The Tokyo District Court ruled on June 6 that a group of Seven-Eleven Japan convenience store franchise owners do not have the right to barga ... ( read original story ...)
Tourists to Japan Must Pledge to Wear Masks or Risk Expulsion
Tourists visiting Japan may be sent home if they fail to abide by rules requiring them to wear masks, sanitize their hands thoroughly and buy private health insurance, according to guidelines set by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expects ‘better elections’
Japanese ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki on Tuesday said that Japan hoped that the next national election in Bangladesh would be held in a free and fair ... ( read original story ...)
Ousted board of Philippine casino sues Japanese tycoon Okada after resort seized
The ousted board of the Philippines' biggest casino said on Monday it is suing Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada and his partners, accusing them of coercion and other misconduct in what it said was a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Prediction: Here’s When Bitcoin Could See A ‘Significant’ Bounce—And Why Ethereum Could Be ‘In Trouble’
The bitcoin price, jumping back over $30,000 per bitcoin last night, broke its longest-ever weekly losing streak even as crypto industry insiders issue serious "crypto winter" ... ( read original story ...)
TECH TUESDAY: Crypto Surveillance Gains Urgency
TECH TUESDAY is a weekly content series that covers all aspects of capital markets technology. TECH TUESDAY is produced in collaboration with Nasdaq. As cryptocurrencies more firmly establish ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian crypto trading app Pintu scores $113M Series B
Last year saw a huge funding boom for Southeast Asian consumer investment apps and if Pintu’s funding announcement today is anything to go by, that looks set to continue. The cryptocurrency-focused ... ( read original story ...)
The Rundown: How CoinDesk is using crypto tokens for in-person event sponsorship deals
Advertisers have been itching for the return of in-person events, largely to get back the face-to-face moments with attendees and what those experiential additives can do for brand awareness. ( read original story ...)
Aquatech startup Umitron secures $9.2M in pre-series B for Nordic, Chile expansion
Umitron Singapore- and Tokyo-based aquatech startup Umitron announced on Tuesday that it has raised 1.22 billion yen (about $9.2 million US) in a pre-series B round from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Officials Back on Alert After Yen Sets Fresh 20-Year Lows
Senior Japanese government officials said they were closely watching currency markets with a sense of urgency Tuesday as they returned to a heightened state of alert following a renewed slide in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nidec to unify chip procurement amid supply crunch
TOKYO (Reuters) -Electric motor maker Nidec Corp on Tuesday said it would combine group semiconductor purchases into a single procurement unit to strengthen ties with chip makers and ensure it could ... ( read original story ...)
China ‘testing’ Tokyo with underwater survey off Japan’s coast, analysts say
Such sorties may be counterproductive. ‘The more China operates in other countries’ exclusive economic zones, the more US, Australia, Japan can do the same,’ an analyst said. ( read original story ...)
Kuroda: Japan not ready for monetary tightening
Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko says he intends to stick with his monetary stimulus policy.as the country's economy is still recovering from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan, S.Korea business groups to restart meetings
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, plans to meet with its South Korean counterpart for the first time in three years. ( read original story ...)
EXERGY and GDI partner for geothermal development in Japan
EXERGY International srl and Geothermal Development & Investment Inc. (GDI), subsidiary of GPSS Group, have signed a partnership agreement for the exclusive distribution of turnkey geothermal power ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Kuroda: Japan’s economy expected to recover ahead
Japan’s core CPI is likely to keep hovering around 2% for the time being before slowing its pace of increase as the boost from energy dissipates. Information on these pages contains forward-looking ... ( read original story ...)