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Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka has added her voice to protests over the death of an African-American man in U.S. police custody, criticising people for tweeting more about lootings than his death. ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares hit a more than three-month high on Tuesday, as hopes for global economic recovery with more countries gradually reopening after coronavirus-related lockdowns bolstered expectations ... ( read original story ...)

The balance of money circulating in Japan's economy reached $5 trillion in May, hitting a record high for the second straight month, as the central bank pumped more cash to cushion the blow to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has no immediate plan to issue "corona-bonds," or bonds issued specifically to cover the cost of combating the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group on Tuesday agreed to sell its New Zealand-based asset finance unit for NZ$762 million ($479 million) to Japanese financial institution Shinsei Bank Ltd ... ( read original story ...)

Major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ether have surged over the past week, but technical indicators show they’re butting up against a key resistance level. ( read original story ...)

The new law is designed to stop tax fraud. But it makes it nearly impossible for exchanges to operate in Russia. The same may hold for mining operations. ( read original story ...)

Katie Haun, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, said that in 10 years money will be digital, the same way books and music are today -- and that efforts such as Libra, which the venture-capital ... ( read original story ...)

Beauty mogul Michelle Phan isn’t the only woman to notice similarities between makeup startups and crypto communities. . Both are dominated by influencer marketing with pro ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea’s biotech firm SCM Lifescience said Monday it has decided to lower its initial public offering price range to attract more investors for its market debut this month on the Kosdaq. By ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan will begin discussions with Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam over the easing of coronavirus travel restrictions, Nikkei has learned, in its first step toward normalizing ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese theme park operator owned by U.S. cable and media company Comcast Corp said it would reopen on June 8 to residents of Osaka Prefecture, and to residents of nearby regions from June 19. Un ... ( read original story ...)

As governments worldwide confront the terrible choice between saving lives from Covid-19 and protecting people’s livelihoods, economic indicators highlight the intensity of the dilemma. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Monday with the benchmark Nikkei topping the 22,000 mark for the first time in three months as optimism grew on the phased business restart in the capital despite fears of another ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Mothers Index recovered to the 1,000 point milestone for the first time since December 2018 as the coronavirus pandemic became an unexpected tailwind for the startup board. ( read original story ...)

Apple Inc. is set to reopen its biggest stores in Japan from midday on Wednesday, bringing its physical retail network back online in one of its biggest markets.Shuttered after the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)