Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga slid nine points to 34%, its lowest since he took office last September, a survey showed on Monday, clouding his hopes the Tokyo Olympics would boost ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s July factory activity grows at slowest pace in 5 months – PMI
Japan’s factory activity expanded at the slowest pace in five months in July, a private sector survey showed on Monday, underscoring the world’s third-largest economy’s struggle to stage a convincing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics live updates: McDowell sets US triathlon record, swimmers look to build on Sunday success
Katie Ledecky and Torri Huske are among the Americans who will swim for gold during Monday's Olympic competition. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s EPSF plots to build a financial system that supports sustainability
Mizuki Ogawa of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu discusses how the Japanese FSA and mega banks have sought to strengthen sustainable finance initiatives ... ( read original story ...)
PH, Japan to hold virtual high-level infra meeting
High-level Philippine and Japanese officials are set meet to virtually this week to discuss infrastructure development and economic cooperation between the two nations. On July 28, Finance Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Bankman-Fried’s FTX Becomes Latest Big Crypto Exchange Limiting Risky High-Leverage Trading
Fresh off its massive funding round last week, FTX Trading, one of the world's busiest cryptocurrency exchanges, has decided to curb risky trading by limiting investments that take on too much debt, ... ( read original story ...)
Nursing moms face difficult decision when coming to Tokyo Olympics to compete
Olympians who are nursing moms have expressed frustration with Tokyo organizers over rules they say make it too restrictive to care of their kids. ( read original story ...)
Opinion | Japan’s Leaders Worry the Olympics Could Hurt Their Global Brand. They’re Wrong.
Shinzo Abe hoped the Tokyo Olympics would show that Japan is a respected leader on the world stage. Turns out, it already is. ( read original story ...)
The Walmarts Of Wall Street Are Cashing In On Crypto, Here’s What Investors Need To Know
The world's largest brokers are starting to apply their controversial and opaque settlement methods to crypto trading, but they might end up being disrupted themselves. ( read original story ...)
A Major Silver Lining To Bitcoin And Crypto’s Recent Struggles
Although investors may be frustrated with the market’s recent downturn, crypto offers a key tax loophole that can help to dramatically reduce tax bills both now and in the future. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Just Won Her First Tennis Match at the Olympics!
Naomi Osaka just won her first tennis match at the 2021 Olympics! The four-time grand slam tennis champion played against 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China on Sunday, winning 6-1, 6-4. Naomi talked ... ( read original story ...)
MyKayla Skinner ‘Heartbroken’ to End Tokyo Olympics Run After Failing to Qualify as Simone Biles Thanks Her
For MyKayla Skinner, her time in Tokyo has come to an end. On Sunday, the 24-year-old gymnast, who competed as an individual and not as a member of Team USA, did not qualify for any event final after ... ( read original story ...)
History-seeking Biles makes flawed entrance at Tokyo Games
American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles got off to a shaky start in her quest for five gold medals and Olympic history in Tokyo on Sunday, as an Uzbeki mother-of-one bid a poignant farewell after a ... ( read original story ...)
Sam Bankman-Fried and Binance’s Changpeng Zhao spoke out on dedicating their life’s work to crypto in an interview. Here are their best quotes.
The two crypto exchange founders have come up during a massive investment surge into the cryptocurrency space. ( read original story ...)
RealVision’s Raoul Pal says social tokens are going to be ‘the next big thing’ for crypto and will grow into a trillion-dollar industry in 5-10 years
Social, or community, tokens are going to be the next big development in the crypto market, according to RealVision's Raoul Pal. ( read original story ...)
Bryson DeChambeau ruled out of Tokyo 2020 after testing positive for coronavirus
Last year’s US Open champion, sixth in the world rankings, was due to make his Olympic debut in Tokyo when the competition gets under way on Thursday. ( read original story ...)