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Japan’s kei cars, known for their affordability and small engines, face a potentially existential threat as the country leans on automakers to go electric as part of its net-zero emissions goal. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Panasonic Corp will cease production of its own solar panels, national broadcaster NHK and the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday, reporting that the company's decision was due to increasing ... ( read original story ...)

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's cabinet remains low as the government struggles to handle the country's COVID-19 situation. The approval rating of Suga's cabinet was 43% in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Panasonic Corp will cease production of its own solar panels, national broadcaster NHK and the Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday, citing increasing price competition from Chinese manufacturers. ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei reported that the company will end manufacturing of solar cells and panels as early as March at factories in Malaysia and Japans Shimane prefecture. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has garnered an array of accolades - three-time Grand Slam champion, last year's highest paid female athlete on the planet, and social and racial justice advocate among them - that ... ( read original story ...)

A Bank of Japan board member proposed allowing long-term interest rates to move more widely, a summary of opinions at its January mee ... ( read original story ...)

In fact, crypto prices are starting to go haywire again. Yesterday, Robinhood imposed restrictions on crypto trading, as it did for the stocks at the center of the market mayhem. The crypto world has ... ( read original story ...)

Beginning in April, 7,800 doctoral students in Japan will be eligible to receive 2.4 million yen ($23,139) each, every year, as they take part in a government program meant to maintain the country's ... ( read original story ...)

The convergence of blockchain and crypto with gaming and esports provides many opportunities for users, innovators and established players in the space. Since PayPal announced late last year that it ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s vaccine rollout chief said on Friday that growing nationalism over supplies of COVID-19 shots could lead to retaliation and disruptions to global supplies. Taro Kono said he was concerned ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's industrial output extended declines in December as factories struggled with a hit to demand from expanded COVID-19 lockdown measures globally, suggesting the economic recovery was slowing. The ... ( read original story ...)

Moon Jae-in (L) is welcomed by Shinzo Abe (R) on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on ... [+] June 28, 2019. As the Biden administration surveys its many challenges in Asia ... ( read original story ...)

Crypto mining stocks Riot Blockchain, Marathon Patent Group, Bit Digital were all up double digits on Friday as the Bitcoin recovery continues. ( read original story ...)

The speculative frenzy that’s gripped a host of left-for-dead retail stocks spilled into the crypto world Friday, with Bitcoin surging as much as 16%. ( read original story ...)

Robinhood has confirmed to CNBC that it has restricted trading in cryptocurrencies as the price of bitcoin rose sharply. CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reports. ( read original story ...)