San Francisco-based investment firm Matthews Asia, the fund is managed by ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: Kyber Gets Boost From Growth in Decentralized Finance
Our data shows a spike in KNC Fundamental Crypto Asset Score in the past two weeks, up 35-points (4.32%) due to a 70-point climb in User Activity (8.96%). The key difference between Kyber and other ... ( read original story ...)
These three Marines stepped in to restrain an unruly passenger on a flight from Japan
Three US Marines stepped in to detain a passenger who allegedly made threatening comments during a flight from Japan to Texas. ( read original story ...)
Cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox Aims To Bring Anonymous Crypto To The Law-Abiding Masses
Zcash creator even hired Rand Corp. to dispel rumors that drug dealers and child pornographers were big users. ( read original story ...)
U.S.-China Rift Will Welcome Back Japan Traders
As Japan’s investors come back to work on Thursday after their Golden Week holiday, they’ll get to trade on the latest extension in the state of emergency and escalating tension between the U.S. and ... ( read original story ...)
This custom camper van built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter includes a ‘Japanese soaking tub’ — see inside
The build was requested by a New York City-based client who wanted a dual mobile home and office while away from the city. ( read original story ...)
M5.0 quake rattles eastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 rattled eastern Japan early Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued. ( read original story ...)
How Centralized Crypto Can Improve Blockchain Reporting
It is easy now to lose sight of the initial goal of cryptocurrencies; to develop an alternative financial system not beholden to any centralized or governmental agency. No matter what side of this ... ( read original story ...)
Saisei Pharma plans clinical study of oral MAF in COVID-19 patients
The potent effect of Saisei Pharma MAF on phagocytosis is not accompanied by clinical or biochemical signs of inflammation when administered to humans. This means that our innate immunity can fight ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi mistakenly publishes names of 396 virus patients online
Aichi prefectural authorities profusely apologized for releasing the names of 396 patients with the novel coronavirus on a dedicated website intended to provide general in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 38 new coronavirus cases in fifth straight day of decline
Japan's capital of Tokyo reported 38 cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, Jiji news agency said, marking a fifth straight day of declining numbers of new infections. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to extend financial support to small business operators
Authorities in Tokyo pledged May 5 to provide additional financial support to small businesses that comply with a request to close their operations or shorten business hours to he ... ( read original story ...)
Private info on 490 central Japan coronavirus patients accidently released online
Private information on 490 people in this central Japan prefecture who have been confirmed infected with the novel coronavirus, including th ... ( read original story ...)