The total net profit of listed companies in Japan shed 413 percent to stand at 494 trillion yen 3834 billion US dollars in the ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan considers adding a 3rd US plant for EV production
Yokohama, Japan — Nissan is considering adding a new auto plant in the U.S. to keep up with growing demand for electric vehicles, a top executive at the Japanese automaker said Friday. “It may not be ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Starts Her Own Sports Agency In ‘Natural Next Step’
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is launching her own sports agency called Evolve, and she’s already received interest from Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving. “Yall got room over at your agency for hoopers. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Offer up to $100 Million in Aid to Help Indo-Pacific Nations Fight COVID
Japan plans to extend up to $100 million in aid to developing countries in the Indo-Pacific region to help them better battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.64%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Power sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.64%. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Largest Broker Nomura Now Offers Bitcoin Derivatives
Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's largest brokerage and investment bank, began trading bitcoin derivatives contracts to its Asian clients after a rise in institutional demand “significantly” increased, ... ( read original story ...)
Last Pinoy standing: Parks, Nagoya start playoff clash vs Kawasaki
As the rest of the Filipino imports bow out with their teams, Ray Parks hopes to go deep into the Japan B. League playoffs with Nagoya MANILA, Philippines – The Japan B. League playoffs begin this ... ( read original story ...)
Flora Duffy Looking Forward To Yokohama Test
Written by Stephen Wright] Dame Flora Duffy resumes her quest to become a four-time world champion when she competes in her opening race this year at the World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried: ‘I got involved with no clue what a blockchain was’
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning. When an aide told me that “one of our drivers” would pick me up for my lunch with Sam Bankman-Fried, I ... ( read original story ...)
As Terra’s stablecoin collapses and luna hits zero, the crypto project simply switches off its network
Terraform Labs has completely halted the network after luna plunged more than 99%, having earlier failed to stem the decline. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Investor Who Lost Big Money Spooks Luna Founder’s Wife at Home: Report
Do Kwon, the founder of the cryptocurrency Luna and the stablecoin TerraUSD, has reportedly been in contact with police after a possible investor in the coin “trespassed” at his home, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today – 5/13: Stocks Move Higher As Powell Soothes Rate Bets, Crypto Market Steadies
Risk sentiment improved Friday, pushing U.S. equity futures higher into the final trading day of a volatile week on Wall Street. ( read original story ...)
Has SoftBank’s IPO Pressure On Paytm Backfired On The Masayoshi Son-Led Fund?
SoftBank’s $1.4 Bn investment in Paytm till date has a fair value of $800 Mn as per the Japanese VC, but did it create this situation? ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Vice reminds me of my experience with the yakuza in Japan
In 2017, I published a book on yakuza tattoos, the work was based on fieldwork in Yokohama and I conducted interviews and photographed yakuza members. The series brought me back to my experience with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rebound on bargain-hunting, upbeat earnings
Tokyo stocks bounced back Friday, as investors went on a bargain-hunting campaign to scoop-up cheap shares following the Nikkei's hefty slump a day earlier, while upbeat earnings from Japanese firms ... ( read original story ...)
Japan needs to invest $1.2 trln in decarbonisation over 10 years- industry ministry
Japan's public and private sectors will need to invest a total of 150 trillion yen ($1.2 trillion) in decarbonisation over the next 10 years to help achieve the nation's ambitious goal of becoming ... ( read original story ...)